The New York Yankees (8-6) host the Kansas City Royals (7-8) on Monday at Yankee Stadium, starting at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Yankees are favored on the moneyline (-120), while the Royals are +102 underdogs. The Royals are the spread favorite (1.5) with +160 odds, despite being the moneyline underdog. New York has Carlos Carrasco set to start, while Kansas City counters with Seth Lugo.

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Yankees vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-120)
• Underdog: Royals (+102)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

• The Yankees are 8-4 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 66.7% of those games).
• New York has a record of 8-4 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -120 or shorter (66.7% winning percentage).
• The Yankees have a 54.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• New York has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 14 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in nine of those games (9-4-1).
• The Yankees have put together a 7-7-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50% of the time).

Yankees hitting info

• Aaron Judge leads the Yankees in home runs (six), runs batted in (20) and has a team-high batting average of .358.
• Among batters in baseball, Judge ranks first in home runs and first in RBI.
• Anthony Volpe is batting .240 with three doubles, four home runs and seven walks.
• Volpe currently ranks 15th in homers and 13th in RBI in the majors.
• Ben Rice is hitting .310 with two doubles, a triple, four home runs and nine walks.
• Trent Grisham has a double, three home runs and three walks while hitting .344.

Yankees pitching rankings

• The 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Yankees pitching staff ranks first in MLB.
• New York has a 4.75 team ERA that ranks 26th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Yankees combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.327).
• The Yankees surrender the 18th-fewest home runs in baseball (16 total, 1.1 per game).
• In its 8-4 win last time out, New York struck out 12 Giants batters while allowing six hits.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have entered the game as underdogs seven times this season and won twice.
• Kansas City has been at least a +102 moneyline underdog three times this season, but was upset in all of those games.
• The Royals have a 49.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in seven of its 15 games with a total this season.
• The Royals are 6-9-0 against the spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City with a .309 batting average.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Witt is 115th in homers and 103rd in RBI.
• Witt brings a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .500 with three doubles, five walks and an RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .212 this season with a team-high two home runs and 11 RBI.
• Pasquantino is 67th in home runs and 22nd in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Maikel Garcia’s two home runs lead all Kansas City hitters, and he’s slugging .457.
• Jonathan India is batting .208 with an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .264 this season.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in the big leagues.
• Kansas City has pitched to a 3.29 ERA this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.245 as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• With just 13 homers allowed, the Royals rank eighth in the league at preventing long balls.
• Kansas City suffered a 6-3 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out seven Guardians batters while allowing nine hits.