Inter-league play resumes on Tuesday as the Royals take on the Diamondbacks at Kauffman Stadium in a key battle on the odds menu.

Luke Hochevar gets the call for the Kansas City Royals and he will try to build on a 4-7 mark. In the other dugout, Joe Saunders brings a 3-7 ledger to the game for the Diamondbacks as he tries to quiet the Royals bats.



View Arizona vs Kansas City Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Royals were listed as -120 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 9 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Royals, most recently No. 12 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Diamondbacks, who rate a National League No. 12 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Kansas City has the American League's No. 6-rated offensive output, at 9.1 hits per game. The Diamondbacks average 8.6 hits per game, good for No. 7 on the National League list.

Comparing defensive stats, Arizona owns the National League's No. 5-rated road mark, allowing 4 runs per game on the highway. Kansas City, on the other hand, rates No. 6 in scoring at home.

Arizona lost its last outing, an 8-2 result against the White Sox on June 19. Bettors who backed the White Sox at +116 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (10) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. The Diamondbacks were saddled with a loss last time out in Josh Collmenter's start, as they lost 8-2 against Chicago on Sunday at Chase Field.

Kansas City lost its last outing, a 5-4 result against the Cardinals on June 19. Bettors who backed the Cardinals at -190 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Kansas City suffered a 5-4 loss against St. Louis on Sunday, as Danny Duffy wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Busch Stadium.


Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Kansas City are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 2-6
After a loss are 6-4

Kansas City Royals Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Arizona are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

A few Diamondbacks at Royals trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games
Kansas City is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games


Next up:
Arizona at Kansas City, Wednesday, June 22