Red Sox vs Royals MLB Betting

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The Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Kauffman Stadium.

The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Andrew Miller in this game. Miller has a 4-1 record and a 5.35 ERA this season.

Starting this game for the Royals will be Jeff Francis. The lefthander has a 4.76 ERA to go along with a 4-13 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 10.

In their last action, Boston was a 4-3 winner on the road against the Royals. Bettors on Boston at -174 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Team records:
Boston: 75-48 SU
Kansas City: 51-74 SU

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

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

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games 
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Boston is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City's last 10 games when playing at home against Boston
Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Boston

Next up:
Kansas City home to Boston, Saturday, August 20