Astros vs. Royals, MLB Playoffs, Vegas Odds, Bet On Sports and Sports Betting, October 8th 2015
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903 Houston Astros COLLIN MCHUGH (R) ERA: 3.71 W/L: 19-7 |
904 Kansas City Royals YORDANO VENTURA (R) ERA: 4.08 W/L: 13-8 |
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Vegas Coverage Handicapping tips: YORDANO VENTURA (R) the home team will win. VC picks Kansas City Royals.
The fans at Kauffman Stadium will be treated to a game between the Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals when they take their seats on Thursday.
Right hander Collin McHugh will take the mound for the Astros to start this game. McHugh is 19-7 this season with a 3.71 ERA.
Starting this game for the Royals will be Yordano Ventura. The right hander has a 4.08 ERA to go along with a 13-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Royals listed as 142-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game’s total is sitting at 7½.
Kansas City was a 6-1 winner in its last match on the road against the Twins. They won as -174 favorites, while the total score of 7 made winners of UNDER bettors.
The Astros were a 3-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Yankees. That made winners of bettors who got Houston at -105 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Houston:
Team record: 87-76 SU
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City:
Team record: 95-67 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City’s last 8 games
Kansas City is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home
Next up:
Houston at Kansas City Friday, October 9.
| SMART CHART | ||
| HOU | TEAM | KC |
| 4.50 | RUNS | 4.47 |
| 3.81 | RUNS AGNST | 3.96 |
| 0.69 | DIFF | 0.51 |
| -$295 | MONEY | $1,904 |
| 3.53 | TEAM ERA | 3.74 |
| 8.41 | OFF HITS | 9.24 |
| 3.00 | OFF WALKS | 2.36 |
| 8.59 | OFF Ks | 6.01 |
| 8.06 | DEF HITS | 8.48 |
| 2.61 | DEF WALKS | 3.02 |
| 7.90 | DEF Ks | 7.16 |
| BULLPENS | |
| Houston Astros’s relievers have pitched 8 innings in the last 3 games. | Kansas City Royals’s relievers have pitched 8? innings in the last 3 games. |
| INJURIES | ||
| HOUSTON ASTROS | ||
| PLAYER | POS | DESCRIPTION |
| Samuel Deduno | P | 60-Day Disabled List |
| Scott Feldman | P | 60-Day Disabled List |
| Brad Peacock | P | 60-Day Disabled List |
| KANSAS CITY ROYALS | ||
| PLAYER | POS | DESCRIPTION |
| Tim Collins | P | 60-Day Disabled List |
| Brian Flynn | P | 60-Day Disabled List |
| Jason Vargas | P | 60-Day Disabled List |
| BETTING TRENDS | |||||
| HOUSTON ASTROS | |||||
| Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games | |||||
| Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games when playing Kansas City | |||||
| Houston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Kansas City | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City | |||||
| Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City | |||||
| KANSAS CITY ROYALS | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City’s last 8 games | |||||
| Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games | |||||
| Kansas City is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 5 games when playing Houston | |||||
| Kansas City is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston | |||||
| Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 5 games when playing at home against Houston | |||||
| SUPERGRID | ||||
| RANK | RANK | |||
| Houston’s Overall Scoring vs Kansas City’s Overall Defense | 4.5 | 5 | 4.0 | 2 |
| Houston’s Away Scoring vs Kansas City’s Home Defense | 4.5 | 3 | 3.9 | 4 |
| Houston’s Road ERA vs Kansas City’s Home ERA Allowed | 3.9 | 4 | 4.7 | 5 |
| Kansas City’s Overall Scoring vs Houston’s Overall Defense | 4.5 | 6 | 3.8 | 1 |
| Kansas City’s Home Scoring vs Houston’s Road Defense | 4.6 | 6 | 4.2 | 4 |
| Kansas City’s Home ERA vs Houston’s Road ERA Allowed | 3.7 | 7 | 4.0 | 5 |
| HOUSTON OFFENSE | RANK | KANSAS CITY DEFENSE | RANK |
| OVERALL | ||||
| Runs | 4.50 | 5 | 3.96 | 2 |
| Hits | 8.41 | 13 | 8.48 | 6 |
| Walks | 3.00 | 5 | 3.02 | 12 |
| Strikeouts | 8.59 | 15 | 7.16 | 11 |
| Team ERA | 4.24 | 4 | 3.74 | 3 |
| KANSAS CITY OFFENSE | RANK | HOUSTON DEFENSE | RANK |
| OVERALL | ||||
| Runs | 4.47 | 6 | 3.81 | 1 |
| Hits | 9.24 | 2 | 8.06 | 2 |
| Walks | 2.36 | 15 | 2.61 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 6.01 | 1 | 7.90 | 6 |
| Team ERA | 4.22 | 5 | 3.53 | 1 |
| HOUSTON ROAD OFFENSE | RANK | KANSAS CITY HOME DEFENSE | RANK |
| OVERALL | ||||
| Runs | 4.47 | 3 | 3.86 | 4 |
| Hits | 8.70 | 6 | 8.47 | 7 |
| Walks | 2.89 | 7 | 2.65 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 8.68 | 14 | 6.99 | 13 |
| Team ERA | 3.96 | 5 | 3.68 | 7 |
| KANSAS CITY HOME OFFENSE | RANK | HOUSTON ROAD DEFENSE | RANK |
| OVERALL | ||||
| Runs | 4.64 | 6 | 4.16 | 4 |
| Hits | 9.21 | 5 | 8.15 | 3 |
| Walks | 2.42 | 15 | 2.86 | 6 |
| Strikeouts | 5.40 | 1 | 7.21 | 10 |
| Team ERA | 4.73 | 5 | 3.91 | 4 |
| TOP 3/BOTTOM 3 | |||||
| ASTROS | |||||
| Astros are second lowest scoring team in the league at 3.8 runs per game. | |||||
| Astros trail the league in hits with 8.1 per game. | |||||
| Astros strike out more than any team in the league with 9.5 per game. | |||||
| Astros are the easiest team to score on in the league, giving up 5.2 runs per game. | |||||
| Astros are second worst in the league in giving up hits, allowing 9.4 per game. | |||||
| Astros give up the most free passes in the league allowing 3.8 per game. | |||||
| Astros strike out the second least opponents in the league with 6.7 per game. | |||||
| ROYALS | |||||
| Royals have the third-lowest base on balls in the league at 2.6 per game. | |||||
| Royals strike out less than any team in the league with 6.5 per game. | |||||
| Royals are the toughest team to score on in the league, allowing just 3.7 runs per game. | |||||
