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The New York Yankees (-155) visit Kauffman Stadium to take on the Kansas City Royals (+125) on May 27, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 7:40 pm in Kansas City, MO.

This season, the Yankees are 33-22 against the spread (ATS), while the Royals are 23-30 ATS.

Yankees vs Royals Starting Pitchers Today:

• Yankees starting pitcher: Gerrit Cole 0-0, 0.00 ERA
• Royals starting pitcher: Noah Cameron 2-3, 4.69 ERA

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

Yankees vs Royals Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Yankees will win Wednesday‘s MLB game with 59.9% 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 Yankees players for Wednesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Yankees Player Prop Bets Today:

• Amed Rosario has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 7 away games (+11.50 Units / 164% ROI)
• Cody Bellinger has hit the Total Bases Under in 19 of his last 25 away games (+11.30 Units / 29% ROI)
• Ben Rice has hit the Walks Under in 19 of his last 25 games (+10.35 Units / 25% ROI)
• Trent Grisham has hit the Hits Under in 13 of his last 20 away games (+10.00 Units / 50% ROI)
• Jazz Chisholm has hit the Singles Over in 14 of his last 25 games (+7.60 Units / 30% ROI)

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

Best Royals Player Prop Best Bets Today:

• Lane Thomas has hit the Runs Under in 22 of his last 25 games (+16.75 Units / 34% ROI)
• Carter Jensen has hit the Total Bases Under in 18 of his last 25 games (+12.15 Units / 37% ROI)
• Salvador Perez has hit the Hits Under in 14 of his last 25 games at home (+11.55 Units / 41% ROI)
• Lane Thomas has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 18 of his last 25 games (+9.55 Units / 28% ROI)
• Salvador Perez has hit the Home Runs Over in 3 of his last 9 games (+8.80 Units / 98% ROI)

Yankees Best Bets Today:

• The New York Yankees have hit the Game Total Under in 22 of their last 35 away games (+9.75 Units / 25% ROI)
• The New York Yankees have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 31 of their last 50 away games (+9.55 Units / 16% ROI)
• The New York Yankees have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 30 of their last 50 away games (+9.35 Units / 13% ROI)
• The New York Yankees have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 31 of their last 50 games (+9.20 Units / 15% ROI)
• The New York Yankees have covered the Run Line in 27 of their last 50 away games (+8.55 Units / 16% ROI)

Royals Best Bets Today:

• The Kansas City Royals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 32 of their last 50 games (+12.20 Units / 20% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have hit the Team Total Under in 10 of their last 12 games (+7.95 Units / 55% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 13 of their last 24 games at home (+5.95 Units / 19% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 15 of their last 24 games at home (+5.25 Units / 18% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have hit the Game Total Under in 7 of their last 10 games (+3.60 Units / 32% ROI)

Yankees Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Yankees are 27-27 against the Run Line (+4.9 Units / 8.38% ROI).

• 33-22 when betting on the Moneyline for -1.65 Units / -1.89% ROI
• 23-29 when betting on the total runs Over for -9 Units / -14.89% ROI
• 29-23 when betting on the total runs Under for +3.6 Units / 5.95% ROI

Royals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Royals are 23-30 against the Run Line (-11.9 Units / -16.12% ROI).

• 22-33 when betting on the Moneyline for -15.6 Units / -24% ROI
• 24-31 when betting on the total runs Over for -9.75 Units / -16.2% ROI
• 31-24 when betting on the total runs Under for +4.65 Units / 7.65% ROI

Royals vs Yankees Home Run Prop Bets Today

Royals vs Yankees Total Hits Prop Bets Today

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Yankees Keys to the Game vs. the Royals

The Yankees are 20-1 (.952) when they’ve hit 2 or more home runs this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .703.

The Yankees are 3-16 (.158) when trailing entering the 9th inning this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .053.

The Yankees are 20-12 (.625) after a win this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .531.

The Yankees are 33-22 (.600) this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .500.

Royals Keys to the Game vs. the Yankees

The Royals are just 3-12 (.200) vs top 10 scoring offenses this season Today, they face the Yankees (fifth in runs scored).

The Royals are just 2-8 (.200) when tied entering the 7th inning this season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Royals are just 10-22 (.312) after a loss this season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .469.

The Royals are just 17-4 (.810) when leading entering the 8th inning this season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .898.

Yankees Hitting Stats & Trends

Yankees hitters are slugging .476 at home this season — best in MLB.

Yankees hitters are slugging .671 in non-two strike counts this season — best in MLB.

Yankees hitters have 113 extra-base hits out of 235 total hits (48%) against starting pitchers this season — best in MLB.

Yankees hitters have an OPS of .772 (2,079 PA’s) this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Royals Hitting Stats & Trends

The Royals are batting just .215 on the road this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Royals hitters have an OPS of just .626 (894 PA’s) on the road this season — lowest in MLB.

Royals hitters are slugging just .338 on the road this season — lowest in MLB.

32% of Royals hitters strikeouts have come on 95+ MPH fastballs this season — tied for highest in MLB.

Yankees Pitching Stats & Trends

Yankees pitchers have an ERA of 2.91 (253.1 IP) on the road this season — best in MLB.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 48% against Yankees pitchers this season — highest in MLB.

The Yankees have allowed 3.10 runs per game (90/29) on the road this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Yankees pitchers have a strikeout rate of 25% with runners in scoring position this season — 4th best in MLB.

Royals Pitching Stats & Trends

Royals pitchers have walked 11% of batters this season — 4th highest in MLB.

Royals pitchers have picked-off 9 runners from first base this season — tied for most in MLB.

Royals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 18% in late innings this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

The Royals have allowed 1.62 runs per game (89/55) in late innings this season — tied for 4th highest in MLB.

More MLB Reading:

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• Strikeout Props Today
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