Yankees vs. Royals ALDS Game 3 Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – October 9, 2024

The New York Yankees will visit the Kansas City Royals in the third game of the ALDS on Wednesday at 7:08 p.m. ET, live on TBS from Kauffman Stadium. The teams split the first two games of the series and would move within a win of the ALCS with a victory in this matchup. New York’s Clarke Schmidt and Kansas City’s Seth Lugo have been named the starters for this contest. Bookmakers have installed the Royals as -104 underdogs, while the Yankees are -116 favorites on the moneyline.

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Yankees vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-116)
• Underdog: Royals (-104)
• Over/under: 8

Yankees vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Yankees have come away with 75 wins in the 132 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• New York has a record of 72-55 when favored by -116 or more this year.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 53.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Royals have gone 38-47 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 44.7% of those games).
• Kansas City is 32-43 (winning 42.7% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -104 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Royals a 51% chance to win.

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’s home runs rank him first in Major League Baseball, and he ranks first in RBI.
• Juan Soto has 166 hits and an OBP of .419 to go with a slugging percentage of .569 this season.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has accumulated a team-best batting average of .332, and paces the Royals in home runs (32) and runs batted in (109).
• Among all batters in MLB, Witt is 16th in home runs and sixth in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has 30 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 40 walks while hitting .262.

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 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff ranks 18th in MLB.
• Kansas City has the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.76).
• Pitchers for the Royals combine for the 13th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.245).