Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays Odds

Power Ranking

Kansas City 4

Tampa Bay 24

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KC
4.13
5.34
0.00
8.16
2.52
8.85
3.38

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

TB
5.27
3.96
0.00
8.74
3.16
7.62
2.72

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Kansas City Royals at Tampa Bay Rays

Those betting on MLB baseball odds will look to pick a winner at Tropicana Field on Tuesday as the host Tampa Bay Rays battle the Kansas City Royals in baseball betting odds action.

The Tampa Bay Rays will rely on Jeremy Hellickson to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Jason Vargas will be his counterpart for the Kansas City Royals.

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Team Record

Kansas City Royals

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	46-42	6-4	17-19	38-38	8-4
Home	21-22	2-1	7-7	17-19	4-3
Away	25-20	4-3	10-12	21-19	4-1
Fave	25-20	3-2	10-9	22-18	3-2
Dog	20-22	3-2	7-10	15-20	5-2
O/U	42-42-4	5-5	21-14-1	37-36-3	5-6-1
vs LHP	12-12	1-2	4-3	9-10	3-2
vs RHP	34-30	5-2	13-16	29-28	5-2

Team Record

Tampa Bay Rays

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	41-51	8-2	18-20	37-43	4-8
Home	19-26	0-1	8-9	17-21	2-5
Away	22-25	8-1	10-11	20-22	2-3
Fave	32-33	4-1	13-13	29-27	3-6
Dog	9-17	4-1	5-6	8-15	1-2
O/U	44-43-5	6-3-1	18-18-2	38-37-5	6-6
vs LHP	10-15	3-0	6-6	10-12	0-3
vs RHP	31-36	5-2	12-14	27-31	4-5

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Kansas City Royals

Jason Vargas (8-4) ERA: 3.31

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Jul 2, 2014	MIN	W	4-0	U	7	72
Jun 27, 2014	LAA	W	8-6	O	4	80
Jun 21, 2014	SEA	L	1-2	U	8.2	-100

Tampa Bay Rays

Jeremy Hellickson (0-0) ERA: 2.08

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Oct 8, 2013	BOS	L	1-3	U	1	-100
Sep 27, 2013	TOR	L	3-6	O	4.2	-100
Sep 17, 2013	TEX	L	1-7	O	2.2	-100

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Kansas City Royals

Jason Vargas (8-4) ERA: 3.31

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Apr 7, 2014	4-2	KC	8	4	1	1	1	2	Win
Sep 3, 2013	7-1	TB	4	10	5	5	2	3	Loss
Aug 29, 2013	2-0	LAA	7	2	0	0	3	7	Win
Jul 21, 2012	2-1	SEA	6	7	1	0	3	5	Win
Jul 31, 2011	8-1	TB	5.1	9	6	4	1	6	Loss

Tampa Bay Rays

Jeremy Hellickson (0-0) ERA: 2.08

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Aug 26, 2013	11-1	KC	2.2	7	5	5	2	1	Loss
Jun 13, 2013	10-1	KC	5.2	10	8	8	0	4	Loss
May 1, 2013	9-8	KC	5	9	4	4	1	5	No Decision
Aug 20, 2012	5-1	TB	7	6	1	1	1	6	Win
Aug 8, 2011	2-1	TB	7.1	6	1	1	3	7	No Decision

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
Jul 7, 2014	KC	6	-128	7	Under	James Shields (R)
Jul 7, 2014	TB	0	-128	7	Under	Jake Odorizzi (R)
Apr 9, 2014	TB	3	108	8.5	Over	Jake Odorizzi (R)
Apr 9, 2014	KC	7	108	8.5	Over	Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Apr 8, 2014	TB	1	110	7.5	Under	Chris Archer (R)
Apr 8, 2014	KC	0	110	7.5	Under	Yordano Ventura (R)
Apr 7, 2014	TB	2	-110	8	Under	Matt Moore (L)
Apr 7, 2014	KC	4	-110	8	Under	Jason Vargas (L)
Aug 26, 2013	TB	1	100	9	Over	Jeremy Hellickson (R)
Aug 26, 2013	KC	11	100	9	Over	Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Jun 16, 2013	KC	5	-145	8	Push	Wade Davis (R)
Jun 16, 2013	TB	3	-145	8	Push	Roberto Hernandez (R)
Jun 15, 2013	KC	3	-173	7.5	Over	Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Jun 15, 2013	TB	5	-173	7.5	Over	Alex Cobb (R)
Jun 14, 2013	KC	7	-161	8	Over	Luis Mendoza (R)
Jun 14, 2013	TB	2	-161	8	Over	Matt Moore (L)
Jun 13, 2013	KC	10	-145	7.5	Over	Ervin Santana (R)
Jun 13, 2013	TB	1	-145	7.5	Over	Jeremy Hellickson (R)
May 1, 2013	TB	8	102	7.5	Over	Jeremy Hellickson (R)
May 1, 2013	KC	9	102	7.5	Over	Luis Mendoza (R)

Betting Odds Trends

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games on the road
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 12 games when playing Tampa Bay
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Kansas City is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay

Betting Odds Trends

Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games at home
Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games when playing Kansas City
Tampa Bay is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 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

Tampa Bay Rays

Brandon Lowe 2B 10-day IL (04/09), Oblique
Pete Fairbanks RP 15-day IL (04/19), Undisclosed
Josh Lowe 3B 10-day IL (03/25), Oblique
Taylor Walls SS 60-day IL (03/25), Hip
Wander Franco SS Is out indefinitely, Legal problems
Shane Baz SP 15-day IL (03/24), Elbow
Jonathan Aranda 2B 10-day IL (03/27), Finger
Jonny DeLuca RF 10-day IL (03/27), Hand
Taj Bradley SP 10-day IL (03/25), Pectoral

Last 5 Games

Kansas City Royals

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Jul 7, 2014	TB	6-0	W	+118	7	James Shields	7	A	Jake Odorizzi
Jul 6, 2014	CLE	1-4	L	+142	7	Danny Duffy	6	A	Corey Kluber
Jul 5, 2014	CLE	3-7	L	+107	8	Jeremy Guthrie	4	A	TJ House
Jul 4, 2014	CLE	7-1	W	+103	7.5	Yordano Ventura	8.1	A	Josh Tomlin
Jul 2, 2014	MIN	4-0	W	-138	8	Jason Vargas	7	A	Kevin Correia

Tampa Bay Rays

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Jul 7, 2014	KC	0-6	L	-128	7	Jake Odorizzi	6	H	James Shields
Jul 6, 2014	DET	7-3	W	-113	7.5	David Price	8.2	A	Rick Porcello
Jul 5, 2014	DET	7-2	W	+116	7.5	Chris Archer	8.1	A	Anibal Sanchez
Jul 4, 2014	DET	6-3	W	+112	8	Alex Cobb	5	A	Drew Smyly
Jul 3, 2014	DET	1-8	L	+180	8	Erik Bedard	2	A	Max Scherzer

Stats Comparison

Kansas City Royals

Tampa Bay Rays

Runs Scored

4.13 5.27

Runs Allowed

5.34 3.96

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

3.52 5.21

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

5.27 3.95

Starter ERA

3.31 2.08

Stats Comparison

Kansas City Royals

Tampa Bay Rays

Offensive Hits

8.16 8.74

Hits Allowed

8.85 7.62

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

9 4

Offensive Walks

2.52 3.16

Defensive Walks

3.38 2.72

Wins Last 10 Games

6 8

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.13	25	3.96	1
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	3.52	30	3.95	3
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	5.27	4	5.34	28
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	5.21	4	5.27	29