MLB Picks: Miami Marlins vs. Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals are 19-5 since the All-Star break, which is important to consider when making your MLB picks Tuesday as they take on the Miami Marlins at Kauffman Stadium.

Courtesy of SBR Forum, the Royals are minus-140 home favorites in the pro baseball odds, with the betting total sitting at 6.5 in the market.

Let's take a closer look at this interleague matchup from a betting perspective, while offering up a prediction along the way.

Miami Marlins

The Miami Marlins are 1-6 on their current nine-game road trip, and they look to bounce back from a 6-2 defeat to the Kansas City Royals as plus-196 road underdogs Monday.

Marlins starting pitcher Jose Fernandez is 3-5 with a 3.94 ERA in 11 road outings this season.

Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals are 10-6 as home favorites of minus-125 to minus-150 this season, with the UNDER going 8-7-1 in that situation

Royals starting pitcher Bruce Chen is 2-0 with a 1.14 ERA in his last five appearances.

Prediction

I'm going to recommend that readers back the Kansas City Royals, as the Miami Marlins have dropped Jose Fernandez's last seven road starts versus teams with a winning record.

MLB Pick: Kansas City Royals minus-140

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