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Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Indians

The Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Progressive Field.

Left hander Mike Montgomery will take the mound for the Royals to start this game. Montgomery is 1-2 this season with a 6.01 ERA.

Starting this game for the Indians will be Shane Bieber. The right hander has a 3.49 ERA to go along with a 8-3 record this season.

Oddsmakers opened the Indians as -265-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total opened at 9.5.

In their last action, Cleveland was a 6-3 winner on the road against the Tigers. Bettors on Cleveland at -215 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

Kansas City was a 6-5 winner in its last match on the road against the White Sox. They won as -160 favorites, while the total score of 11 made winners of PUSH bettors.

Kansas City:
Team record: 36-62 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Kansas City is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Kansas City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Kansas City is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road

Cleveland:
Team record: 55-40 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Next up:
Kansas City at Cleveland Saturday, July 20