Yankees vs. Royals: MLB Odds, Prediction & Insights

Nelson Velazquez and the Kansas City Royals take the field on Friday at Kauffman Stadium against Carlos Rodon, who is projected to start for the New York Yankees. First pitch is at 8:10 PM ET.

The Yankees, at -148, are favored in this game, while the Royals are underdogs at +126. At +106, New York is a 1.5-run favorite on the run line. The over/under for this game is 9. The odds to hit the over are -111, while the odds are -109 to go under.

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Yankees vs. Royals Betting Odds

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Yankees	-148	+126	9	-111	-109	-1.5	+106	-126

Yankees vs. Royals Picks

Score Prediction: Yankees 6, Royals 5
Total Prediction: Over 9 runs

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Yankees Betting Insights

The Yankees have won 54.3% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (51-43).
When they have played as moneyline favorites with odds of -148 or shorter, the Yankees have gone 29-14 (67.4%).
Based on this game's moneyline, the Yankees' implied win probability is 59.7%.
In three games as the favorite over the last 10 matchups, the Yankees have a record of 1-2.

Royals Betting Insights

This season, the Royals have been the underdog 135 times and won 46, or 34.1%, of those games.
Kansas City has a record of 38-68 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +126 on the moneyline.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 44.2% chance of a victory for the Royals.
In 10 games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, the Royals have a record of 7-3.
In its previous 10 games with a total, Kansas City and its opponents have combined to exceed the over/under on seven occasions.
The Royals' ATS record is 7-3-0 over their previous 10 matchups.

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Yankees vs. Royals Stats

Yankees		Royals
4.2	Runs Scored (PG)	4.1
23	MLB Rank (RPG)	25
4.3	Runs Allowed (PG)	5.3
8	MLB Rank (RAPG)	28
.226	Batting AVG	.242
29	MLB Rank (BA)	21
.232	Batting AVG Against	.262
3	MLB Rank (BAA)	26
218	Home Runs	157
8	MLB Rank (HR)	27
189	Home Runs Allowed	206
15	MLB Rank (HRA)	23

Yankees vs. Royals: Head to Head

Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
4/29/2022	Yankees	-1.5	8.5	-203	+173	12-2 NYY
7/31/2022	Yankees	-1.5	8.5	-284	+230	8-6 KC
7/30/2022	Yankees	-1.5	9	-307	+247	8-2 NYY
7/29/2022	Yankees	-1.5	8.5	-393	+311	11-5 NYY
7/28/2022	Yankees	-1.5	8.5	-246	+201	1-0 NYY
7/23/2023	Yankees	-1.5	9	-197	+165	8-5 NYY
7/22/2023	Yankees	-1.5	8	-265	+215	5-2 NYY
7/21/2023	Yankees	-1.5	8.5	-202	+169	5-4 NYY
5/1/2022	Yankees	-1.5	8	-203	+173	6-4 NYY
4/30/2022	Yankees	-1.5	8	-230	+190	3-0 NYY

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Yankees Key Hitters

Name	GP	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR%	K%	BB%
Gleyber Torres	155	.270	.344	.452	3.8%	14.8%	10%
Aaron Judge	104	.267	.405	.617	8.2%	28.7%	19.2%
Anthony Volpe	153	.207	.283	.384	3.6%	27.7%	8.8%
DJ LeMahieu	134	.241	.324	.386	2.7%	22.2%	10.5%
Giancarlo Stanton	101	.191	.275	.420	5.8%	29.9%	9.9%

Royals Key Hitters

Name	GP	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR%	K%	BB%
Bobby Witt Jr.	155	.273	.315	.487	4.3%	17.6%	5.6%
Salvador Pérez	137	.252	.290	.416	3.9%	23.5%	3.2%
MJ Melendez	146	.232	.313	.392	2.5%	28.5%	10.3%
Maikel Garcia	120	.273	.324	.361	0.8%	21.8%	7.4%
Edward Olivares	102	.265	.320	.442	2.7%	16.8%	5.9%

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