Yankees vs Royals Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today

• The Yankees are -200 favorites vs the Royals
• Yankees vs Royals Over / Under today: 8.5 Runs
• Yankees / Royals TV Channel: RYTV | YES

The New York Yankees (-200) visit Kauffman Stadium to take on the Kansas City Royals (+165) on May 26, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 7:40 pm in Kansas City, MO.

This season, the Yankees are against the spread (ATS), while the Royals are ATS.

Yankees vs Royals Starting Pitchers Today:

• Yankees starting pitcher: Cam Schlittler 6-2, 1.50 ERA
• Royals starting pitcher: Bailey Falter 0-1, 9.83 ERA

Yankees vs. Royals Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Yankees will win Tuesday‘s MLB game with 62.2% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.

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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Yankees players for Tuesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Yankees Player Prop Bets Today:

• Ben Rice has hit the Walks Under in 20 of his last 25 games (+12.85 Units / 32% ROI)
• Paul Goldschmidt has hit the Home Runs Over in 3 of his last 8 away games (+12.00 Units / 150% ROI)
• Cam Schlittler has hit the Earned Runs Under in 18 of his last 25 games (+11.45 Units / 39% ROI)
• Cody Bellinger has hit the Total Bases Under in 19 of his last 25 away games (+10.95 Units / 28% ROI)
• Cam Schlittler has hit the Strikeouts Over in 18 of his last 25 games (+10.65 Units / 35% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Royals players for Tuesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Royals Player Prop Best Bets Today:

• Carter Jensen has hit the Total Bases Under in 18 of his last 25 games (+11.40 Units / 34% ROI)
• Salvador Perez has hit the Hits Under in 11 of his last 20 games at home (+10.10 Units / 50% ROI)
• Michael Massey has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 9 games at home (+10.00 Units / 111% ROI)
• Isaac Collins has hit the Runs Under in 20 of his last 25 games (+9.95 Units / 20% ROI)
• Michael Massey has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 11 of his last 15 games at home (+7.75 Units / 44% ROI)

Yankees Best Bets Today:

• The New York Yankees have covered the Run Line in 28 of their last 50 away games (+10.85 Units / 20% ROI)
• The New York Yankees have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 31 of their last 50 games (+9.35 Units / 15% ROI)
• The New York Yankees have hit the Game Total Under in 24 of their last 40 away games (+8.45 Units / 19% ROI)
• The New York Yankees have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 29 of their last 50 away games (+8.35 Units / 12% ROI)
• The New York Yankees have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 30 of their last 50 away games (+7.40 Units / 13% ROI)

Royals Best Bets Today:

• The Kansas City Royals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 31 of their last 50 games (+10.10 Units / 17% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 13 of their last 22 games at home (+7.95 Units / 26% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 15 of their last 22 games at home (+7.60 Units / 29% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have hit the Team Total Under in 8 of their last 10 games (+5.85 Units / 49% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have hit the Game Total Under in 28 of their last 50 games at home (+4.10 Units / 8% ROI)

Yankees Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Yankees are against the Run Line ( Units / ROI).

• away moneyline record when betting on the Moneyline for ML units Units / ML ROI ROI
• away total over record when betting on the total runs Over for over units Units / over ROI ROI
• away total under record when betting on the total runs Under for under units Units / under ROI ROI

Royals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Royals are against the Run Line ( Units / ROI).

• home moneyline record when betting on the Moneyline for ML units Units / ML ROI ROI
• home total over record when betting on the total runs Over for over units Units / over ROI ROI
• home total under record when betting on the total runs Under for under units Units / under ROI ROI

Royals vs Yankees Home Run Prop Bets Today

Royals vs Yankees Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Royals vs Yankees Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Yankees Keys to the Game vs. the Royals

The Yankees are 19-1 (.950) when they’ve hit 2 or more home runs this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .705.

The Yankees are 3-16 (.158) when trailing entering the 9th inning this season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .054.

The Yankees are 19-12 (.613) after a win this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .527.

The Yankees are 32-22 (.593) this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .500.

Royals Keys to the Game vs. the Yankees

The Royals are just 3-11 (.214) vs top 10 scoring offenses this season Today, they face the Yankees (sixth in runs scored).

The Royals are just 10-21 (.323) after a loss this season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .473.

The Royals are just 2-14 (.125) when allowing 10 or more hits this season — tied for 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .246.

The Royals are just 2-8 (.200) when tied entering the 7th inning this season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .500.

Yankees Hitting Stats & Trends

Yankees hitters have drawn walks in 15% of their PA’s when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game this season — best in MLB.

Yankees hitters are slugging .722 on the first pitch of at-bats this season — best in MLB.

Yankees hitters have 109 extra-base hits out of 226 total hits (48%) against starting pitchers this season — best in MLB.

Yankees hitters are slugging .659 in non-two strike counts this season — best in MLB.

Royals Hitting Stats & Trends

Royals hitters have an OPS of just .626 (894 PA’s) on the road this season — lowest in MLB.

Royals hitters are slugging just .210 with two-strikes this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

The Royals are batting just .215 on the road this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Royals hitters have a swing rate of just 56% with two-strikes this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Yankees Pitching Stats & Trends

Opponents have a groundball rate of 48% against Yankees pitchers this season — highest in MLB.

Yankees pitchers have an ERA of 3.24 (478.1 IP) this season — 3rd best in MLB.

Yankees pitchers have a strikeout rate of 24% with runners in scoring position this season — 5th best in MLB.

Yankees pitchers have an ERA of 2.98 (244.1 IP) on the road this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Royals Pitching Stats & Trends

Royals pitchers have walked 11% of batters this season — 4th highest in MLB.

Royals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 19% in late innings this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Royals pitchers have picked-off 9 runners from first base this season — tied for most in MLB.

Royals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 18% in close and late situations this season — 4th lowest in MLB.

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