10* THURSDAY NIGHT TOP TOTAL:
(MLB) Kansas City vs. NY Yankees,
Total: 8.50 | -108.00 Over
Result: Loss
This is a 10* TOP TOTAL on the OVER Royals/Yankees.

Both teams have been playing to several lower-scoring games of late, but we're expecting those trends to end here in the opener of this three-game series.

Kansas City has now seen the total go UNDER the number in five straight games, including in back-to-back shutout losses at home to the Angels. That's significant to note in our case though as the Royals have seen the total go OVER the number in seven of their last ten after playing to five or more straight UNDERS in a row.

The Yanks have seen the total go UNDER in two of their last three, including in yesterday's 3-2 loss to the Mets, their second straight setback. New York clearly can't be happy after going 0 for 15 with runners in scoring position.

Jameson Taillon (10-2, 3.93 ERA) gets the nod for the home side, and while he's 4-1 over his last nine starts, he owns a poor 6.09 ERA in that span.

The visitors counter with Brady Singer (4-3, 3.82), who has been sharp of late, but who is 0-1 with an 8.59 ERA in two career outings vs. the Yankees (both last season.)

We're expecting these starters to get chased early, en route to this total flying OVER the number sooner, rather than later.

Good luck, NP