The Kansas City Royals (79-66) and New York Yankees (83-61) will meet on Tuesday in the middle game of a 3-game series. First pitch from Yankee Stadium is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET. Let’s check out BetMGM Sportsbook’s odds for the Royals vs Yankees Opportunities and place your best bets with our expert MLB tips and predictions.

Season series: New York leads 4-1

New York beat Kansas City 10-4 on Monday and was a -179 home favorite. After trailing 4-3 in the 6th inning, the Yankees scored 7 unanswered runs in the 7th and 8th innings to secure the win.

Relief player James McArthur suffered the loss, allowing 4 ERs in 1/3 IP (3 H, 1 BB). The loss ended a 4-game winning streak for the Royals.

Expected starters for Royals at Yankees

RHP Seth Lugo against RHP Marcus Stroman

Lugo (15-8, 3.05 ERA) is making his 30th start. He has a WHIP of 1.11, 2.2 BB/9 and 7.7 K/9 in 186 IP.

• Last start: Win, 7 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 4 K in a 4-1 game against Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday
• Career against the Yankees: 4-2, 3.18 ERA (28 1/3 IP, 10 ER), 22 H, 9 BB, 35 K in 13 appearances (3 starts)

Stroman (10-7, 4.03 ERA) is making his 28th start. He has a WHIP of 1.42, 3.7 BB/9 and 6.6 K/9 in 143 IP.

• Last start: Loss, 3 2/3 IP, 5 ER, 9 H, 1 BB, 3 K in a 10-6 game against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday
• Career against Kansas City: 4-1, 2.52 ERA (35 2/3 IP, 10 ER), 27 H, 10 BB, 26 K in 6 starts

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Royals vs Yankees odds

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• Moneyline (ML): Royals +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Yankees -145 (bet $145 to win $100)
• Running Line (RL)/Against the Spread (ATS): Royals +1.5 (-175) | Yankees -1.5 (+145)
• Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)

Tips and predictions for the Royals at the Yankees

forecast

Yankees 7, Royals 6

Money line

BET ON THE YANKEES (-145).

New York has dominated KC in recent meetings, winning the last three meetings in New York and finishing 7-3 in the last ten meetings overall. Kansas City has also lost each of its last six road games, while the Yankees have finished 6-3 in their last nine home games.

Running Line/Against the Spread

HAPPEN.

I expect the Royals to be +1.5 (-175) underdogs here, but that line is too high to bet on. Instead, bet on the moneyline and/or total.

Over/Under

BET OVER 8.5 (-115).

The over has scored in each of New York’s last 6 home games and is 7-3 in their last 10 games overall. For Kansas City, the over is 2-0 in their last 2 away games. The over has also scored in each of the last 2 meetings between these teams in New York and is 3-1 in their last 4 games overall.

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