Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals Odds

Power Ranking

Houston 25

Kansas City 2

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HOU
4.98
4.31
0.00
8.77
3.40
8.23
3.26

Offense
Defense
Team ERA
Offensive Hits
Offensive Walks
Defensive Hits
Defensive Walks

KC
3.98
5.36
0.00
8.12
2.41
8.85
3.43

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Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals

The MLB baseball betting odds board sees a clash between Kansas City and Houston on Friday, with the host Royals trying to win for themselves and reward betting fans who pick them on the moneyline.

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Team Record

Houston Astros

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	54-43	5-5	24-17	46-42	8-1
Home	33-17	5-1	13-9	30-16	3-1
Away	21-26	0-4	11-8	16-26	5-0
Fave	25-22	5-4	8-10	21-21	4-1
Dog	28-21	0-1	16-7	25-21	3-0
O/U	45-47-5	4-5-1	20-19-2	37-46-5	8-1
vs LHP	20-19	3-1	13-9	19-19	1-0
vs RHP	34-24	2-4	11-8	27-23	7-1

Team Record

Kansas City Royals

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	57-37	6-4	24-15	46-31	11-6
Home	32-17	3-2	12-8	24-15	8-2
Away	25-20	3-2	12-7	22-16	3-4
Fave	32-21	2-2	15-9	24-18	8-3
Dog	25-16	4-2	9-6	22-13	3-3
O/U	40-43-11	3-5-2	16-19-4	34-34-9	6-9-2
vs LHP	17-16	3-2	8-6	17-13	0-3
vs RHP	40-21	3-2	16-9	29-18	11-3

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Houston Astros

Scott Kazmir (6-5) ERA: 2.24

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Jul 18, 2015	MIN	W	3-2	U	8.1	67
Jul 8, 2015	NYY	L	4-5	O	3	-100
Jul 2, 2015	SEA	W	4-0	U	8	68

Kansas City Royals

Jeremy Guthrie (7-6) ERA: 5.35

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Jul 18, 2015	CHW	W	7-6	O	5	105
Jul 8, 2015	TB	W	9-7	O	6	129
Jul 3, 2015	MIN	W	3-2	U	7.1	74

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Houston Astros

Scott Kazmir (6-5) ERA: 2.24

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Jun 27, 2015	3-2	KC	7	7	3	3	1	6	Loss
Apr 19, 2015	4-2	KC	7.1	6	2	2	1	5	No Decision
Aug 13, 2014	3-0	KC	7	7	3	3	1	3	Loss
Aug 3, 2014	4-2	KC	6	10	4	4	1	2	Loss
Sep 16, 2013	7-1	KC	5	7	4	4	1	6	Loss

Kansas City Royals

Jeremy Guthrie (7-6) ERA: 5.35

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
May 27, 2014	3-0	HOU	6	7	1	1	3	5	Loss
Apr 16, 2014	6-4	KC	6	6	4	4	2	4	No Decision
May 20, 2013	6-5	HOU	5	8	6	6	3	2	Loss
May 31, 2012	11-5	COL	7	12	5	5	0	1	Win
Apr 6, 2012	5-3	COL	7	4	3	3	3	1	Win

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
Jul 1, 2015	KC	5	-111	7.5	Over	Edinson Volquez (R)
Jul 1, 2015	HOU	6	-111	7.5	Over	Vince Velasquez (R)
Jun 30, 2015	KC	0	-146	6.5	Under	Danny Duffy (L)
Jun 30, 2015	HOU	4	-146	6.5	Under	Dallas Keuchel (L)
Jun 29, 2015	KC	1	-127	7	Push	Joe Blanton (R)
Jun 29, 2015	HOU	6	-127	7	Push	Lance McCullers Jr. (R)
May 28, 2014	HOU	9	-137	8.5	Over	Jarred Cosart (R)
May 28, 2014	KC	3	-137	8.5	Over	Danny Duffy (L)
May 27, 2014	HOU	3	-131	8.5	Under	Collin McHugh (R)
May 27, 2014	KC	0	-131	8.5	Under	Jeremy Guthrie (R)
May 26, 2014	HOU	9	-185	7.5	Over	Scott Feldman (R)
May 26, 2014	KC	2	-185	7.5	Over	Yordano Ventura (R)
Apr 17, 2014	KC	5	123	7.5	Under	James Shields (R)
Apr 17, 2014	HOU	1	123	7.5	Under	Scott Feldman (R)
Apr 16, 2014	KC	6	105	8.5	Over	Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Apr 16, 2014	HOU	4	105	8.5	Over	Dallas Keuchel (L)
Apr 15, 2014	KC	4	152	8.5	Under	Yordano Ventura (R)
Apr 15, 2014	HOU	2	152	8.5	Under	Lucas Harrell (R)
Jun 9, 2013	HOU	0	-164	8.5	Under	Lucas Harrell (R)
Jun 9, 2013	KC	2	-164	8.5	Under	Luis Mendoza (R)

Betting Odds Trends

Houston Astros

Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games on the road
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Houston is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Kansas City

Betting Odds Trends

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
Kansas City is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Kansas City is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Houston

Injuries

Houston Astros

Justin Verlander SP Is upgraded to expected to start Friday vs Washington Nationals, Shoulder
Kendall Graveman SP 60-day IL (03/27), Shoulder
Lance McCullers Jr. SP 60-day IL (03/28), Elbow
Framber Valdez RP 15-day IL (04/09), Elbow
Jose Urquidy SP 15-day IL (03/28), Forearm
Oliver Ortega RP 60-day IL (03/28), Elbow
Bennett Sousa RP 15-day IL (03/28); is out for season, Shoulder
Penn Murfee RP 60-day IL (04/04), Elbow

Injuries

Kansas City Royals

Carlos Hernandez P 15-day IL (03/25), Shoulder
Josh Taylor RP 60-day IL (03/25), Biceps
Jake Brentz RP 15-day IL (03/25), Hamstring
Michael Massey 2B 10-day IL (03/25), Back

Last 5 Games

Houston Astros

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Jul 23, 2015	BOS	5-4	W	-130	7.5	Lance McCullers Jr.	5	H	Wade Miley
Jul 22, 2015	BOS	4-2	W	-138	8	Collin McHugh	7	H	Joe Kelly
Jul 21, 2015	BOS	8-3	W	-117	7.5	Vince Velasquez	6	H	Brian Johnson
Jul 19, 2015	TEX	10-0	W	-182	7	Dallas Keuchel	7	H	Yovani Gallardo
Jul 18, 2015	TEX	6-7	L	-128	8.5	Scott Feldman	5.2	H	Colby Lewis

Kansas City Royals

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Jul 23, 2015	STL	3-4	L	+133	7	Chris Young	3	A	John Lackey
Jul 22, 2015	PIT	5-1	W	-128	7.5	Edinson Volquez	7.2	H	Charlie Morton
Jul 21, 2015	PIT	3-1	W	+107	7	Jason Vargas	1.1	H	Gerrit Cole
Jul 20, 2015	PIT	7-10	L	-133	7	Yordano Ventura	4	H	A.J. Burnett
Jul 19, 2015	CHW	4-1	W	+159	7	Danny Duffy	8	A	Chris Sale

Stats Comparison

Houston Astros

Kansas City Royals

Runs Scored

4.98 3.98

Runs Allowed

4.31 5.36

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

5.36 4.59

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.08 5.46

Starter ERA

2.24 5.35

Stats Comparison

Houston Astros

Kansas City Royals

Offensive Hits

8.77 8.12

Hits Allowed

8.23 8.85

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

9 14

Offensive Walks

3.40 2.41

Defensive Walks

3.26 3.43

Wins Last 10 Games

5 6

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.98	7	5.36	28
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	5.36	4	5.46	28
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	3.98	28	4.31	12
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.59	15	4.08	2