Royals-Athletics

The Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at McAfee Coliseum. The Royals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Zach Greinke in this game. Greinke has a 7-7 record and a 4.06 ERA this season. The Athletics will counter Greinke with Greg Smith. Lefthander Smith has a 3.90 ERA to go along with a 5-9 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Royals defeated Tampa Bay 6-1 as a +120 underdog on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5). Billy Butler was 2-3 with a home run and four RBI for Kansas City, while Kyle Davies allowed one runs in five innings. The Athletics defeated Texas 6-5 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Kurt Suzuki was 3-4 with a home run and three RBI for Oakland, while Jack Cust hit a two-run home run. Team records: Kansas City: 47-59 SU Oakland: 53-51 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After a win are 3-7 Oakland most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Kansas City are 5-5 After playing Texas are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing Oakland The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing Kansas City Next up: Oakland home to Kansas City, Tuesday, July 29