Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals Odds

Power Ranking

Houston 26

Kansas City 4

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HOU
5.13
4.38
0.00
8.89
3.43
8.14
3.25

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

KC
4.17
5.29
0.00
8.13
2.55
8.82
3.39

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Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals will look to improve on a 24-27 record when they take on the Houston Astros, a key part of the MLB betting odds line up on Wednesday.

Kansas City hands the ball to starter Danny Duffy in this one and he'll try to improve on his 2-4 mark on the year.

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Team Record

Houston Astros

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	21-32	6-4	12-18	21-30	0-2
Home	10-15	1-0	6-8	10-13	0-2
Away	11-17	5-4	6-10	11-17	0-0
Fave	2-1	1-0	0-1	2-1	0-0
Dog	19-30	5-4	12-17	19-28	0-2
O/U	24-26-3	4-5-1	15-12-3	24-24-3	0-2
vs LHP	5-12	1-2	2-7	5-11	0-1
vs RHP	16-20	5-2	10-11	16-19	0-1

Team Record

Kansas City Royals

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	24-27	4-6	6-15	20-26	4-1
Home	13-13	3-4	5-7	11-13	2-0
Away	11-14	1-2	1-8	9-13	2-1
Fave	16-13	3-4	5-8	14-12	2-1
Dog	7-14	1-2	1-7	5-14	2-0
O/U	23-25-3	5-4-1	12-8-1	21-22-3	2-3
vs LHP	7-7	1-1	2-2	5-6	2-1
vs RHP	17-20	3-5	4-13	15-20	2-0

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Houston Astros

Jarred Cosart (4-4) ERA: 4.18

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
May 22, 2014	SEA	L	1-3	U	6.1	-100
May 17, 2014	CHW	W	6-5	O	5	89
May 11, 2014	BAL	W	5-2	U	6	156

Kansas City Royals

Danny Duffy (2-5) ERA: 3.57

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
May 23, 2014	LAA	L	1-6	P	6	-100
May 17, 2014	BAL	W	1-0	U	7	83
May 8, 2014	SEA	L	0-1	U	6	-100

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Houston Astros

Jarred Cosart (4-4) ERA: 4.18

Kansas City Royals

Danny Duffy (2-5) ERA: 3.57

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
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)
Jun 8, 2013	HOU	2	-173	8.5	Over	Erik Bedard (L)
Jun 8, 2013	KC	7	-173	8.5	Over	Ervin Santana (R)
Jun 7, 2013	HOU	2	-235	7.5	Under	Jordan Lyles (R)
Jun 7, 2013	KC	4	-235	7.5	Under	James Shields (R)
May 22, 2013	KC	1	190	7.5	Under	James Shields (R)
May 22, 2013	HOU	3	190	7.5	Under	Jordan Lyles (R)
May 21, 2013	KC	7	120	9	Over	Wade Davis (R)
May 21, 2013	HOU	3	120	9	Over	Bud Norris (R)

Betting Odds Trends

Houston Astros

Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City

Betting Odds Trends

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games at home
Kansas City is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Houston
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing at home against Houston

Injuries

Houston Astros

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
Cristian Javier SP 15-day IL (04/21), Neck
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
Alec Marsh SP 15-day IL (04/25), Elbow

Last 5 Games

Houston Astros

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
May 27, 2014	KC	3-0	W	+121	8.5	Collin McHugh	7	A	Jeremy Guthrie
May 26, 2014	KC	9-2	W	+175	7.5	Scott Feldman	6	A	Yordano Ventura
May 25, 2014	SEA	4-1	W	+125	6.5	Dallas Keuchel	9	A	Hisashi Iwakuma
May 24, 2014	SEA	9-4	W	+107	7.5	Brett Oberholtzer	6	A	Brandon Maurer
May 23, 2014	SEA	1-6	L	+225	7	Rudy Owens	5.2	A	Felix Hernandez

Kansas City Royals

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
May 27, 2014	HOU	0-3	L	-131	8.5	Jeremy Guthrie	6	H	Collin McHugh
May 26, 2014	HOU	2-9	L	-185	7.5	Yordano Ventura	2.2	H	Scott Feldman
May 25, 2014	LAA	3-4	L	+141	8	Jason Vargas	6.1	A	Garrett Richards
May 24, 2014	LAA	7-4	W	-104	7.5	James Shields	6	A	Matt Shoemaker
May 23, 2014	LAA	1-6	L	+144	7	Danny Duffy	6	A	C.J. Wilson

Stats Comparison

Houston Astros

Kansas City Royals

Runs Scored

5.13 4.17

Runs Allowed

4.38 5.29

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

5.80 4.76

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.03 5.37

Starter ERA

4.18 3.57

Stats Comparison

Houston Astros

Kansas City Royals

Offensive Hits

8.89 8.13

Hits Allowed

8.14 8.82

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

5 11

Offensive Walks

3.43 2.55

Defensive Walks

3.25 3.39

Wins Last 10 Games

6 4

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	5.13	5	5.29	28
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	5.80	2	5.37	27
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.17	25	4.38	12
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.76	10	4.03	4