Royals vs Yankees Prediction & MLB Odds For Monday, September 9th
Carlos Rodon and the Yankees are the heavy favorite heading into Monday’s matchup vs. the Royals, as the money line odds have them at -182 compared to the Royals at +154. This one is set to get started at 7:05 PM ET from Yankee Stadium in New York, and the forecast calls for temperatures in the mid to upper 70s with partly cloudy skies.
Brady Singer will be starting for the Royals, and they are 79-65 heading into the game. The Yankees are currently 1st in the AL East with an overall record of 82-61. Kansas City is on a four-game winning streak, and YES will be televising this game.
Betting Odds & Lines for this Game
- Spread: Royals 1.5 (-139) | Yankees -1.5 (+115)
- Total: 8.5
- MoneyLine: Royals +154 | Yankees -182
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Royals vs. Yankees Prediction: Moneyline
Heading into their last game vs. the Twins, the Royals closed out the series with a 2-0 win. Leading up to the game, they were the slight favorite at -122 on the money line. It was a good performance all around, as the offense scored their only two runs in the 5th inning, and Michael Wacha put together a great start, going seven innings and not giving up a run.
Wacha was also helped out by the defense, as the Royals didn’t commit an error. He only threw 75 pitches, and the Twins could only manage four hits off him. Lucas Erceg closed things out in the 9th, picking up the save.
Kansas City is 79-65 overall and 2nd in the AL Central, trailing the Guardians by 2.5 games. The Royals head into today’s game on a four-game winning streak, which includes a three-game sweep of the Twins. So far, they have gone 33-16 against other AL Central teams.
At home, the Royals have gone 45-30 this year and are just above .500 at 34-35 on the road. As the favorite, the Royals are 46-26 this year, and they are 33-39 when going into a game as the underdog. So far, they have dropped five straight games as the road underdog. Kansas City’s overall series record is 21-23-2, and they are 4-6 over their last 10 games.
The Yankees will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Cubs with a 2-1 loss. New York was the heavy favorite on the money line going into the game but fell behind early, as the Cubs scored twice in the first inning. The Yankees’s offense scored their only run in the 2nd and wasted several good performances. Gerrit Cole got the start for the Yankees and took the loss. He went six innings, giving up just three hits and no earned runs. Cole also issued only one walk and struck out seven Cubs batters. Despite pitching well, he didnjson’t get much help from his offense and was tagged with the loss.
The Yankees’s offense scored their only run on a single by DJ LeMahieu in the 2nd inning. They had a chance to tie things up in the 8th, but Aaron Judge struck out with the tying run on 3rd base. New York also wasted a good performance by Giancarlo Stanton, who went 3 for 4 with a double.
The Yankees are 82-61 overall this season, putting them in 1st place in the AL East. They currently hold a half-game lead over the Orioles and are 22-23 in divisional matchups. New York is 37-31 at home this season and have been really good on the road, going 45-30.
So far, the Yankees have been the favorite in most of their games, where they are 64-54. As for their games as the underdog, they have gone 18-7 this season. New York won the final two games of their series vs. the Cubs and are 4-6 over their last 10 games. At home, the Yankees have dropped two straight games.
Royals vs. Yankees Prediction: Over/Under
The Kansas City Royals are on the road against the New York Yankees today, and the over/under line for the game is set at 8.5 runs. The Royals have had an average combined run average of 8.8 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 64-75. When the over/under line is set at 8.5 runs, their record is 15-25, and they have gone under the line in four straight games.
For the season, the Royals are averaging 4.7 runs per game, which is 9th in the league. They have been even better at home, putting up 5 runs per contest. As a team, the Royals are batting .253, which is 7th in the league, and are also one of the best teams in terms of avoiding strikeouts. Their team on-base percentage of .310 is 13th in the league.
Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. have been two of the Royals’ top power threats this season, as Witt Jr. is 1st on the team and 12th in the league with 30 homers, while Perez is 2nd on the team with 25 homers. Witt Jr. comes into the game with a batting average of .336 but has hit just .184 over his last 10 games. Tommy Pham has been swinging the bat well of late, going 8/27 in his last seven games.
The Yankees are playing at home against the Royals today, and the over/under line is set at 8.5 runs. The combined run average for their games this season is 9.2 runs, and their over/under record is 78-61. When the over/under line is set at 8.5 runs, their record is 31-19. So far this season, 34.3% of their games have had over/under lines set at 8.5 runs, and their current under streak is at 3 games.
The Yankees come into the game as the league’s top home run hitting team and are also 2nd in the league in scoring at 5 runs per game. Overall, they are batting .251 as a team, which is 8th in the league. Not only are the Yankees the top home run hitting team in the league, but they also have the league’s top two home run hitters. Aaron Judge has 51 homers and is batting .321, while Juan Soto is hitting .291 with 38 homers.
Gleyber Torres has been swinging a hot bat of late, going 10/28 in his last seven games. DJ LeMahieu is also on a five-game hitting streak. Giancarlo Stanton has two homers in his last seven games but is just 4/26 in that stretch.
Royals vs. Yankees Prediction: Spread
When betting on the Royals this season, it’s been a good idea to take the run line. They are 80-64 against the run line, including 37-32 on the road, where they have a run differential of +0.6 runs per game. Their average run differential in all games is +0.7 runs per game. They are 42-30 against the run line as an underdog.
Right-hander Brady Singer gets the start for the Royals today as he faces the Yankees on the road. Singer has made 28 starts this year and has a record of 9-10 with a 3.35 ERA. Looking at his overall numbers, Singer has a WHIP of 1.24 and has turned in 12 quality starts. In his 28 appearances, he has a batting average allowed of .248. Singer’s last outing came on September 3rd, where he took the loss, giving up two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings of work. Before that outing, he had gone six straight starts without taking a loss.
The Yankees are 31-37 against the run line at home this season, with an average run margin of 0.5 runs per game. They have covered the run line in 21 of their 25 games as the underdog.
Carlos Rodón gets the start for the Yankees today and comes into the game with a record of 14-9 and an ERA of 4.20. So far this season, he has made 28 starts and 14 of them have been quality starts. Rodón’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.22, and he is averaging 10.16 strikeouts per nine innings. In his last outing, Rodón finished with a no-decision, going six innings and giving up one earned run on 11 strikeouts. Before that, he had lost two straight starts. The left-hander has been much better at home, coming in with a record of 8-2 and 3.68 ERA compared to 6-7 with a 5.56 ERA on the road.
Royals vs. Yankees Pick: Over 8.5 Runs -104
Our prediction for today’s Royals vs. Yankees matchup is to take the over, with the line sitting at 8.5 runs. We actually have the Yankees winning this game 6-5, but with the payout for a Yankees win sitting at -182, we like the over at -104.
Looking at some potential player props, we have Carlos Rodón finishing with six strikeouts compared to Brady Singer with six as well. As for the Yankees and home runs, they are projected to hit the third-most home runs in the league today, and for the Royals, they are ninth.
