Yankees vs. Royals ALDS Game 4 Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – October 10, 2024

The ALDS rolls on Thursday at 8:08 p.m. ET when the New York Yankees visit the Kansas City Royals live on Max from Kauffman Stadium. The Yankees would advance to the ALCS with a Game 4 win while the Royals hope to force a winner-take-all Game 5. Gerrit Cole will get the ball for New York while Kansas City will counter with Michael Wacha. The Royals are underdogs (+130) for this matchup against the Yankees (-155).

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Yankees vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-155)
• Underdog: Royals (+130)
• Over/under: 7.5

Yankees vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Yankees have come away with 76 wins in the 133 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This year New York has won 44 of 73 games when listed as at least -155 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 60.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Royals are 38-48 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 44.2% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +130 or longer, Kansas City has a record of 8-18 (30.8%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Royals have an implied win probability of 43.5%.

Yankees vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in home runs with 58, runs batted in with 144 and his batting average of .322 is also best on his team.
• Judge ranks first in baseball in homers, and first in RBI.
• Juan Soto is batting .288 with an OBP of .419 and a slugging percentage of .569 this season.
• Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals with 32 home runs and 109 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .332.
• In all of the majors, Witt ranks 16th in homers and sixth in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .262 with 30 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 40 walks.

Yankees vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
• The Yankees have the seventh-best ERA (3.75) in the majors this season.
• Yankees pitchers have a 1.244 WHIP this season, 12th in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• Kansas City has a 3.76 team ERA that ranks eighth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals have the 13th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.245).