Yankees vs. Royals Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - April 19
18 April 2026

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
How to Watch Yankees vs. Royals
- 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.
