- The Yankees are -210 favorites vs the Royals
- Royals vs Yankees Over / Under today: 8.5 Runs
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The Kansas City Royals (+170) visit Yankee Stadium to take on the New York Yankees (-210) on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm EDT in Bronx, NY.
This season, the Royals are 0-0 against the spread (ATS), while the Yankees are 0-0 ATS.
Royals vs Yankees Starting Pitchers Today:
- Royals starting pitcher: Michael Wacha 0-2, 4.20 ERA
- Yankees starting pitcher: Max Fried 2-0, 1.56 ERA
Royals vs. Yankees Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline
| Spread | Over / Under | Moneyline | |
| Royals | +1.5 -115 | O 8.5 -105 | +170 |
| Yankees | -1.5 -105 | U 8.5 -115 | -210 |
Royals vs Yankees Prediction for Today’s Game
Based on recent trends the model predicts the Yankees will win Tuesday‘s MLB game with 61.9% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.
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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Royals players for Tuesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:
Best Royals Player Prop Bets Today:
- Michael Wacha has hit the Hits Allowed Under in 7 of his last 10 away games (+3.40 Units / 27% ROI)
- Michael Wacha has hit the Pitching Outs Under in 3 of his last 4 away games (+2.55 Units / 61% ROI)
- Michael Wacha has hit the Earned Runs Over in 3 of his last 4 away games (+2.20 Units / 53% ROI)
- Michael Wacha has hit the Walks Allowed Under in 6 of his last 10 away games (+1.55 Units / 13% ROI)
- Michael Wacha has hit the Strikeouts Over in 6 of his last 10 away games (+1.35 Units / 11% ROI)
And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Yankees players for Tuesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:
Best Yankees Player Prop Best Bets Today:
- No trends found
Royals Best Bets Today:
- The Kansas City Royals have hit the Game Total Under in 25 of their last 33 games (+17.25 Units / 47% ROI)
- The Kansas City Royals have hit the Moneyline in 27 of their last 43 away games (+13.75 Units / 27% ROI)
- The Kansas City Royals have covered the Run Line in 13 of their last 15 away games (+11.80 Units / 57% ROI)
Yankees Best Bets Today:
- The New York Yankees have hit the Game Total Over in 69 of their last 119 games (+19.05 Units / 14% ROI)
- The New York Yankees have covered the Run Line in 75 of their last 142 games (+12.30 Units / 7% ROI)
- The New York Yankees have hit the Team Total Over in 19 of their last 30 games at home (+5.90 Units / 17% ROI)
- The New York Yankees have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 6 of their last 8 games at home (+3.95 Units / 42% ROI)
- The New York Yankees have hit the Moneyline in 19 of their last 31 games (+2.50 Units / 5% ROI)
Royals Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this season, the Royals are 0-0 against the Run Line (+0 Units / 0% ROI).
- 0-0 when betting on the Moneyline for +0 Units / 0% ROI
- 0-0 when betting on the total runs Over for +0 Units / 0% ROI
- 0-0 when betting on the total runs Under for +0 Units / 0% ROI
Yankees Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this season, the Yankees are 0-0 against the Run Line (+0 Units / 0% ROI).
- 0-0 when betting on the Moneyline for +0 Units / 0% ROI
- 0-0 when betting on the total runs Over for +0 Units / 0% ROI
- 0-0 when betting on the total runs Under for +0 Units / 0% ROI
Yankees vs Royals Home Run Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Judge (NYY) | 0.5 +185 | 0.5 -225 |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr (NYY) | 0.5 +400 | 0.5 -550 |
| Ben Rice (NYY) | 0.5 +400 | 0.5 -550 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. (KC) | 0.5 +425 | 0.5 -600 |
| Salvador Perez (KC) | 0.5 +425 | 0.5 -550 |
Yankees vs Royals Total Hits Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Judge (NYY) | 0.5 -275 | 0.5 +200 |
| Salvador Perez (KC) | 0.5 -220 | 0.5 +170 |
| Paul Goldschmidt (NYY) | 0.5 -220 | 0.5 +165 |
| Anthony Volpe (NYY) | 0.5 -190 | 0.5 +145 |
| Jonathan India (KC) | 0.5 -190 | 0.5 +140 |
Yankees vs Royals RBI Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Judge (NYY) | 0.5 +110 | 0.5 -140 |
| Paul Goldschmidt (NYY) | 0.5 +145 | 0.5 -190 |
| Salvador Perez (KC) | 0.5 +150 | 0.5 -200 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. (KC) | 0.5 +170 | 0.5 -225 |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr (NYY) | 0.5 +180 | 0.5 -235 |
Yankees vs Royals Strikeout Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha (KC) | 4.5 -155 | 4.5 +120 |
| Max Fried (NYY) | 5.5 -130 | 5.5 +100 |
Royals Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends
Michael Wacha has thrown his breaking pitches for a strike just 47% (231/486) of the time since last season — lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 70 total IP; League Avg: 62% — 0 Percentile.
Michael Wacha threw his breaking pitches for a strike just 47% (212/452) of the time in the 2024 season — lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 64 total IP; League Avg: 62% — 0 Percentile.
Hitters have swung at 30% of Michael Wacha’s breaking pitches (144/486) since last season — lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 70 total IP; League Avg: 46% — 0 Percentile.
Michael Wacha has thrown his changeup 47% of the time (395/843) with two-strikes since last season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 18% — 97th Percentile.
Yankees Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends
Opponents had a groundball rate of 62% (113/183) against Max Fried in two-strike counts in the 2024 season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 45% — 100th Percentile.
4 of Max Fried’s breaking pitch strikeouts are backdoor this season — 2nd most among among AL Starters; League Avg: nan — 95th Percentile.
Opponents had a groundball rate of 59% (286/483) against Max Fried in the 2024 season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 43% — 98th Percentile.
Opponents have a groundball rate of 58% (313/535) against Max Fried since last season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 43% — 98th Percentile.
Royals Keys to the Game vs. the Yankees
The Royals were just 4-50 (.074) when they allowed 5 or more runs in the 2024 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .196.
The Royals are just 14-82 (.146) when allowing 2 or more home runs since the 2023 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .298.
The Royals are just 5-32 (.135) when allowing 2 or more home runs since last season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .286.
The Royals are just 4-56 (.067) when allowing 5 or more runs since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .193.
Yankees Keys to the Game vs. the Royals
The Yankees are 84-25 (.771) when they’ve scored in the first inning since the 2023 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .626.
The Yankees are 53-12 (.815) when they’ve scored in the first inning since last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .641.
The Yankees were 48-10 (.828) when they scored in the first inning in the 2024 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .641.
The Yankees are just 0-6 (.000) when trailing entering the 7th inning this season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .124.
Royals Hitting Stats & Trends
Royals hitters had an OBP of just .280 (2,958 PA’s) on the road in 2023 — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .316.
Royals hitters have an OBP of just .269 (514 PA’s) against RHP this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .314.
Royals hitters have an OBP of just .286 (6,262 PA’s) on the road since the 2023 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .312.
Royals hitters have an OBP of just .251 (374 PA’s) against RHP this month (13 games) — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .311.
Yankees Hitting Stats & Trends
Yankees hitters drew 221 walks in 1,808 PA’s (12%) against LHP in the 2024 season — best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.
Yankees hitters are slugging .584 at home this season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .405.
Yankees hitters have drawn 244 walks in 2,052 PA’s (12%) against LHP since last season — best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.
Yankees hitters have a swing rate of just 44% against LHP since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 48%.
Royals Pitching Stats & Trends
Royals pitchers picked-off 19 runners from first base in 2023 — best in MLB.
Royals pitchers had an ERA of 5.39 (674.0 IP) on the road in 2023 — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 4.44.
Royals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 22% since the 2023 season — tied for 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 23%.
The longest HR allowed by the Royals pitchers in the 2024 season traveled 519.4 feet — — longest in MLB; League Avg: 470.4
Yankees Pitching Stats & Trends
Yankees pitchers have walked 20 of 114 batters (17%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning this month (13 games) — highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.
Yankees pitchers have walked 66 of 475 batters (14%) this month (13 games) — highest in MLB; League Avg: 9%.
Yankees pitchers have walked 74 of 596 batters (12%) this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 9%.
Yankees pitchers have walked 20 of 114 batters (17%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning over the last 14 days — highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.
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