Yankees vs Royals Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for April 19

Odds updated as of 9:13 p.m.

In MLB action on Sunday, the New York Yankees face the Kansas City Royals.

Here’s everything you need to know before checking out today’s MLB odds and spreads on FanDuel Sportsbook.

New York Yankees (12-9) vs. Kansas City Royals (7-14)
Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026
Time: 1:35 p.m. ET
Venue: Yankee Stadium — The Bronx, New York
Coverage: YES and Royals.TV

All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
Moneyline: NYY: (-136) | KC: (+116)
Spread: NYY: -1.5 (+155) | KC: +1.5 (-188)
Total: 7.5 — Over: (-105) | Under: (-115)

Yankees vs Royals Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Ryan Weathers (Yankees) – 0-2, 4.29 ERA vs Cole Ragans (Royals) – 0-3, 3.78 ERA

The probable starters are Ryan Weathers (0-2) for the Yankees and Cole Ragans (0-3) for the Royals. Weathers’ team is 1-3-0 against the spread in his starts this season. Weathers’ team has a record of 1-3 this season when he starts and they are the favorite on the moneyline. The Royals failed to cover in all of Ragans’ four starts that had a set spread. The Royals were the moneyline underdog for two Ragans starts this season — they lost both.

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Yankees win (55.4%)

The moneyline numbers for Yankees vs. Royals reveal New York as the favorite (-136) and Kansas City as the underdog (+116) on the road.

The Royals are at the Yankees, and are +1.5 on the runline. The Royals are +155 to cover the spread, and the Yankees are -188.

The Yankees-Royals game on April 19 has been given an over/under of 7.5 runs. The over is set at -105 and the under at -115.

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The Yankees have come away with 11 wins in the 19 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
This season New York has come away with a win seven times in 13 chances when named as a favorite of at least -136 on the moneyline.
The Yankees and their opponents have hit the over in eight of their 20 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Yankees have posted a record of 10-10-0 against the spread this season.
The Royals have put together a 3-8 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 27.3% of those games).
When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +116 or longer, Kansas City has a 1-4 record (winning only 20% of its games).
The Royals have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 20 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in six of those games (6-14-0).
The Royals are 8-12-0 ATS this season.

Yankees Player Leaders

Ben Rice has 21 hits and an OBP of .468 to go with a slugging percentage of .774. All three of those stats are tops among New York hitters this season. He has a .339 batting average, as well.
Among all qualified batters in MLB, his batting average ranks sixth, his on-base percentage ranks second, and he is first in slugging.
Rice has picked up at least one hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .267 with three home runs, two walks and five RBIs.
Aaron Judge has three doubles, eight home runs and 11 walks. He’s batting .234 and slugging .584 with an on-base percentage of .337.
His batting average ranks 109th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 86th, and his slugging percentage 13th.
Cody Bellinger is batting .274 with a .452 slugging percentage and 11 RBI this year.
Bellinger enters this game with seven games in a row with at least one hit. During his last 10 games he is batting .282 with a double, two home runs, three walks and eight RBIs.
Trent Grisham is batting .145 with a .303 OBP and 11 RBI for New York this season.

Royals Player Leaders

Maikel Garcia has accumulated a team-best .415 slugging percentage. He’s batting .268 with an on-base percentage of .337.
Including all the qualified players in the big leagues, he is 63rd in batting average, 86th in on-base percentage and 84th in slugging percentage.
Bobby Witt Jr. has a .344 OBP to pace his team. He has a batting average of .266 while slugging .329.
His batting average is 65th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 68th, and he is 139th in slugging.
Carter Jensen has racked up 14 hits, a team-best for the Royals.
Kyle Isbel has a double, two home runs and four walks while batting .265.

4/18/2026: 13-4 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -162, Underdog Moneyline: +136)
4/17/2026: 4-2 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -172, Underdog Moneyline: +144)
6/12/2025: 1-0 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -130, Underdog Moneyline: +110)
6/11/2025: 6-3 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -130, Underdog Moneyline: +110)
6/10/2025: 10-2 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -200, Underdog Moneyline: +168)
4/16/2025: 4-3 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -156, Underdog Moneyline: +132)
4/15/2025: 4-2 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -245, Underdog Moneyline: +200)
4/14/2025: 4-1 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -138, Underdog Moneyline: +118)
10/10/2024: 3-1 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -152, Underdog Moneyline: +128)
10/9/2024: 3-2 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: -100)