The fans at Kauffman Stadium will be treated to a game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals when they take their seats on Friday.The Yankees will give the ball to starter Andy Pettitte in this one. Lefthander Pettitte is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
The Royals will counter Pettitte with Sidney Ponson. Righthander Ponson has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Sports Betting blog reports: Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.
The Yankees avoided a three-game sweep by crushing the Orioles 11-2 on Thursday, as -200 favorites. That game's 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Nick Swisher led the Yankees with five RBIs, including a two-run homer. A.J. Burnett tossed 5 1-3 innings for the win, allowing two runs off seven hits.
Coco Crisp belted a two-run homer to give the Royals a 2-1 victory over the White Sox on Thursday, as +145 underdogs. The team's played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Ron Mahay tossed an inning of relief to earn the win, and Joakim Soria collected the save.
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
NY Yankees are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 11 games when playing Kansas City
NY Yankees are 13-5 SU in their last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Kansas City is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Kansas City's last 11 games when playing NY Yankees
Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Kansas City home to NY Yankees, Saturday, April 11
