Yankees vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 10, 2024

The New York Yankees (46-21) visit the Kansas City Royals (39-27) at 8:10 PM ET Monday for a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. For the favored Yankees (-131), Juan Soto is batting .318 this year, fourth in the league, while Bobby Witt Jr. ranks third in the majors with a .320 average for the underdog Royals. Carlos Rodon will get the ball for New York while Kansas City will counter with Seth Lugo.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this contest, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Yankees vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-131)
• Underdog: Royals (+110)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Yankees have won in 34, or 70.8%, of the 48 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season New York has been victorious 25 times in 34 chances when named as a favorite of at least -131 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 56.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Royals have compiled a 20-19 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 51.3% of those games).
• Kansas City has gone 9-11 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer (45%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Royals’ implied win probability is 47.6%.

Yankees vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in home runs with 24 and runs batted in with 59.
• Among hitters in Major League Baseball, Judge is first in home runs and second in RBI.
• Soto is batting .318 to lead New York, while adding 17 homers and 53 runs batted in this season.
• Witt paces the Royals with 11 home runs and 47 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-best batting average of .320.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Witt is 28th in homers and eighth in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia is hitting .256 with 13 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 20 walks.

Yankees vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-best in MLB.
• The Yankees have pitched to a 2.91 ERA this season, which ranks first in baseball.
• Yankees pitchers have a 1.125 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
• The Royals pitching staff is 24th in the majors with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Kansas City has the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.68).
• The Royals average MLB’s 15th-ranked WHIP (1.269).