Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays Odds

Power Ranking

Kansas City 4

Tampa Bay 24

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KC
4.02
5.33
0.00
8.21
2.40
8.88
3.49

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

TB
5.20
4.01
0.00
8.69
3.13
7.75
2.84

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Kansas City Royals at Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays battle the visiting Kansas City Royals on Thursday in MLB betting odds action at Tropicana Field.

The match puts starter Jason Vargas for the Kansas City Royals on the hill facing Jake Odorizzi for the Tampa Bay Rays. Vargas brings a 4-1 mark to the game, while Odorizzi is 2-1 to date on the season.

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Team Record

Kansas City Royals

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	12-21	5-5	3-12	11-20	1-1
Home	8-9	3-4	3-6	7-8	1-1
Away	4-12	2-1	0-6	4-12	0-0
Fave	5-12	2-2	2-7	5-11	0-1
Dog	7-9	3-3	1-5	6-9	1-0
O/U	12-19-2	4-6	6-7-2	12-17-2	0-2
vs LHP	4-5	1-2	0-4	3-5	1-0
vs RHP	8-16	4-3	3-8	8-15	0-1

Team Record

Tampa Bay Rays

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	17-19	5-5	9-14	14-18	3-1
Home	12-9	3-5	6-4	11-8	1-1
Away	5-10	2-0	3-10	3-10	2-0
Fave	7-8	3-5	2-5	6-7	1-1
Dog	10-11	2-0	7-9	8-11	2-0
O/U	20-16	5-5	11-12	19-13	1-3
vs LHP	4-7	1-2	2-6	3-6	1-1
vs RHP	13-12	4-3	7-8	11-12	2-0

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Kansas City Royals

Jason Vargas (5-1) ERA: 1.01

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
May 6, 2017	CLE	L	1-3	U	6	-100
May 1, 2017	CHW	W	6-1	U	6	55
Apr 24, 2017	CHW	L	1-12	O	5	-100

Tampa Bay Rays

Jake Odorizzi (2-2) ERA: 2.61

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
May 6, 2017	TOR	W	6-1	P	7	72
May 1, 2017	MIA	W	4-2	U	5	126
Apr 15, 2017	BOS	L	1-2	U	1	-100

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Kansas City Royals

Jason Vargas (5-1) ERA: 1.01

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Jul 8, 2014	4-3	TB	5.2	6	2	2	2	3	Loss
Apr 7, 2014	4-2	KC	8	4	1	1	1	2	Win
Sep 3, 2013	7-1	TB	4	10	5	5	2	3	Loss
Aug 29, 2013	2-0	LAA	7	2	0	0	3	7	Win
Jul 21, 2012	2-1	SEA	6	7	1	0	3	5	Win

Tampa Bay Rays

Jake Odorizzi (2-2) ERA: 2.61

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Aug 3, 2016	12-0	TB	6	2	0	0	2	6	Win
Aug 29, 2015	6-3	KC	4.2	7	4	4	2	5	Loss
Jul 7, 2014	6-0	KC	6	6	2	2	2	8	Loss
Apr 9, 2014	7-3	KC	5	10	7	7	1	4	Loss

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
May 10, 2017	KC	1	-170	7.5	Over	Jason Hammel (R)
May 10, 2017	TB	12	-170	7.5	Over	Chris Archer (R)
May 9, 2017	KC	7	-163	8	Over	Chris Young (R)
May 9, 2017	TB	6	-163	8	Over	Matt Andriese (R)
May 8, 2017	KC	7	-136	7.5	Over	Nate Karns (R)
May 8, 2017	TB	3	-136	7.5	Over	Blake Snell (L)
Aug 4, 2016	KC	2	-133	7.5	Under	Ian Kennedy (R)
Aug 4, 2016	TB	3	-133	7.5	Under	Drew Smyly (L)
Aug 3, 2016	KC	0	-141	7	Over	Edinson Volquez (R)
Aug 3, 2016	TB	12	-141	7	Over	Jake Odorizzi (R)
Aug 2, 2016	KC	3	-116	7.5	Under	Yordano Ventura (R)
Aug 2, 2016	TB	2	-116	7.5	Under	Matt Andriese (R)
Aug 1, 2016	KC	3	-127	7	Under	Danny Duffy (L)
Aug 1, 2016	TB	0	-127	7	Under	Chris Archer (R)
Jun 1, 2016	TB	3	-117	7	Over	Chris Archer (R)
Jun 1, 2016	KC	6	-117	7	Over	Danny Duffy (L)
May 31, 2016	TB	5	112	7.5	Over	Drew Smyly (L)
May 31, 2016	KC	10	112	7.5	Over	Dillon Gee (R)
May 30, 2016	TB	2	-123	7.5	Over	Matt Andriese (R)
May 30, 2016	KC	6	-123	7.5	Over	Ian Kennedy (R)

Betting Odds Trends

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Kansas City is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games
Kansas City is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Kansas City's last 25 games
Kansas City is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
Kansas City is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Kansas City is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay

Betting Odds Trends

Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Tampa Bay's last 13 games at home
Tampa Bay is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Kansas City
Tampa Bay is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Tampa Bay is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 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

Tampa Bay Rays

Brandon Lowe 2B 10-day IL (04/09), Oblique
Pete Fairbanks RP 15-day IL (04/19), Undisclosed
Josh Lowe 3B 10-day IL (03/25), Oblique
Taylor Walls SS 60-day IL (03/25), Hip
Wander Franco SS Is out indefinitely, Legal problems
Shane Baz SP 15-day IL (03/24), Elbow
Jonathan Aranda 2B 10-day IL (03/27), Finger
Jonny DeLuca RF 10-day IL (03/27), Hand
Taj Bradley SP 10-day IL (03/25), Pectoral

Last 5 Games

Kansas City Royals

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
May 10, 2017	TB	1-12	L	+160	7.5	Jason Hammel	7	A	Chris Archer
May 9, 2017	TB	7-6	W	+153	8	Chris Young	3	A	Matt Andriese
May 8, 2017	TB	7-3	W	+126	7.5	Nate Karns	6.1	A	Blake Snell
May 7, 2017	CLE	0-1	L	+104	9	Danny Duffy	6.2	H	Mike Clevinger
May 6, 2017	CLE	1-3	L	-106	8.5	Jason Vargas	6	H	Josh Tomlin

Tampa Bay Rays

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
May 10, 2017	KC	12-1	W	-170	7.5	Chris Archer	8	H	Jason Hammel
May 9, 2017	KC	6-7	L	-163	8	Matt Andriese	5.1	H	Chris Young
May 8, 2017	KC	3-7	L	-136	7.5	Blake Snell	5	H	Nate Karns
May 7, 2017	TOR	1-2	L	-125	8	Alex Cobb	8	H	Joe Biagini
May 6, 2017	TOR	6-1	W	-137	7.5	Jake Odorizzi	7	H	Marco Estrada

Stats Comparison

Kansas City Royals

Tampa Bay Rays

Runs Scored

4.02 5.20

Runs Allowed

5.33 4.01

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

3.43 5.19

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

5.20 3.98

Starter ERA

1.01 2.61

Stats Comparison

Kansas City Royals

Tampa Bay Rays

Offensive Hits

8.21 8.69

Hits Allowed

8.88 7.75

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

12.2 11.2

Offensive Walks

2.40 3.13

Defensive Walks

3.49 2.84

Wins Last 10 Games

5 5

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.02	28	4.01	2
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	3.43	30	3.98	5
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	5.20	4	5.33	28
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	5.19	6	5.20	29