Cleveland Indians Favored by -208 Against Kansas City Royals on Saturday

The Cleveland Indians look to emerge victorious in MLB odds action as the Kansas City Royals arrive at Progressive Field on Saturday.

Cleveland sends Mike Clevinger out against Jakob Junis for the Kansas City Royals in this game. Clevinger is 2-0 with a 2.76 ERA on the season, while Junis is 4-2 on the year and has a 3.18 ERA.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Betting fans looking to pick the Cleveland Indians in this matchup found them as -208 favorites on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 9 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

Odds Shark computer score prediction models pick a possible 2.8-1.9 win for the Royals on Saturday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

Cleveland (18-19) will face the 13-25 Royals in this tilt. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Cleveland vs Kansas City injuries news.

This game matches up the No. 18 (Cleveland Indians) and the No. 21 (Kansas City Royals) teams, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.

Statistical Matchup

Offensively, the game matches up Cleveland Indians No. 10 ranked offense (4.68 runs per game) against a Kansas City Royals defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 29 at 5.68 runs allowed per game. The Cleveland Indians have been averaging 8.46 hits per game, less than the Kansas City Royals have managed so far this season (8.97 hits on average).

Defensively, Kansas City features the No. 29-rated defense on the road, allowing 6.21 runs per game. Cleveland, meanwhile, comes in at No. 6 at home, scoring 5.55 runs per game.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

Kansas City got the job done in their last match in a 10-9 victory over Cleveland on Friday at Progressive Field behind starter J Hammel.

Betting Trends
  • Kansas City is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
  • Kansas City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
  • Kansas City is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games on the road
  • The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City's last 9 games on the road
  • Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
  • Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
  • The total has gone OVER in 12 of Cleveland's last 15 games
  • Cleveland is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

Kansas City at Cleveland, Sunday, May 13th

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