Royals vs Twins Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins meet at Target Field. The Royals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Brian Bannister in this game. Bannister has a 7-11 record and a 5.95 ERA this season. It'll be Francisco Liriano toeing the rubber for the Twins in this contest. Lefthander Liriano is 12-7 with a 3.27 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 300-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jim Thome was 2-for-3 with a homer and two runs batted in, as the Twins edged the Royals 5-4 on Monday. Minnesota won as -215 home favorites, while the game played OVER the 8.5-run total set by oddsmakers. Jason Kubel hit a two-run dinger for the Twins, as Jeff Manship picked up the win for Minnesota in relief of Kevin Slowey. Brayan Pena went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Kansas City, while Sean O'Sullivan gave up five runs over 4 2-3 innings to take the loss for the Royals. Current streak: Minnesota has won 4 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 57-80 SU Minnesota: 81-57 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Minnesota are 3-7 After playing Minnesota are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 Minnesota most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Kansas City are 8-2 After playing Kansas City 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 when playing Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 9 of Kansas City's last 10 games when playing on the road against Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing at home against Kansas City Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games Next up: Minnesota home to Kansas City, Wednesday, September 8 YouTube betting videos and sports betting podcasts are all part of the sports betting information on the OffshoreInsiders.com Network.