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Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox meet at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Alec Marsh will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Right hander Marsh is 7-7 this season with a 4.75 ERA.
It'll be Chris Flexen toeing the rubber for the White Sox in this contest. Right hander Flexen is 2-10 with a 5.25 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Royals as -159-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
The White Sox were a 6-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Mariners. That made winners of bettors who got Seattle at -123 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Kansas City was a 7-3 loser on the road against the Cubs. Bettors on Chicago at 153 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (10) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Kansas City:
Team record: 57-49 SU
Kansas City is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Kansas City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago:
Team record: 27-81 SU
Current Streak: lost 14 straight games.
Chi White Sox is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
Next up:
Kansas City at Chicago Tuesday, July 30