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The Kansas City Royals (+145) visit Yankee Stadium to take on the New York Yankees (-175) on April 18, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 pm in Bronx, NY.

This season, the Royals are 7-13 against the spread (ATS), while the Yankees are 9-11 ATS.

Royals vs Yankees Starting Pitchers Today:

• Royals starting pitcher: Noah Cameron 1-0, 3.94 ERA
• Yankees starting pitcher: Will Warren 1-0, 2.46 ERA

Royals vs. Yankees Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

Royals vs Yankees Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Yankees will win Saturday‘s MLB game with 57.6% 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 Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Royals Player Prop Bets Today:

• Bobby Witt Jr. has hit the Runs Under in 22 of his last 25 games (+19.10 Units / 62% ROI)
• Salvador Perez has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 20 of his last 25 games (+15.10 Units / 51% ROI)
• Salvador Perez has hit the Hits Under in 16 of his last 25 games (+14.55 Units / 47% ROI)
• Carter Jensen has hit the Home Runs Over in 3 of his last 8 away games (+14.30 Units / 179% ROI)
• Salvador Perez has hit the RBIs Under in 21 of his last 25 games (+13.40 Units / 28% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Yankees players for Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Yankees Player Prop Best Bets Today:

• Cody Bellinger has hit the Hits Over in 21 of his last 25 games at home (+12.30 Units / 23% ROI)
• Ben Rice has hit the Runs Over in 17 of his last 25 games (+11.20 Units / 42% ROI)
• Aaron Judge has hit the Total Bases Over in 18 of his last 25 games at home (+10.60 Units / 38% ROI)
• Cody Bellinger has hit the RBIs Under in 17 of his last 20 games at home (+10.30 Units / 23% ROI)
• Giancarlo Stanton has hit the Singles Over in 12 of his last 20 games (+10.25 Units / 51% ROI)

Royals Best Bets Today:

• The Kansas City Royals have hit the Team Total Under in 30 of their last 50 games (+8.75 Units / 15% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have hit the Game Total Under in 16 of their last 23 games (+8.45 Units / 34% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 14 of their last 20 games (+8.15 Units / 36% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 11 of their last 17 away games (+4.15 Units / 19% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 4 of their last 7 games (+1.60 Units / 15% ROI)

Yankees Best Bets Today:

• The New York Yankees have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 10 of their last 11 games (+9.00 Units / 65% ROI)
• The New York Yankees have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 25 of their last 40 games at home (+8.65 Units / 11% ROI)
• The New York Yankees have hit the Game Total Under in 23 of their last 40 games (+6.35 Units / 14% ROI)
• The New York Yankees have hit the Team Total Under in 8 of their last 10 games (+5.80 Units / 48% ROI)
• The New York Yankees have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 23 of their last 40 games at home (+4.55 Units / 9% ROI)

Royals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Royals are 9-10 against the Run Line (-2.95 Units / -10.71% ROI).

• 7-13 when betting on the Moneyline for -8.45 Units / -33.33% ROI
• 6-14 when betting on the total runs Over for -9.45 Units / -42.57% ROI
• 14-6 when betting on the total runs Under for +7.55 Units / 34.63% ROI

Yankees Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Yankees are 9-11 against the Run Line (-0.55 Units / -2.58% ROI).

• 11-9 when betting on the Moneyline for -5.9 Units / -17.08% ROI
• 8-10 when betting on the total runs Over for -2.95 Units / -13.53% ROI
• 10-8 when betting on the total runs Under for +1.05 Units / 4.73% ROI

Yankees vs Royals Home Run Prop Bets Today

Yankees vs Royals Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Yankees vs Royals Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Royals Keys to the Game vs. the Yankees

The Royals are just 7-13 (.350) this season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Royals are just 1-8 (.111) when allowing 5 or more runs this season — tied for 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .235.

The Royals were 34-8 (.810) when they hit 2 or more home runs in the 2025 season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .699.

The Royals are just 0-8 (.000) when trailing entering the 7th inning this season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .127.

Yankees Keys to the Game vs. the Royals

The Yankees are 2-6 (.250) when trailing entering the 9th inning this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .048.

The Yankees are 2-6 (.250) when trailing entering the 8th inning this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .106.

The Yankees are 105-77 (.577) since the 2025 season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Yankees are 50-22 (.694) vs bottom 10 scoring offenses since the 2025 season Today, they face the Royals (26th in runs scored).

Royals Hitting Stats & Trends

Royals hitters are slugging just .161 with two-strikes this season — lowest in MLB.

Royals hitters had an OPS of just .892 (1,140 PA’s) when the pitcher was behind in the count in the 2025 season — lowest in MLB.

Royals hitters struck out in just 18% of their PA’s in the 2025 season — 2nd best in MLB.

Royals hitters have an OPS of just .363 (382 PA’s) with two-strikes this season — lowest in MLB.

Yankees Hitting Stats & Trends

Yankees hitters slugged .458 on the road in the 2025 season — best in MLB.

Yankees hitters drew walks in 10% of their PA’s against RHP in the 2025 season — best in MLB.

Yankees hitters are slugging just .096 on pitches out of the zone this season — lowest in MLB.

Yankees hitters had an OPS of .794 (3,255 PA’s) on the road in the 2025 season — best in MLB.

Royals Pitching Stats & Trends

Opponents have a groundball rate of just 40% against Royals pitchers this season — 4th lowest in MLB.

The Royals have allowed 2.15 runs per game (43/20) in late innings this season — highest in MLB.

Royals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 20% in close and late situations since the 2024 season — lowest in MLB.

Opponents have a groundball batting average of just .224 against Royals pitchers with runners on base since the 2025 season — 2nd best in MLB.

Yankees Pitching Stats & Trends

Opponents had a groundball rate of 44% against Yankees pitchers in the 2025 season — 5th highest in MLB.

The Yankees pitchers have allowed their opponents to score first in just 33% of their games on the road since the 2024 season — lowest in MLB.

Opponents had a miss rate of 27% against Yankees pitchers in the 2025 season — 2nd best in MLB.

Yankees pitchers have walked 6% of batters when facing the leadoff batter in the inning this season — 4th best in MLB.

More MLB Reading:

• Home Run Predictions Today
• Best NRFI Bets Today
• Strikeout Props Today
• MLB Starting Pitchers Today

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