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Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics
The Kansas City Royals will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
Mike Minor will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Left hander Minor is 4-3 this season with a 4.84 ERA.
It'll be Frankie Montas toeing the rubber for the Athletics in this contest. Right hander Montas is 6-5 with a 4.52 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Athletics as -139-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Oakland was a 4-0 winner in its last match on the road against the Diamondbacks. They won as -180 favorites, while the total score of 4 made winners of UNDER bettors.
The Royals were a 6-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Angels. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -150 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Kansas City:
Team record: 29-31 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Kansas City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Kansas City's last 13 games
Oakland:
Team record: 37-26 SU
Oakland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games
Next up:
Kansas City at Oakland Friday, June 11