The Kansas City Royals (33-38) and New York Yankees (38-34) continue a three-game set at Yankee Stadium Wednesday. First pitch will be at 7:05 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Royals vs. Yankees odds with MLB picks and predictions.
LHP Danny Duffy is the projected starting pitcher for the Royals. He is 4-3 with a 1.94 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 10.4 K/9, and 2.6 BB/9 in 41 2/3 IP over 7 starts.
Duffy hasn’t pitched since May 12 and will be coming off the IL for this start. He has a 3.95 career ERA.
RHP Michael King is the projected starter for the Yankees. He is 0-3 with a 4.08 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 7.4 K/9, and 3.8 BB/9 in 35 1/3 IP over 4 starts and 7 relief appearances.
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Royals at Yankees odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 11:33 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Royals +145 (bet $100 to win $145) | Yankees -175 (bet $175 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Royals +1.5 (-130) | Yankees -1.5 (+105)
- Over/Under: 10 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Prediction
Yankees 6, Royals 4
Money line (ML)
Kansas City took two of three games from the Boston Red Sox over the weekend and picked up a 6-5 win in the opener of this series.
Yankees bats have come around of late as they have recorded an .806 OPS over their last 13 games.
Both relief units went into this series perhaps overrated overall and struggling recently. However, New York has the better bullpen, and enough so that any push back in price – after a surge toward the Yankees side – would still bring some value. PASS, but a tag of -165 would be one to leverage.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The Yanks have played in relatively few 1-run games. With Duffy returning from injury, YANKEES -1.5 (+105) is a decent play.
Over/Under (O/U)
The underlying analytics for this one spell a higher-scoring game, but this total is solid. PASS as weather and wind conditions could send this total lower, but pounce on the Over if 9.5 becomes available.
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