Yankees vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 13, 2024

Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Thursday when the New York Yankees (49-21) and Kansas City Royals (39-30) take to the field at 2:10 PM ET, live on YES. Juan Soto is batting .317 for the Yankees (-159 favorites on the moneyline) while Bobby Witt Jr. leads the underdog Royals (+134) with a .326 average. Nestor Cortes Jr. takes the mound for New York while Alec Marsh is Kansas City’s starter for the contest.

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Yankees vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-159)
• Underdog: Royals (+134)
• Over/under: 10.5

Yankees vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Yankees have won in 37, or 72.5%, of the 51 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This year New York has won 17 of 23 games when listed as at least -159 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 61.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Royals have a 20-22 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 47.6% of those games).
• Kansas City is 4-6 (winning 40% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +134 or longer.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Royals’ implied win probability is 42.7%.

Yankees vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in home runs with 25 and runs batted in with 62.
• Among all batters in MLB, Judge’s home run total ranks him first and his RBI tally ranks him first.
• Soto’s batting average of .317 leads all New York hitters this season.
• Witt paces the Royals in home runs (11), runs batted in (50) and has a team-high batting average of .326.
• Witt’s home run total ranks 34th in the majors, and he is sixth in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia is hitting .251 with 13 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 21 walks.

Yankees vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
• The Yankees have the lowest ERA in baseball at 2.90.
• The Yankees have a combined WHIP of just 1.132 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
• The Royals pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB with a collective 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Kansas City has the 11th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.87).
• The Royals average baseball’s 16th-ranked WHIP (1.275).