Yankees vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks - June 12

Updated Jun. 12, 2024 8:00 p.m. ET

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Aaron Judge and Bobby Witt Jr. are the hottest hitters on the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals, who play on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium, at 8:10 PM ET. Bookmakers list the Yankees as -159 favorites on the moneyline, while giving the underdog Royals +134 moneyline odds to win. New York is the favorite on the run line (-1.5 with -107 odds). The game's total is set at 10.5 runs.

Check out 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, June 12, 2024 at 8:10 PM ET
Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
How to Watch on TV: Amazon Prime Video

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Yankees	-159	+134	10.5	-120	+100	-1.5	-107	-113

Yankees vs. Royals Prediction

Score Prediction: Yankees 5, Royals 4
Total Prediction: Under 10.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Yankees 50%, Royals 50%

Yankees vs. Royals Betting Insights

The Yankees have been favorites in 50 games this season and won 36 (72%) of those contests.
New York has entered 22 games this season favored by -159 or more and is 16-6 in those contests.
The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 61.4% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
The Royals have been underdogs in 41 games this season and have come away with the win 20 times (48.8%) in those contests.
This season, Kansas City has come away with a win four times in 10 chances when named as an underdog of at least +134 or longer on the moneyline.
The Royals have an implied victory probability of 42.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Yankees Recent Betting Performance

The Yankees were favored on the moneyline in seven of their last 10 games, and they finished 6-1 in those matchups.
In their last 10 outings, the Yankees and their opponents combined to go over the run total seven times (all 10 games had set totals).
The Yankees have put together a 9-1-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Yankees Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	8-2
Runs Per Game	6.0
HR	15
ERA	3.52
K/9	8.3

Yankees Player Insights

Judge paces the Yankees in home runs (25) and runs batted in (62).
Among all hitters in the majors, Judge is first in homers and first in RBI.
Judge takes a hitting streak of four games into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .500 with two doubles, four home runs, five walks and eight RBI.
Juan Soto is hitting .316 to lead his team.
Soto is sixth in homers in baseball, and fourth in RBI.
Anthony Volpe is hitting .274 with 10 doubles, seven triples, six home runs and 23 walks.
Alex Verdugo is hitting .263 with 14 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 21 walks.
Verdugo is riding a six-game hitting streak into this one. During his last 10 games he is hitting .300 with three doubles, a triple, a walk and six RBI.

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Royals Recent Betting Performance

The Royals have played as underdogs in eight of their past 10 games and won three of those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Royals and their opponents are 7-3-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
The Royals have a record of 3-7-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	5.0
HR	10
ERA	5.90
K/9	7.9

Royals Player Insights

Witt leads the Royals in home runs (11), runs batted in (48) and has a team-high batting average of .321.
Among all batters in MLB, Witt's home run total ranks 32nd and his RBI tally is ninth.
Witt brings a hitting streak of 12 games into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is hitting .386 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, two walks and eight RBI.
Maikel Garcia has 13 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 20 walks while batting .251.
Garcia ranks 149th in home runs and 37th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .239 with 18 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 24 walks.
Salvador Perez has 15 doubles, 10 home runs and 21 walks while batting .296.