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The New York Yankees travel to face the Kansas City Royals in Game 3 of the ALDS on Wednesday. The teams will look to break the deadlock in the 1-1 series when the action begins live from Kauffman Stadium at 7:08 p.m. ET on TBS. The Yankees are the -116 favorite in this game, while the underdog Royals have a -104 chance of winning. New York is a 1.5-run favorite (at +144 odds). The total is 8 runs for the game (with odds of -106 for the over and odds of -114 for the under).

Here you will find everything you need from a betting perspective on the Yankees-Royals game, in terms of run line, moneyline and total as well as expert tips.

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Information and odds for the game Yankees vs. Royals

• When: Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 7:08 p.m. ET
• Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
• How to watch on TV: TBS

Yankees vs Royals prediction

• Result prediction: Royals 5, Yankees 4
• Overall prediction: Under 8 runs
• Probabilities of winning: Yankees 52%, Royals 48%

Yankees vs. Royals betting insights

• The Yankees entered the game as the favorite 132 times this season and won 75, or 56.8%, of those games.
• New York has a record of 72-55 in games where oddsmakers have a lead of at least -116 on the money line.
• With the moneyline set for this match, bookmakers have suggested that the Yankees have a 53.7% chance of winning.
• The Royals have won in 38, or 44.7%, of the 85 contests in which they were classified as underdogs this year.
• Kansas City has a win-loss record of 32-43 this year when bookmakers favor it at -104 or worse.
• The money line set for this match suggests the Royals have a 51 percent chance of claiming a win in the contest.

New York Yankees

NYY

-1.5

-116

Oh 8

Kansas City Royals

KC

+1.5

-104

U8

Current Yankees betting performance

• The Yankees went 5-5 in 10 games and have been the moneyline favorite in the last 10 meetings.
• In the last 10 meetings, the Yankees and their opponents have combined for a total of seven over-on-the-run hits (there were solid hits in all 10 games).
• The Yankees have a record of 4-6-0 against the spread in their last 10 games.

Current Yankees stats

Yankees Player Insights

• Aaron Judge has posted a team-best .322 batting average and is leading the Yankees in home runs (58) and runs batted in (144).
• Among all hitters in baseball, Judge’s home run total ranks him first and his RBI total ranks him first.
• Juan Soto is batting .288 with 31 doubles, four triples, 41 home runs and 129 walks.
• Among all MLB hitters, Soto is fourth in home runs and sixth in RBI.
• Jazz Chisholm has 21 doubles, four triples, 24 home runs and 53 walks while batting .256.
• Chisholm is on a five-game winning streak in the competition. In his last five appearances, he hit .350 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI.
• Gleyber Torres is batting .257 with 26 doubles, 15 home runs and 65 walks.

Yankees team props

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Current betting performance of the Royals

• The Royals played as underdogs in seven of their last 10 games, winning four of those contests.
• In the last 10 games, the Royals and their opponents have failed to reach the cap a total of eight times.
• In their last 10 games, the Royals are 8-2-0 against the spread.

Current Royals stats

Insights into the Royals players

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads the team with a .332 batting average and leads the Royals in home runs with 32 and runs batted in with 109.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Witt’s home run total ranks 16th and his RBI tally ranks sixth.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has 30 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 40 walks while batting .262.
• Among all batters in the MLB, Pasquantino ranks 91st in home runs and 19th in RBI.
• Salvador Perez is batting .271 with 28 doubles, 27 home runs and 44 walks.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .231 with 27 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 42 walks.

Royals team props

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