Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at The Royals will trot ace Zack Greinke out to the mound in this one. Righthander Greinke has a 9-12 record and a 3.90 ERA this season. Greinke's opponent in this one will be Rick Porcello. The Tigers righthander has a 5.10 ERA to go along with a 9-11 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 123-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Royals defeated Kila Ka'aihue and Mitch Maier each had a pair of RBI for The Tigers defeated the White Sox 9-7 as a +130 underdog on Sunday. The 16 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Casper Wells hit a two-run home run for Current streak: Team records: Detroit: 75-74 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Detroit are 2-8 After playing Cleveland are 6-4 After a win are 1-9 Detroit most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Kansas City are 9-1 After playing Chi White Sox are 8-2 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit The total has gone OVER in 9 of Kansas City's last 13 games when playing Detroit The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City Detroit is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 13 games when playing Kansas City Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Next up: The founder of forensic sports handicapping, Stevie Vincent has been a professional gambler since 2002. His plays are now public and a must for totals bettors as mastering over/under is his specialty. |