The Cleveland Indians will look to improve on a 14-13 record when they take on the Kansas City Royals, a key part of the MLB betting odds line up on Sunday.
For the Cleveland Indians, Josh Tomlin gets the ball, charged with keeping the Kansas City Royals hitters off the base paths. He'll face Edinson Volquez, 3-2 on the year.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had installed the Cleveland Indians as -134 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB betting odds matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 8 before betting at Sportsbook started to move the line.
Odds Shark prediction models pick the Indians to win this game 5.5-2.6. 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
The Cleveland Indians sport a record of 14-13 heading into this matchup, while the Kansas City Royals sit at 15-14 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Cleveland vs Kansas City injuries news.
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Cleveland Indians at No. 5 and the Kansas City Royals at No. 22 heading into this contest.
Statistical Matchup
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Kansas City Royals rank No. 12 at 8.45 hits per game. That compares with the Cleveland Indians No. 13 ranking in that category.
Defensively, Kansas City features the No. 12-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.87 runs per game. Cleveland, meanwhile, comes in at No. 11 at home, scoring 4.54 runs per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Royals didn't allow a single run in their last start, as their staff shut out Cleveland 7-0 on Saturday at Progressive Field.
- Kansas City is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games
- Kansas City is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
- Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
- The total has gone OVER in 10 of Cleveland's last 14 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Next Betting Matchups
Kansas City at New York, Monday, May 9th
Cleveland at Houston, Monday, May 9th
