Royals vs Red Sox MLB Handicapping

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The Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Fenway Park.

Lefthander Bruce Chen will take the mound for the Royals to start this game. Chen is 5-3 this season with a 3.30 ERA.

Starting this game for the Red Sox will be John Lackey. The righthander has a 6.28 ERA to go along with a 8-8 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 10½.

In their last action, Kansas City was a 13-9 loser on the road against the Red Sox. Bettors on Boston at -155 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (22) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

Team records:
Kansas City: 43-60 SU
Boston: 63-38 SU

Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Boston are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

Boston most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Kansas City are 5-5
After playing Kansas City are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Kansas City's last 11 games 
Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games 
Kansas City is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games when playing Boston
Boston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games 
Boston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Boston's last 24 games at home

Next up:
Boston home to Kansas City, Thursday, July 28