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Monday, April 23, 2012

Blue Jays vs Royals MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
The Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Kauffman Stadium.
The Blue Jays will give the ball to starter Brandon Morrow in this one. Righthander Morrow is 0-1 this season with a 4.50 ERA.
It'll be Bruce Chen toeing the rubber for the Royals in this contest. Lefthander Chen is 0-1 with a 2.00 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 5-3 winner as they battled the Royals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Blue Jays at -110 were rewarded, while the 8 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Current streak:
Toronto has won 3 straight games.
Kansas City has lost 10 straight games.
Team records:
Toronto: 9-6 SU
Kansas City: 3-12 SU
Toronto most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Baltimore are 5-5
After playing Kansas City are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland are 3-7
After playing Toronto are 3-7
After a loss are 1-9
A few trends to consider:
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Kansas City's last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games at home
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Next up:
Toronto at Baltimore, Tuesday, April 24
Kansas City at Cleveland, Tuesday, April 24