Royals vs Athletics MLB Odds

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The Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at O.co Coliseum.

Lefthander Bruce Chen will take the mound for the Royals to start this game. Chen is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.

Starting this game for the Athletics will be Brandon McCarthy. The righthander has a 2.25 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 126-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.

The Royals were a 3-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Athletics. That made winners of bettors who got Kansas City at +100 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Team records:
Kansas City: 3-2 SU
Oakland: 2-4 SU

Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Seattle are 6-4
After playing Kansas City are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Kansas City's last 18 games
Kansas City is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games
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 on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Oakland's last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games at home
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Oakland is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home

Next up:
Kansas City home to Cleveland, Friday, April 13
Oakland at Seattle, Friday, April 13