Royals vs Angels MLB Handicapping

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The Kansas City Royals and the Los Angeles Angels will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Angel Stadium.

Luke Hochevar will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Righthander Hochevar is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.

Starting this game for the Angels will be Dan Haren. The righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 195-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.

In their last action, Kansas City was a 5-0 loser on the road against the Angels. Bettors on Los Angeles at -210 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Team records:
Kansas City: 0-1 SU
Los Angeles: 1-0 SU

Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing LA Angels are 8-2
After a loss are 7-3

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Kansas City are 5-5
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Kansas City's last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Kansas City's last 22 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Kansas City is 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing LA Angels
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of LA Angels's last 22 games when playing at home against Kansas City
LA Angels are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Angels's last 12 games at home
LA Angels are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games when playing Kansas City

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LA Angels home to Kansas City, Sunday, April 8

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