Yankees vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 12, 2024

Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Wednesday when the New York Yankees (48-21) and Kansas City Royals (39-29) take to the field at 8:10 PM ET, live on Amazon Prime Video. Juan Soto is batting .316 for the Yankees (-161 favorites on the moneyline) while Bobby Witt Jr. leads the underdog Royals (+137) with a .321 average. New York’s Cody Poteet and Kansas City’s Dan Altavilla have been named the starters for this contest.

Be sure to check out our preview for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Yankees vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-161)
• Underdog: Royals (+137)
• Over/under: 10.5

Yankees vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been victorious in 36, or 72%, of the 50 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This year New York has won 15 of 20 games when listed as at least -161 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 61.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Royals have won 48.8% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (20-21).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +137 or longer, Kansas City has gone 3-5 (37.5%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Royals a 42.2% chance to win.

Yankees vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in home runs with 25 and runs batted in with 62.
• Judge ranks first in Major League Baseball in homers, and first in RBI.
• Soto’s batting average of .316 leads all New York hitters this season.
• Witt paces the Royals with 11 home runs and 48 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .321.
• Witt is 31st in home runs and ninth in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Maikel Garcia is hitting .251 with 13 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 20 walks.

Yankees vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
• Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 2.87 this year, first-best in baseball.
• Yankees pitchers have a 1.121 WHIP this season, third-best in the majors.
• The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Royals pitching staff ranks 24th in MLB.
• Kansas City’s 3.77 team ERA ranks 10th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals have the 15th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.269).