Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros Odds

Power Ranking

Kansas City 5

Houston 26

MLB Baseball - Power Rankings

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KC
4.09
5.34
0.00
8.15
2.49
8.84
3.37

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

HOU
5.16
4.33
0.00
8.93
3.41
8.17
3.28

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Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros

A key battle on the MLB betting odds menu sees the visiting Kansas City Royals dueling the Houston Astros on Friday at Minute Maid Park.

The Houston Astros will rely on Mike Fiers 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	0-3	0-3	0-3	0-3	0-0
Home	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Away	0-3	0-3	0-3	0-3	0-0
Fave	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-0
Dog	0-2	0-2	0-2	0-2	0-0
O/U	1-0-2	1-0-2	1-0-2	1-0-2	0-0
vs LHP	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-0
vs RHP	0-2	0-2	0-2	0-2	0-0

Team Record

Houston Astros

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	3-1	3-1	3-1	3-1	0-0
Home	3-1	3-1	3-1	3-1	0-0
Away	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Fave	3-1	3-1	3-1	3-1	0-0
Dog	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
O/U	1-3	1-3	1-3	1-3	0-0
vs LHP	1-1	1-1	1-1	1-1	0-0
vs RHP	2-0	2-0	2-0	2-0	0-0

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Kansas City Royals

Jason Vargas (1-0) ERA: 1.50

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Sep 28, 2016	MIN	W	5-2	U	5	75
Sep 22, 2016	CLE	L	2-5	U	4	-100
Sep 17, 2016	CHW	W	3-2	U	3	79

Houston Astros

Mike Fiers (0-1) ERA: 1.50

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Sep 27, 2016	SEA	W	8-4	O	5	90
Sep 22, 2016	LAA	L	0-2	U	6.1	-100
Sep 17, 2016	SEA	W	2-1	U	6	125

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Kansas City Royals

Jason Vargas (1-0) ERA: 1.50

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Sep 13, 2013	9-7	HOU	4.1	9	8	8	0	4	Loss
Aug 18, 2013	7-5	HOU	5.1	7	3	3	3	3	No Decision
May 9, 2013	6-5	LAA	5.2	10	5	5	2	7	No Decision
Sep 15, 2005	4-1	HOU	5	4	3	3	2	4	Loss

Houston Astros

Mike Fiers (0-1) ERA: 1.50

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Jun 25, 2016	13-5	HOU	4.1	9	3	2	3	1	No Decision
Apr 12, 2016	3-2	KC	6	6	3	3	1	3	Loss
Jun 17, 2015	10-2	KC	5	8	6	6	3	2	Loss

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
Jun 26, 2016	HOU	1	-102	8.5	Under	Doug Fister (R)
Jun 26, 2016	KC	6	-102	8.5	Under	Ian Kennedy (R)
Jun 25, 2016	HOU	13	117	9	Over	Mike Fiers (R)
Jun 25, 2016	KC	5	117	9	Over	Chris Young (R)
Jun 24, 2016	HOU	13	121	8	Over	Dallas Keuchel (L)
Jun 24, 2016	KC	4	121	8	Over	Edinson Volquez (R)
Apr 14, 2016	KC	6	-123	8.5	Under	Ian Kennedy (R)
Apr 14, 2016	HOU	2	-123	8.5	Under	Doug Fister (R)
Apr 13, 2016	KC	4	-107	8	Under	Yordano Ventura (R)
Apr 13, 2016	HOU	2	-107	8	Under	Scott Feldman (R)
Apr 12, 2016	KC	3	-128	8	Under	Kris Medlen (R)
Apr 12, 2016	HOU	2	-128	8	Under	Mike Fiers (R)
Apr 11, 2016	KC	2	-135	8.5	Over	Chris Young (R)
Apr 11, 2016	HOU	8	-135	8.5	Over	Collin McHugh (R)
Oct 14, 2015	HOU	2	-129	7.5	Over	Collin McHugh (R)
Oct 14, 2015	KC	7	-129	7.5	Over	Johnny Cueto (R)
Oct 12, 2015	KC	9	-118	7.5	Over	Yordano Ventura (R)
Oct 12, 2015	HOU	6	-118	7.5	Over	Lance McCullers Jr. (R)
Oct 11, 2015	KC	2	-174	7.5	Under	Edinson Volquez (R)
Oct 11, 2015	HOU	4	-174	7.5	Under	Dallas Keuchel (L)

Betting Odds Trends

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Kansas City is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Houston
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Houston
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston

Betting Odds Trends

Houston Astros

Houston is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games
Houston is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston'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

Injuries

Houston Astros

Kendall Graveman SP 60-day IL (03/27), Shoulder
Lance McCullers Jr. SP 60-day IL (03/28), Elbow
Framber Valdez RP 15-day IL (04/09), Elbow
Jose Urquidy SP 15-day IL (03/28), Forearm
Cristian Javier SP 15-day IL (04/21), Neck
Oliver Ortega RP 60-day IL (03/28), Elbow
Bennett Sousa RP 15-day IL (03/28); is out for season, Shoulder
Penn Murfee RP 60-day IL (04/04), Elbow

Last 5 Games

Kansas City Royals

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Apr 6, 2017	MIN	3-5	L	-104	8	Jason Hammel	5	A	Kyle Gibson
Apr 5, 2017	MIN	1-9	L	+105	8.5	Ian Kennedy	5	A	Hector Santiago
Apr 3, 2017	MIN	1-7	L	-112	8	Danny Duffy	6	A	Ervin Santana
Oct 2, 2016	CLE	2-3	L	+108	8	Ian Kennedy	7.2	H	Josh Tomlin
Oct 1, 2016	CLE	3-6	L	+130	9	Edinson Volquez	5	H	Trevor Bauer

Houston Astros

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Apr 6, 2017	SEA	2-4	L	-157	9	Joe Musgrove	5	H	Ariel Miranda
Apr 5, 2017	SEA	5-3	W	-112	7.5	Charlie Morton	6	H	James Paxton
Apr 4, 2017	SEA	2-1	W	-160	8.5	Lance McCullers Jr.	6	H	Hisashi Iwakuma
Apr 3, 2017	SEA	3-0	W	-151	8.5	Dallas Keuchel	7	H	Felix Hernandez
Oct 2, 2016	LAA	1-8	L	+111	8.5	Brady Rodgers	3.2	A	Jhoulys Chacin

Stats Comparison

Kansas City Royals

Houston Astros

Runs Scored

4.09 5.16

Runs Allowed

5.34 4.33

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

3.52 4.52

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

5.27 4.63

Starter ERA

1.50 1.50

Stats Comparison

Kansas City Royals

Houston Astros

Offensive Hits

8.15 8.93

Hits Allowed

8.84 8.17

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

8 14

Offensive Walks

2.49 3.41

Defensive Walks

3.37 3.28

Wins Last 10 Games

0 3

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.09	26	4.33	11
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	3.52	30	4.63	18
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	5.16	5	5.34	28
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.52	17	5.27	29