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Kansas City Royals vs. Toronto Blue Jays
The Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Rogers Centre.
Right hander Michael Wacha will take the mound for the Royals to start this game. Wacha is 4-9 this season with a 3.53 ERA.
The Blue Jays will counter Wacha with Kevin Gausman. Right hander Gausman has a 3.82 ERA to go along with a 7-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Jays as -167-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total opened at 8.
The Blue Jays were a 9-8 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Orioles. That made winners of bettors who got Toronto at 100 on the moneyline, while the total score (17) was good news for OVER bettors.
The Royals were a 1-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Braves. That made winners of bettors who got Kansas City at -120 on the moneyline, while the total score (1) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Kansas City:
Team record: 54-55 SU
Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Kansas City is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Toronto:
Team record: 64-46 SU
Toronto is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
Next up:
Kansas City at Toronto Saturday, August 2