Yankees vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 11, 2024

The New York Yankees (83-62) host the Kansas City Royals (80-66) at 7:05 p.m. ET Wednesday for a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. For the favored Yankees (-146), Aaron Judge is batting .320 this year, third in the league, while Bobby Witt Jr. ranks first in the majors with a .334 average for the underdog Royals. New York’s Luis Gil and Kansas City’s Cole Ragans have been named the starters for this contest.

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Yankees vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-146)
• Underdog: Royals (+123)
• Over/under: 8

Yankees vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been victorious in 63, or 55.3%, of the 114 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This year New York has won 41 of 71 games when listed as at least -146 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 59.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Royals have put together a 33-41 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 44.6% of those games).
• Kansas City is 7-18 (winning only 28% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +123 or longer.
• The Royals have an implied moneyline win probability of 44.8% in this matchup.

Yankees vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Judge leads New York in home runs with 51, runs batted in with 126 and his batting average of .320 is also best on his team.
• Of all MLB hitters, Judge ranks third in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and first in slugging.
• Juan Soto has 151 hits and an OBP of .420 to go with a slugging percentage of .578 this season.
• Witt paces the Royals with 30 home runs and has put up a team-best batting average of .334.
• Witt’s home run total ranks 12th in MLB, and he is seventh in RBI.
• Salvador Perez’s 100 runs batted in pace his team.

Yankees vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees have a 9.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fifth-best in baseball.
• The Yankees have the ninth-best ERA (3.81) in the majors this season.
• The Yankees have a combined WHIP of 1.254 as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• The Royals pitching staff ranks 24th in the majors with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Kansas City’s 3.89 team ERA ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals average baseball’s 16th-ranked WHIP (1.256).