The Cleveland Indians will try to avoid dropping their fourth straight game as they play host to the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field. SportsTime Ohio is in line to broadcast the action and the game will get underway at 7:10 p.m. ET.
Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians Odds
Kansas City (+195) is the underdog against Cleveland (-215) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this night game at 8.5 runs. Odds for wagering on the game’s total sit at +100 for the over and -120 for the under. The game’s runline odds stand at -110 for betting the Royals +1.5 runs and -110 for the Indians -1.5.
The Royals have gone 46-91 SU this year and are 68-69 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 25.9 units for moneyline gamblers and 9.0 units ATS. The Indians, on the other hand, are 77-60 SU and 65-72 ATS. They’ve lost 18.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 15.7 units ATS.
Indians games have had an over/under record of 66-64-7 in 2018. The Royals have been a decent under bet with a total record of 59-68-10.
Danny Duffy will get the nod for the visiting Royals. The left-handed Duffy is 8-11 with a 4.72 ERA and 141 strikeouts. He’s 0-3 with eight strikeouts and a 10.80 ERA against Cleveland this year (three starts).
The Indians will put the ball in the right hand of Mike Clevinger (10-7, 3.17 ERA, 1.21 WHIP), who has 172 strikeouts and 56 walks. Clevinger is 1-0 with 17 strikeouts and a 2.57 ERA over three starts against Kansas City this year.
Cleveland’s pitching staff has given up 4.1 runs per game overall this year as a unit. Its starters have a 3.42 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.75 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 9.0 K/9. In 61 games against AL Central foes, Indians starters have an ERA of 2.67 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.31.
Cleveland’s hitters have put up 5.0 runs per contest, including 5.2 per game against divisional foes and 3.2 per game over their last five. The team has hit .192/.261/.318 over its last five matchups and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
The Indians’ batters have been led by Francisco Lindor, who is slashing .285/.360/.522 with 30 home runs, 79 RBIs, 112 runs and 22 stolen bases.
For the visitors, Kansas City’s pitching staff allowed 5.3 runs per game and its starters own a 5.08 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 7.43 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 5.17, along with a WHIP of 1.44.
Royals hitters have slashed .245/.308/.388 on their way to 3.8 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.4 runs per game against divisional foes and 7.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (5-0 SU).
Whit Merrifield has sparked Kansas City’s offense and is hitting .309/.374/.444 with 11 home runs, 51 RBIs, 69 runs and 30 stolen bases.
The Royals just took the previous game in the series by a final score of five runs to one.
Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Indians Free MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Indians, ATS Winner – Royals, O/U – OVER
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Betting Trends
The under has hit in four of Cleveland’s last seven games.
The Royals have hit 19 home runs in their last 10 games, including 11 over their last five.
Kansas City has recorded 27.7 runs + hits + errors per game over its last 10 outings and 31.8 over its last five.
The Royals have won eight of their last nine games SU.
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