New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals odds, tips and betting trends

On Saturday, the New York Yankees (13-6) are visiting the Kansas City Royals (7-11), at 7:10 PM ET. The Yankees have taken three straight. As the favorite, the Yankees (-203 on the moneyline) take the field at the Royals (+173). The scheduled …

On Saturday, the New York Yankees (13-6) are visiting the Kansas City Royals (7-11), at 7:10 PM ET. The Yankees have taken three straight.

As the favorite, the Yankees (-203 on the moneyline) take the field at the Royals (+173). The scheduled starters are Gerrit Cole (1-0) for the New York Yankees, and Carlos Hernandez for the Kansas City Royals.

Nestor Cortes Jr. (5.0 IP, 1 R, 8 H, 3 K) picked up the win in the Yankees’ 12-2 victory over the Royals yesterday. Giancarlo Stanton led the way offensively, going 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI. Kris Bubic (5.0 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 3 K) took the loss for the Royals.

Here’s what you need to get ready for Saturday’s Yankees vs. Royals action.

New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals Odds and Betting Lines

Major League Baseball odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 5:06 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Yankees (-203, bet $203 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Royals (+173, bet $100 to win $173)
  • Over/under: 8.5

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Yankees Stats and Trends

Yankees Betting Records

  • The Yankees have entered the game as favorites 18 times this season and won 12, or 66.7%, of those games.
  • New York has entered seven games this season favored by -203 or more and is 6-1 in those contests.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 67% chance to win.
  • So far this season, New York and its opponents have hit the over in seven of their 18 games with a total.
  • The Yankees have an ATS record of 10-8-0 in 18 games with a spread this season.

Gerrit Cole (Yankees Probable Starter)

  • Cole (1-0) will take to the mound for the Yankees and make his fifth start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings against the Cleveland Guardians while allowing four hits.
  • The 31-year-old has an ERA of 4.00, a 2.625 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.167 in four games this season.
  • The Royals have scored 59 runs this season, which ranks 28th in MLB. They have 124 hits, 29th in baseball, with 11 home runs (27th in the league).

Yankees Batting Stats

  • The Yankees have hit 24 homers this season, which ranks fourth in the league.
  • Hitters for the Yankees have a combined .406 slugging percentage this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
  • New York has a team batting average of .243 this season, which ranks ninth among MLB teams.
  • The Yankees rank 14th in the league with 85 total runs scored this season.
  • New York is among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking 10th with an OBP of .319.
  • The Yankees have shown patience at the plate this season with the 10th-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.7) among MLB offenses.

Royals Stats and Trends

Royals Betting Records

  • The Royals have won in five, or 38.5%, of the 13 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given Kansas City this season with a +173 moneyline set for this game.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 36.6% chance of pulling out a win.
  • Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in seven of their 18 opportunities.
  • The Royals are 9-9-0 against the spread in their 18 games that had a posted line this season.

Carlos Hernández (Royals Probable Starter)

  • Hernandez makes the start for the Royals, his fourth of the season. He is 0-0 with a 6.43 ERA and five strikeouts over 14 innings pitched.
  • In his most recent appearance on Sunday, the righty tossed 5 1/3 innings against the Seattle Mariners, giving up three earned runs while surrendering six hits.
  • In three games this season, the 25-year-old has an ERA of 6.43, with 3.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .333 against him.
  • Hernandez will try to secure his second outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 4.2 innings per appearance.
  • He will face a Yankees offense that ranks 15th in the league with 152 total hits (on a .243 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .406 (sixth in the league) with 24 total home runs (fourth in MLB play).

Royals Batting Stats

  • The Royals are fourth-worst in MLB play with 11 home runs.
  • So far this season, the Royals’ .316 slugging percentage is the fifth-lowest average in baseball.
  • Kansas City’s .211 batting average ranks 26th in the league.
  • The Royals are the third-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.3 runs per game (59 total).
  • Kansas City’s .286 on-base percentage is 25th in baseball.
  • The Royals strike out the least in baseball, averaging 7.3 per game.

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