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Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins meet at Target Field.
Left hander Cole Ragans will take the mound for the Royals to start this game. Ragans is 9-7 this season with a 3.33 ERA.
The Twins will counter Ragans with Louie Varland. Right hander Varland has a 6.46 ERA to go along with a 0-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Twins as -123-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 13-3 winner as they battled the Royals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Twins at -125 were rewarded, while the 16 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Royals were a 13-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Twins. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -125 on the moneyline, while the total score (16) was good news for OVER bettors.
Kansas City:
Team record: 65-55 SU
Kansas City is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 67-52 SU
Minnesota is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Minnesota is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Minnesota's last 23 games
Next up:
Kansas City at Cincinnati Friday, August 16
Minnesota at Texas Thursday, August 15