Royals vs Indians MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians meet at Progressive Field. The Royals will give the ball to starter Luke Hochevar in this one. Righthander Hochevar is 6-5 this season with a 4.65 ERA. It'll be Josh Tomlin toeing the rubber for the Indians in this contest. Righthander Tomlin is 4-4 with a 4.73 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Yuniesky Betancourt went 2-for-4 with a run batted in as the Royals beat the Indians 4-2 on Thursday. The Royals won that game as +130 underdogs, while the six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Sean O?Sullivan gave up four hits and two runs over six innings for the win, while Joakim Soria closed out the ninth for his 41st save. Mitch Talbot was tagged with the Indians loss, allowing five hits and three runs over five innings. Current streak: Cleveland has lost 5 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 63-89 SU Cleveland: 62-91 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Cleveland are 5-5 After playing Cleveland are 5-5 After a win are 1-9 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Kansas City are 7-3 After playing Kansas City are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City's last 9 games Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 9 of Kansas City's last 13 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Cleveland's last 19 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 9 of Cleveland's last 13 games when playing Kansas City Next up: Cleveland home to Kansas City, Saturday, September 25 Show you support of the free information by clinking on the links and making a purchase in our sports store. Airline and hotel reservations, tickets to all events, listen to NFL games and so much more. Don't forget great stock tips as well!