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The New York Yankees are among the MLB teams playing on Saturday, versus the Kansas City Royals.

Before you do any MLB betting on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here's everything you need to know.

Yankees vs Royals Game Info

• New York Yankees (81-79) vs. Kansas City Royals (55-105)
• Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
• Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Venue: Kauffman Stadium -- Kansas City, Missouri
• Coverage: BSKC

Yankees vs Royals Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: NYY: (-134) | KC: (+114)
• Spread: NYY: -1.5 (+118) | KC: +1.5 (-142)
• Total: 9.5 -- Over: (-106) | Under: (-114)

Yankees vs Royals Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Clarke Schmidt (Yankees) - 9-9, 4.65 ERA vs Steven Cruz (Royals) - 0-0, 5.40 ERA

The Yankees will call on Clarke Schmidt (9-9) against the Royals and Cruz. Schmidt and his team are 15-16-0 ATS this season when he starts. Schmidt's team has been victorious in 47.4% of the games he's started as the moneyline favorite with a record of 9-10. The Royals covered all of Cruz's three starts that had a set spread. The Royals were the moneyline underdog for three Cruz starts this season -- they won every game.

Yankees vs Royals Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Yankees win (59.3%)

Yankees vs Royals Moneyline

• New York is the favorite, -134 on the moneyline, while Kansas City is a +114 underdog despite being at home.

Yankees vs Royals Spread

• The Royals are hosting the Yankees, and are +1.5 on the runline. The Royals are +118 to cover the spread, and the Yankees are -142.

Yankees vs Royals Over/Under

• A total of 9.5 runs has been set for the Yankees-Royals contest on September 30, with the over available at -106 and the under at -114.

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Yankees vs Royals Betting Trends

• The Yankees have been favorites in 89 games this season and have come away with the win 49 times (55.1%) in those contests.
• This season New York has come away with a win 39 times in 63 chances when named as a favorite of at least -134 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 71 of their 158 opportunities.
• The Yankees are 79-79-0 against the spread in their 158 games that had a posted line this season.
• The Royals have compiled a 46-89 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 34.1% of those games).
• Kansas City has a 42-80 record (winning only 34.4% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +114 or longer.
• The Royals have played in 157 games with a set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 77 times (77-75-5).
• The Royals have covered 44.6% of their games this season, going 70-87-0 against the spread.

Yankees Player Leaders

• Gleyber Torres leads New York in OBP (.345), slugging percentage (.453) and total hits (161) this season. He has a .272 batting average.
• Among all qualifying hitters, he ranks 41st in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 44th, and he is 60th in slugging.
• Aaron Judge is hitting .267 with 16 doubles, 37 home runs and 87 walks, while slugging .617 with an on-base percentage of .406.
• Anthony Volpe is batting .207 with a .383 slugging percentage and 60 RBI this year.
• Volpe heads into this game with three games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is batting .158 with a double and a walk.
• DJ LeMahieu has 15 home runs, 44 RBI and a batting average of .241 this season.

Royals Player Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. has a slugging percentage of .493 and has 174 hits, both team-best figures for the Royals. He's batting .275 and with an on-base percentage of .317.
• Including all qualifying hitters, he ranks 33rd in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 94th and he is 23rd in slugging.
• Salvador Perez has 21 doubles, 22 home runs and 19 walks while hitting .256. He's slugging .420 with an on-base percentage of .295.
• He is currently 85th in batting average, 126th in on-base percentage and 87th in slugging percentage among all qualifying batters.
• Maikel Garcia a has .327 on-base percentage to pace the Royals.
• MJ Melendez has 29 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 61 walks while batting .232.

Yankees vs Royals Head to Head

• 9/29/2023: 12-5 KC (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -154, Underdog Moneyline: +130)
• 7/23/2023: 8-5 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -200, Underdog Moneyline: +168)
• 7/22/2023: 5-2 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -270, Underdog Moneyline: +220)
• 7/21/2023: 5-4 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -205, Underdog Moneyline: +172)
• 7/31/2022: 8-6 KC (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -290, Underdog Moneyline: +235)
• 7/30/2022: 8-2 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -310, Underdog Moneyline: +250)
• 7/29/2022: 11-5 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -405, Underdog Moneyline: +320)
• 7/28/2022: 1-0 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -250, Underdog Moneyline: +205)
• 5/1/2022: 6-4 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -200, Underdog Moneyline: +168)
• 4/30/2022: 3-0 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -230, Underdog Moneyline: +194)

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