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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Kansas City Royals
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Kansas City Royals will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium.
The Rays will trot Rich Hill out to the mound in this one. Left hander Hill has a 1-0 record and a 7.53 ERA this season.
It'll be Brad Keller toeing the rubber for the Royals in this contest. Right hander Keller is 1-1 with a 9.58 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -109-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total opened at 8.
Last time out for Kansas City, they were a 4-1 loser as they battled the Rays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rays at -102 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Rays were a 4-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Royals. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -102 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 9-8 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games on the road
Kansas City:
Team record: 9-6 SU
Kansas City is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Tampa Bay
Kansas City is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games when playing Tampa Bay
Kansas City is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Kansas City Wednesday, April 21