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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals
The St. Louis Cardinals will be trying to extend a winning streak on Sunday when they take on the Kansas City Royals at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium.
Matthew Liberatore will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Left hander Liberatore is 3-3 this season with a 3.11 ERA.
The Royals will counter Liberatore with Michael Wacha. Right hander Wacha has a 2.96 ERA to go along with a 3-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -103-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total opened at 8.
Kansas City was a 1-0 loser in its last match on the road against the Cardinals. They lost as -115 favorites, while the total score of 1 made winners of UNDER bettors.
The Cardinals were a 1-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Royals. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -105 on the moneyline, while the total score (1) was good news for UNDER bettors.
St. Louis:
Team record: 26-20 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
St. Louis is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games
St. Louis is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games
Kansas City:
Team record: 25-22 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Kansas City is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
Kansas City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Next up:
St. Louis home to Detroit Monday, May 19
Kansas City at San Francisco Monday, May 19