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Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians
The Cleveland Guardians will be trying to extend a winning streak on Sunday when they take on the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field.
The Royals will pin their hopes on the pitching of left hander Cole Ragans in this game. Ragans has a 0-0 record and a 2.81 ERA this season.
It'll be Ben Lively toeing the rubber for the Guardians in this contest. Right hander Lively is 0-1 with a 4.40 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Royals as -128-moneyline favorites versus the Guardians, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
Cleveland was a 6-3 winner in its last match on the road against the Royals. They won as -135 favorites, while the total score of 9 made winners of OVER bettors.
In their last action, Kansas City was a 6-3 loser on the road against the Guardians. Bettors on Cleveland at -135 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Kansas City:
Team record: 7-8 SU
Kansas City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games
Kansas City is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
Cleveland:
Team record: 8-6 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Kansas City at New York Monday, April 14
Cleveland at Baltimore Tuesday, April 15