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The Kansas City Royals will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
Felipe Paulino will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Righthander Paulino is 0-0 this season with a 1.62 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Chris Carpenter who starts for the Cardinals. Righthander Carpenter is 1-6 with a 4.47 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
In their last action, Kansas City was an 8-4 loser on the road against the Athletics. Bettors on Oakland at -142 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (12) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
St. Louis was a 7-4 loser in its last match on the road against the Nationals. They lost as -104 underdogs, while the total score of 11 made winners of OVER bettors.
Current streak:
Kansas City has lost 2 straight games.
St. Louis has lost 6 straight games.
Kansas City has lost 2 straight games.
St. Louis has lost 6 straight games.
Team records:
Kansas City: 30-39 SU
St. Louis: 38-32 SU
Kansas City: 30-39 SU
St. Louis: 38-32 SU
Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing Oakland are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Kansas City are 6-4
After playing Washington are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing Oakland are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Kansas City are 6-4
After playing Washington are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of St. Louis's last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of St. Louis's last 14 games at home
Next up:
St. Louis home to Kansas City, Saturday, June 18
St. Louis home to Kansas City, Saturday, June 18
