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The Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Progressive Field.
Jeff Francis will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Lefthander Francis is 3-11 this season with a 4.65 ERA.
It'll be Carlos Carrasco toeing the rubber for the Indians in this contest. Righthander Carrasco is 8-8 with a 4.25 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
In their last action, Kansas City was a 4-3 winner on the road against the Red Sox. Bettors on Kansas City at +258 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 3-1 loser as they battled the Angels at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Angels at -118 were rewarded, while the 4 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Current streak:
Cleveland has lost 2 straight games.
Cleveland has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Kansas City: 44-61 SU
Cleveland: 52-50 SU
Kansas City: 44-61 SU
Cleveland: 52-50 SU
Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing Cleveland are 1-9
After playing Boston are 3-7
After a win are 4-6
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Kansas City are 8-2
After playing LA Angels are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing Cleveland are 1-9
After playing Boston are 3-7
After a win are 4-6
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Kansas City are 8-2
After playing LA Angels are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Next up:
Cleveland home to Kansas City, Saturday, July 30
Cleveland home to Kansas City, Saturday, July 30
