The Kansas City Royals host Minnesota on Thursday, looking to build on their 24-32 mark against the 26-30 Twins in MLB betting action at Kauffman Stadium.

The match puts starter Michael Pelfrey for the Twins on the hill facing Wade Davis for the Royals. Pelfrey brings a 3-6 mark to the game, while Davis is 3-5 to date on the season.



View Minnesota vs Kansas City Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the MLB moneyline for this matchup, Kansas City sat as -138 favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook. The total was set at 8.5, according to Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Royals, most recently No. 5 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Twins, who rate an American League No. 15 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Kansas City's No. 13 ranked American League offense (3.8 runs per game) against a Twins defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 10 in the American League at 4.6 runs allowed per game. The Royals have been averaging 8.7 hits per game, more than the Twins have managed so far this season (8.4 hits on average).

Defensively, Minnesota features the American League's No. 8-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.5 runs per game. Kansas City, meanwhile, comes in at No. 14 in the American League at home, scoring 3.4 runs per game.

In their last action, Minnesota was a 4-1 loser on the road against the Royals. Bettors on Kansas City at -133 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Minnesota suffered a 4-1 loss against Kansas City on Wednesday, as P.J. Walters wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Kauffman Stadium.




Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Washington are 5-4
After playing Kansas City are 2-8
After a loss are 3-7

Kansas City Royals Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 1-9
Before playing Houston are 6-4
After playing Minnesota are 5-5
After a win are 3-7

A few Twins at Royals trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota


Next up:
Minnesota at Washington, Friday, June 7
Kansas City home to Houston, Friday, June 7