MLB Picks: Kansas City Royals vs. Toronto Blue Jays

The Kansas City Royals have won their last six road games against left-handed starters, which is important to consider when making your MLB picks on Friday as they prepare to take on the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre.

Courtesy of SBR Forum, the Royals are minus-111 favorites in the pro baseball odds, with the betting total sitting at 8.5 in the market.

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

All gambling stats via SBR Forum  

Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals have won five games in a row, including a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins as minus-128 road favorites on Thursday.

Royals starting pitcher Ervin Santana is 3-0 with a 3.09 ERA in his last five road starts versus the Toronto Blue Jays.  

Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are 10-12 at home with a money line of minus-100 to minus-125 during the 2013 MLB campaign.

Blue Jays starting pitcher Mark Buehrle is 5-0 with a 2.20 ERA over his last seven outings. 

Prediction

I'm going to recommend that readers back the Kansas City Royals, as they've won 13 of their last 17 road games.

MLB Pick: Kansas City Royals -111

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