Royals vs. Yankees Odds & Betting Predictions - April 18, 2026

Royals at Yankees

5:35 pm • ROYL

Kansas City Royals

8-17

4 - 13

New York Yankees

16-9

pitcher		team	era	w-l
W.Warren			2.49	2-0
N.Cameron			5.40	1-1

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Royals 8-17	+1.5	+1.5-156	o8-105	+139
Yankees 16-9	u8.5	-1.5+130	u8-115	-167

Saturday 5:35 p.m.

April 18, 2026

Yankee StadiumBronx

Under 8-105

1.05u

J.Caglianone o1.5 Total Bases+190

0.25u

J.Caglianone o1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs+120

NYY -164

0.3u

Under 4.5 (F5)-115

0.58u

W.Warren u16.5 Outs-105

0.53u

W.Warren To Record 6+ Strikeouts Yes+154

1.54u

There is a value opportunity on Will Warren's strikeouts prop. THE BAT X is projecting 5.80 strikeouts for him with a 53% chance that he records at least 6 strikeouts. If you can get the over at +154 or better, there is great value here. This play is good down to at least +119. Love THE BAT X? Get all of Carty's sports betting projections at EV Analytics https://evanalytics.com/subscribe/mlb?ref=zdlkmgz

W.Warren o4.5 Ks-126

THE BAT X is forecasting 5.80 strikeouts for Will Warren. Oddsmakers are implying 4.98 strikeouts, so I believe there is value here. If you take the over, you'd be projected to win 70% of the time resulting in a 25% ROI with expected value of $31.09 (based on a $100 wager). This play is good down to at least -153. Love THE BAT X? Get all of Carty's sports betting projections at EV Analytics https://evanalytics.com/subscribe/mlb?ref=zdlkmgz

NYY -1.5+150

1.37u

#EV Pinny +130 Circa +125 BM +130 BO +125

NYY -1.5+150

1.5u

KC +140

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MLB Public Betting

Yankees are 5-0 in their last 5 games.
Yankees are 5-0 in their last 5 games against the spread
Yankees are 8-4 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 1 of Yankees' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 6 of Yankees' 13 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Yankees	14-11	6-7	8-4	12-11	2-0
Royals	8-17	5-8	3-9	5-9	3-8

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Yankees	9-14-2	6-6-1	3-8-1	8-13-2	1-1
Royals	10-15	7-6	3-9	7-7	3-8

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Yankees	16-9	8-5	8-4	14-9	2-0
Royals	8-17	6-7	2-10	6-8	2-9

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Apr 17th	KC	W 4-2	-1.5 W	U 8	NYY -179
Apr 16th	LAA	L 4-11	-1.5 L	O 10	LAA -306
Apr 15th	LAA	W 5-4	-1.5 L	U 11	NYY -192
Apr 14th	LAA	L 1-7	-1.5 L	U 9	LAA -180
Apr 13th	LAA	W 11-10	-1.5 L	O 9.5	NYY -187

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Rodon is out with elbow
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Gerrit Cole
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Cole is out with elbow
Out
Clarke Schmidt
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Schmidt is out with elbow
Out
Anthony Volpe
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Volpe is out with shoulder
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PITCHER		PC	IP	K	ER
LN.Cameron, P		74	4	3	5
RM.Spence, P		84	4	3	6

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1M.Garcia, 3B	1-4	0	0	0
1J.India, 2B	0-0	0	0	0
2B.Witt, SS	1-3	0	0	0
2T.Tolbert, SS	1-1	1	0	0
3V.Pasquantino, 1B	0-4	0	0	0
4J.Caglianone, RF	1-4	1	0	0
5C.Jensen, C	2-3	2	1	2
6M.Massey, 2B	1-4	0	0	2
6M.Massey, 3B	1-4	0	0	2
7I.Collins, DH	0-4	0	0	0
8L.Thomas, LF	0-3	0	0	0
9K.Isbel, CF	0-3	0	0	0

PITCHER		PC	IP	K	ER
RW.Warren, P		93	7	11	2
RP.Blackburn, P		32	2	1	2

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1A.Rosario, 3B	2-5	2	1	3
1A.Rosario, RF	2-5	2	1	3
2A.Judge, RF	0-2	1	0	0
2R.McMahon, 3B	0-0	1	0	0
3C.Bellinger, CF	3-4	2	2	5
4G.Stanton, DH	0-5	0	0	0
5B.Rice, 1B	1-3	1	1	1
6R.Grichuk, LF	1-4	1	0	1
7J.Chisholm, 2B	0-4	0	0	0
8J.Caballero, SS	2-4	3	0	0
9J.Escarra, C	2-4	2	0	3