Yankees vs. Royals Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - April 19

The Kansas City Royals will aim to stop a six-game losing streak when visiting the New York Yankees at 1:35 p.m. ET on Sunday. Ryan Weathers (0-2, 4.29 ERA) gets the start for the Yankees, who are 12-9 this season and second in the AL East. Cole Ragans (0-3, 3.78 ERA) is the expected starter for the Royals, who are 7-14 and fifth in the AL Central.

The Yankees (-155) are moneyline favorites at home over the Royals (+130). The total in this contest is set at 8.

Yankees vs. Royals Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Sunday, April 19, 2026
• Game time: 1:35 p.m. ET
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium
• Favorite: Yankees (-155)
• Underdog: Royals (+130)
• Over/under: 8

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• TV Channel: YES and ROYL
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Yankees vs. Royals: Betting the Moneyline

• The Yankees have gone 11-9 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 55% of those games).
• Kansas City has been pegged as an underdog in 11 games this year and has walked away with the win three times (27.3%) in those games.
• New York has entered 13 games this season favored by -155 or more and is 7-6 in those contests.
• The Royals have been listed as an underdog of +130 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Yankees a 60.8% chance to win.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 43.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Yankees vs. Royals: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Yankees have had an over/under set by bookmakers 21 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in nine of those games (9-10-2).
• Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in seven of its 21 games with a total this season.
• The Yankees have covered 47.6% of their games this season, going 10-11-0 ATS.
• The Royals are 8-13-0 against the spread in their 21 games that had a posted line this season.