Indians-Royals Who Will Cover?

The Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Kauffman Stadium. The Indians will trot Anthony Reyes out to the mound in this one. Righthander Reyes has a 2-1 record and a 2.01 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it'll be Brandon Duckworth who starts for the Royals. Righthander Duckworth is 2-0 with a 4.91 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 152-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Indians failed to complete a sweep of the White Sox, as they were doubled 4-2 in the finale on Wednesday. The Indians were +120 underdogs in that game, while the six runs went UNDER the day's posted over/under (9.5). Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run double for the Indians. Jeremy Sowers gave up all four runs over 5 1-3 innings in the loss. The Royals completed a sweep of their doubleheader and three-game series on Thursday, as they defeated the A's 9-6. The Royals won the game as -115 favorites, while the 15 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9). Jose Guillen went 2-for-4 at the plate and drove in three runs to lead the Royals. Kyle Davies allowed just one run and three hits over five innings in the win. Current streak: Kansas City has won 3 straight games. Team records: Cleveland: 67-71 SU Kansas City: 60-79 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Kansas City are 7-3 After playing Chi White Sox are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Friday are 0-10 Before playing Cleveland are 2-8 After playing Oakland are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road Cleveland is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games Cleveland is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games when playing on the road against Kansas City Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 10 games when playing at home against Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Cleveland Kansas City is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing Cleveland Next up: Kansas City home to Cleveland, Saturday, September 6