Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics Odds

Power Ranking

Kansas City 9

Oakland 22

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KC
4.07
5.34
0.00
8.16
2.47
8.88
3.37

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

OAK
3.70
5.80
0.00
7.38
3.11
9.18
4.29

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Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics get a visit from the Kansas City Royals in MLB baseball betting action on Sunday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

James Shields gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Kansas City Royals on this Sunday; he's 9-6 on the season.

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Team Record

Kansas City Royals

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	56-53	7-3	25-25	48-49	8-4
Home	27-27	5-2	13-12	23-24	4-3
Away	29-26	2-1	12-13	25-25	4-1
Fave	31-24	5-2	16-13	28-22	3-2
Dog	24-28	2-1	9-12	19-26	5-2
O/U	50-54-5	5-5	26-23-1	45-48-4	5-6-1
vs LHP	13-16	1-1	5-5	10-14	3-2
vs RHP	43-37	6-2	20-20	38-35	5-2

Team Record

Oakland Athletics

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	67-42	6-4	27-20	57-40	10-2
Home	35-18	3-1	13-9	30-18	5-0
Away	32-24	3-3	14-11	27-22	5-2
Fave	62-26	6-4	23-12	52-24	10-2
Dog	5-15	0-0	4-8	5-15	0-0
O/U	54-49-6	7-3	26-20-1	47-47-3	7-2-3
vs LHP	19-12	1-2	7-8	16-12	3-0
vs RHP	48-30	5-2	20-12	41-28	7-2

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Kansas City Royals

James Shields (10-6) ERA: 3.43

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Jul 29, 2014	MIN	L	1-2	U	6	-100
Jul 23, 2014	CHW	W	2-1	U	7	100
Jul 18, 2014	BOS	L	4-5	O	5.2	-100

Oakland Athletics

Scott Kazmir (12-4) ERA: 2.53

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Jul 27, 2014	TEX	W	9-3	O	5	46
Jul 22, 2014	HOU	L	2-3	U	7	-100
Jul 10, 2014	SF	W	6-1	P	7	86

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Kansas City Royals

James Shields (10-6) ERA: 3.43

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
May 17, 2013	2-1	OAK	8	6	2	2	1	9	Loss
Jul 31, 2012	8-0	TB	9	3	0	0	0	11	Win
Jul 27, 2011	13-4	OAK	4	12	10	10	2	2	Loss
May 9, 2010	4-0	OAK	6	11	4	2	1	6	Loss
Apr 28, 2010	10-3	TB	7	6	2	1	1	12	Win

Oakland Athletics

Scott Kazmir (12-4) ERA: 2.53

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Sep 16, 2013	7-1	KC	5	7	4	4	1	6	Loss
Sep 11, 2013	6-2	KC	4	9	4	3	0	4	Loss
Jul 13, 2013	5-3	CLE	6.1	4	2	2	3	6	Win
Jul 3, 2013	6-5	KC	5	6	3	3	0	3	No Decision
Apr 27, 2013	3-2	KC	5	5	2	2	2	4	Loss

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
Aug 2, 2014	KC	3	-168	6.5	Over	Jason Vargas (L)
Aug 2, 2014	OAK	8	-168	6.5	Over	Jon Lester (L)
Aug 1, 2014	KC	1	-225	7.5	Under	Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Aug 1, 2014	OAK	0	-225	7.5	Under	Sonny Gray (R)
Jul 7, 2013	OAK	10	118	9	Over	A.J. Griffin (R)
Jul 7, 2013	KC	4	118	9	Over	Luis Mendoza (R)
Jul 6, 2013	OAK	3	-109	8.5	Under	Jarrod Parker (R)
Jul 6, 2013	KC	4	-109	8.5	Under	Ervin Santana (R)
Jul 5, 2013	OAK	6	108	9	Push	Tommy Milone (L)
Jul 5, 2013	KC	3	108	9	Push	Wade Davis (R)
May 19, 2013	KC	3	-168	8	Under	Luis Mendoza (R)
May 19, 2013	OAK	4	-168	8	Under	A.J. Griffin (R)
May 18, 2013	KC	1	-139	7	Under	Ervin Santana (R)
May 18, 2013	OAK	2	-139	7	Under	Tommy Milone (L)
May 17, 2013	KC	1	-102	7	Under	James Shields (R)
May 17, 2013	OAK	2	-102	7	Under	Jarrod Parker (R)
Aug 16, 2012	OAK	3	-106	8	Under	Dan Straily (R)
Aug 16, 2012	KC	0	-106	8	Under	Luke Hochevar (R)
Aug 15, 2012	OAK	2	110	8.5	Under	Brandon McCarthy (R)
Aug 15, 2012	KC	3	110	8.5	Under	Will Smith (L)

Betting Odds Trends

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Kansas City's last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 12 games when playing Oakland
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland

Betting Odds Trends

Oakland Athletics

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games
Oakland is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 9 games at home
Oakland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oakland's last 12 games when playing Kansas City
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City

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

Injuries

Oakland Athletics

Trevor Gott RP 60-day IL (03/24), Elbow
Scott Alexander RP 60-day IL (03/28), Ribs
Aledmys Diaz SS 60-day IL (03/25), Calf
Miguel Andujar 3B 10-day IL (03/25), Knee
Sean Newcomb SP 60-day IL (03/25), Knee
Luis Medina SP 60-day IL (03/25), MCL
Freddy Tarnok SP 60-day IL (03/25), Hip
Zack Gelof 2B 10-day IL (04/24), Oblique

Last 5 Games

Kansas City Royals

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Aug 2, 2014	OAK	3-8	L	+158	6.5	Jason Vargas	4.1	A	Jon Lester
Aug 1, 2014	OAK	1-0	W	+205	7.5	Jeremy Guthrie	6	A	Sonny Gray
Jul 31, 2014	MIN	6-3	W	-210	7.5	Yordano Ventura	7	H	Kevin Correia
Jul 30, 2014	MIN	3-2	W	-152	7	Danny Duffy	5.2	H	Phil Hughes
Jul 29, 2014	MIN	1-2	L	-205	7.5	James Shields	6	H	Kyle Gibson

Oakland Athletics

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Aug 2, 2014	KC	8-3	W	-168	6.5	Jon Lester	6.2	H	Jason Vargas
Aug 1, 2014	KC	0-1	L	-225	7.5	Sonny Gray	7	H	Jeremy Guthrie
Jul 30, 2014	HOU	1-8	L	-135	8	Jason Hammel	4.1	A	Dallas Keuchel
Jul 29, 2014	HOU	7-4	W	-192	8	Jeff Samardzija	6.2	A	Scott Feldman
Jul 28, 2014	HOU	3-7	L	-180	8	Jesse Chavez	5.1	A	Brett Oberholtzer

Stats Comparison

Kansas City Royals

Oakland Athletics

Runs Scored

4.07 3.70

Runs Allowed

5.34 5.80

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

3.44 3.44

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

5.26 5.48

Starter ERA

3.43 2.53

Stats Comparison

Kansas City Royals

Oakland Athletics

Offensive Hits

8.16 7.38

Hits Allowed

8.88 9.18

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

8.2 8

Offensive Walks

2.47 3.11

Defensive Walks

3.37 4.29

Wins Last 10 Games

7 6

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.07	27	5.80	29
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	3.44	30	5.48	29
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	3.70	30	5.34	28
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	3.44	30	5.26	28