MLB wagering interest swings to the Kansas City vs Toronto battle on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium as the Royals try to defend home turf and reward moneyline bettors.

Kansas City hands the ball to starter Luis Mendoza in this one and he'll try to improve on his 0-2 mark on the year. Toronto counters with Drew Hutchison, who will try to quiet the fans and the Royals bats at the same time.



View Toronto vs Kansas City Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Kansas City opened as +110 moneyline underdogs in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 9.5.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Royals, most recently No. 11 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Blue Jays, who rate an American League No. 4 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. 13-rated offensive output, at 8.7 hits per game. The Blue Jays average 8.6 hits per game, good for No. 10 on the American League list.

Comparing defensive stats, Toronto owns the American League's No. 6-rated road mark, allowing 3.8 runs per game on the highway. Kansas City, on the other hand, rates No. 9 in scoring at home.

The Blue Jays were a 4-3 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Royals. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Toronto at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors. Toronto looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Royals, a 4-3 final on Friday in support of Kyle Drabek at Kauffman Stadium.




Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Kansas City are 6-4
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

Kansas City Royals Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 3-7
After playing Toronto are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

A few Blue Jays at Royals trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Kansas City's last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto


Next up:
Toronto at Kansas City, Sunday, April 22