Kansas City Royals vs Chicago Cubs Odds

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Kansas City 2

Chicago 9

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KC
4.01
5.33
0.00
8.20
2.39
8.86
3.45

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

CHC
5.03
4.50
0.00
8.60
3.56
8.26
3.09

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Kansas City Royals at Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs battle the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday in MLB betting odds action at Wrigley Field.

The Chicago Cubs will rely on Jake Arrieta to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Edinson Volquez will be his counterpart for the Kansas City Royals. Jake Arrieta is 4-4 this season, and Edinson Volquez is 4-3.

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Team Record

Kansas City Royals

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	28-18	5-5	15-10	24-17	4-1
Home	17-7	5-2	9-4	13-6	4-1
Away	11-11	0-3	6-6	11-11	0-0
Fave	16-11	4-3	10-5	13-10	3-1
Dog	12-7	1-2	5-5	11-7	1-0
O/U	22-20-4	2-7-1	14-9-2	21-17-3	1-3-1
vs LHP	10-6	1-1	5-5	10-6	0-0
vs RHP	18-12	4-4	10-5	14-11	4-1

Team Record

Chicago Cubs

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	25-21	4-6	14-13	0-0	25-21
Home	14-10	1-3	8-6	0-0	14-10
Away	11-11	3-3	6-7	0-0	11-11
Fave	14-13	3-4	6-8	0-0	14-13
Dog	9-8	1-2	6-5	0-0	9-8
O/U	19-22-5	3-7	11-13-3	0-0	19-22-5
vs LHP	4-3	0-0	3-2	0-0	4-3
vs RHP	21-18	4-6	11-11	0-0	21-18

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Kansas City Royals

Edinson Volquez (4-3) ERA: 2.95

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
May 23, 2015	STL	W	3-2	U	6	80
May 17, 2015	NYY	W	6-0	U	7	86
May 12, 2015	TEX	W	7-6	O	5	77

Chicago Cubs

Jake Arrieta (4-4) ERA: 3.18

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
May 23, 2015	ARI	W	9-6	O	6	79
May 17, 2015	PIT	L	0-3	U	7	-100
May 12, 2015	NYM	W	6-1	P	8	69

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Kansas City Royals

Edinson Volquez (4-3) ERA: 2.95

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Sep 14, 2014	7-3	PIT	7	4	3	1	5	5	Win
Jun 12, 2014	4-0	PIT	7	7	0	0	2	5	Win
Aug 23, 2013	8-6	SD	0.2	5	6	5	2	0	No Decision
Apr 30, 2013	13-7	SD	5.2	7	4	4	3	3	Win
Jun 7, 2011	8-2	CIN	7	7	1	1	2	5	Win

Chicago Cubs

Jake Arrieta (4-4) ERA: 3.18

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
May 25, 2011	9-2	BAL	6	5	2	2	3	7	Win
May 4, 2011	3-2	BAL	7	3	1	1	2	8	Win
Jul 30, 2010	7-5	KC	4.1	6	3	3	5	4	No Decision

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
Jun 26, 2011	CHC	3	-135	9	Push	Randy Wells (R)
Jun 26, 2011	KC	6	-135	9	Push	Luke Hochevar (R)
Jun 25, 2011	CHC	2	-115	9	Under	Carlos Zambrano (R)
Jun 25, 2011	KC	3	-115	9	Under	Danny Duffy (L)
Jun 24, 2011	CHC	6	-107	8.5	Over	Ryan Dempster (R)
Jun 24, 2011	KC	4	-107	8.5	Over	Bruce Chen (L)
Jul 17, 2001	KC	4	-155	8.5	Over	Jeff Suppan (R)
Jul 17, 2001	CHC	7	-155	8.5	Over	Jason Bere (R)
Jul 16, 2001	KC	4	-165	9.5	Under	Dan Reichert (R)
Jul 16, 2001	CHC	2	-165	9.5	Under	(R)
Jul 15, 2001	KC	1	-200	9.5	Under	Paul Byrd (R)
Jul 15, 2001	CHC	2	-200	9.5	Under	Jon Lieber (R)
Jul 18, 2000	CHC	4	110	10.5	Over	Ismael Valdez (R)
Jul 18, 2000	KC	12	110	10.5	Over	(R)
Jul 17, 2000	CHC	3	-110	10.5	Under	Scott Downs (L)
Jul 17, 2000	KC	1	-110	10.5	Under	Chad Durbin (R)
Jul 16, 2000	CHC	10	110	10	Over	Kerry Wood (R)
Jul 16, 2000	KC	7	110	10	Over	Dan Reichert (R)
Jul 20, 1999	KC	7	-140	10.5	Over	Dan Reichert (R)
Jul 20, 1999	CHC	8	-140	10.5	Over	Dan Serafini (R)

Betting Odds Trends

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 10 games
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road

Betting Odds Trends

Chicago Cubs

Chi Cubs is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games at home

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

Injuries

Chicago Cubs

Jameson Taillon SP 15-day IL (03/25), Back
Julian Merryweather SP 15-day IL (04/06), Shoulder
Patrick Wisdom 3B 10-day IL (3/25), Back
Justin Steele SP 15-day IL (03/29), Hamstring
Seiya Suzuki LF 10-day IL (04/15), Oblique
Caleb Kilian SP 60-day IL (03/28), Shoulder

Last 5 Games

Kansas City Royals

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
May 27, 2015	NYY	2-4	L	+126	7.5	Chris Young	6	A	Michael Pineda
May 26, 2015	NYY	1-5	L	-106	8.5	Jason Vargas	4	A	Adam Warren
May 25, 2015	NYY	1-14	L	+102	8.5	Jeremy Guthrie	1	A	Nathan Eovaldi
May 24, 2015	STL	1-6	L	-130	7	Yordano Ventura	7	H	Michael Wacha
May 23, 2015	STL	3-2	W	-125	7	Edinson Volquez	6	H	John Lackey

Chicago Cubs

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
May 27, 2015	WSH	0-3	L	+117	6.5	Jon Lester	7	H	Max Scherzer
May 26, 2015	WSH	3-2	W	-108	10	Kyle Hendricks	7	H	Jordan Zimmermann
May 25, 2015	WSH	1-2	L	-112	11	Tsuyoshi Wada	5.1	H	Tanner Roark
May 24, 2015	ARI	3-4	L	-130	8.5	Jason Hammel	7	A	Jeremy Hellickson
May 23, 2015	ARI	9-6	W	-126	8	Jake Arrieta	6	A	Rubby De La Rosa

Stats Comparison

Kansas City Royals

Chicago Cubs

Runs Scored

4.01 5.03

Runs Allowed

5.33 4.50

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

3.44 5.38

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

5.20 4.63

Starter ERA

2.95 3.18

Stats Comparison

Kansas City Royals

Chicago Cubs

Offensive Hits

8.20 8.60

Hits Allowed

8.86 8.26

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

13 7.2

Offensive Walks

2.39 3.56

Defensive Walks

3.45 3.09

Wins Last 10 Games

5 4

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.01	27	4.50	17
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	3.44	30	4.63	19
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	5.03	5	5.33	28
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	5.38	3	5.20	29