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Kansas City Royals (18-14) vs. Oakland Athletics (11-18)

L.Hochevar(R) vs. T.Cahill(R)

Date: 5/12/09

Odds

• BodogLife.com has the odds for this game at Kansas City Royals (119) / Oakland Athletics (-127).

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Home/Away/Overall Moneyline Records

• The Oakland Athletics have a 6-10 record at home this season.
• The Kansas City Royals have a 7-8 record on the road this season.
• The Kansas City Royals are 18-14 on the season.
• The Oakland Athletics are 11-18 on the season.

Game Characteristics

• This is a non-divisional rivalry game.
• The Kansas City Royals have a 8-7 record in non-divisional rivalry games.
• The Oakland Athletics have a 6-8 record in non-divisional rivalry games.
• This is the first game of the series.
• The Oakland Athletics are coming off a shutout loss against the Toronto Blue Jays.
• The Kansas City Royals have just been swept by the Los Angeles Angels.

Oakland Athletics - Batting

Oakland Athletics - Pitching

• The Oakland Athletics are allowing 4.67 runs per game over their L3 games.
• 4.43 R/G L7 games.
• 4.55 R/G L20 games.
• 4.52 R/G overall.

Kansas City Royals - Batting

• The Kansas City Royals are averaging 1.33 runs per game over their L3 games.
• 3.86 R/G L7 games.
• 4.80 R/G L20 games.
• 4.56 R/G overall.
• Against righties, the Kansas City Royals are 10-8 on the season.

Kansas City Royals - Pitching

• The Kansas City Royals are allowing 3.00 runs per game over their L3 games.
• 2.57 R/G L7 games.
• 4.05 R/G L20 games.
• 3.72 R/G overall.

Applicable Betting Systems, Angles, Trends

• The Kansas City Royals falls into the Favorites to Go Against system.
• The Kansas City Royals falls into the Betting on Teams off a 1 Run Loss system.

Betting the Run Line

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