Yankees vs. Royals ALDS Game 3 Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 9

Updated Oct. 8, 2024 1:01 p.m. ET

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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. The Yankees are the favorite in this one, at -116, while the underdog Royals have -104 odds to upset. New York (-1.5) is favored on the run line. The contest's total has been set at 8 runs.

Here is everything you need from a betting perspective on the Yankees-Royals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Yankees vs. Royals Game Information & Odds

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

Yankees vs. Royals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Royals 5, Yankees 4
• Total Prediction: Under 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Yankees 52%, Royals 48%

Yankees vs. Royals Betting Insights

• This season, the Yankees have been favored 132 times and won 75, or 56.8%, of those games.
• New York has a record of 72-55 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -116 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 53.7% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
• The Royals have been underdogs in 85 games this season and have come away with the win 38 times (44.7%) in those contests.
• Kansas City has a mark of 32-43 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by -104 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 51% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Wed 11:08 PM

TBS

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

New York Yankees

NYY

-1.5

-116

O 8

Kansas City Royals

KC

+1.5

-104

U 8

Yankees Recent Betting Performance

• The Yankees played as the moneyline favorite for each of their last 10 games, and they went 5-5 in those matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings (all 10 of them had set totals), the Yankees and their opponents combined to go over the run total seven times.
• The Yankees' record against the spread is 4-6-0 over their past 10 games.

Yankees Recent Stats

Yankees Player Insights

• Aaron Judge paces the Yankees with 58 home runs and 144 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .322.
• Among all batters in MLB, Judge is first in homers and first in RBI.
• Juan Soto is hitting .288 with 31 doubles, four triples, 41 home runs and 129 walks.
• Soto ranks fourth in home runs and sixth in RBI in the majors.
• Jazz Chisholm is batting .256 with 21 doubles, four triples, 24 home runs and 53 walks.
• Chisholm has at least one base hit in five straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI.
• Gleyber Torres has 26 doubles, 15 home runs and 65 walks while batting .257.

Yankees Team Props

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Royals Recent Betting Performance

• In seven games over the last 10 matchups when set as underdogs by bookmakers, the Royals had a record of 4-3.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Royals and their opponents are 2-8-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
• The Royals have a record of 8-2-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals with 32 home runs and 109 runs batted in, while posting a team-high batting average of .332.
• In all of MLB, Witt ranks 16th in home runs and sixth in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has 30 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 40 walks while batting .262.
• Pasquantino ranks 91st overall in home runs and 19th in RBI this year.
• Salvador Perez is batting .271 with 28 doubles, 27 home runs and 44 walks.
• Maikel Garcia is hitting .231 with 27 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 42 walks.

Royals Team Props

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