{"id":2432342,"date":"2026-05-26T07:44:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2432342"},"modified":"2026-05-26T07:44:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:44:49","slug":"yankees-vs-royals-prediction-odds-moneyline-spread-over-under-for-may-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/yankees-vs-royals-prediction-odds-moneyline-spread-over-under-for-may-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees vs Royals Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread &#038; Over\/Under for May 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Odds updated as of 2:12 a.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The New York Yankees versus the Kansas City Royals is on the MLB schedule for Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve got you covered, in terms of the most important information about this matchup before you take a look at the <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/navigation\/mlb\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">MLB odds and spreads<\/a> on FanDuel Sportsbook.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>New York Yankees (32-22) vs. Kansas City Royals (22-32)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> Tuesday, May 26, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 7:40 p.m. ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Kauffman Stadium &#8212; Kansas City, Missouri<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coverage:<\/strong> Royals.TV and YES<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>All <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/navigation\/mlb\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">MLB odds<\/a>, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moneyline:<\/strong> NYY: (-205) | KC: (+172)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spread:<\/strong> NYY: -1.5 (-120) | KC: +1.5 (+100)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total:<\/strong> 8.5 &#8212; Over: (-115) | Under: (-105)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/teams\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/odds\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Yankees<\/a> vs <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/teams\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/odds\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Royals<\/a> Probable Starting Pitchers<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Probable Pitchers:<\/strong> Cam Schlittler (Yankees) &#8211; 6-2, 1.50 ERA vs Bailey Falter (Royals) &#8211; 0-1, 9.82 ERA<\/p>\n<p>The probable pitchers are Cam Schlittler (6-2) for the Yankees and Bailey Falter (0-1) for the Royals. Schlittler&#8217;s team is 7-3-0 against the spread in his starts this season. Schlittler&#8217;s team is 7-2 this season when he starts and they are the moneyline favorite. Falter has started only one game with a set spread, which the Royals failed to cover. The Royals were named the moneyline underdog for one Falter start this season &#8212; they lost.<\/p>\n<p><em>All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.numberfire.com\/mlb\/games\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">numberFire<\/a>.<\/em><br \/><strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Yankees win (58.2%)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>Looking at the moneyline for Royals-Yankees, Kansas City is the underdog at +172, and New York is -205 playing on the road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>The Yankees are favored by 1.5 runs on the road versus the Royals. The Yankees are -120 to cover the spread, while the Royals are +100.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>An over\/under of 8.5 has been set for Yankees-Royals on May 26, with the over being -115 and the under -105.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/promotions\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Bet on New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals on FanDuel today!<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>The Yankees have been victorious in 29, or 61.7%, of the 47 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.<\/li>\n<li>This season New York has been victorious three times in four chances when named as a favorite of at least -205 on the moneyline.<\/li>\n<li>The Yankees and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 21 of their 51 opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>In 51 games with a line this season, the Yankees have a mark of 25-26-0 against the spread.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have won 10 of the 26 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (38.5%).<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City has not yet played a game with moneyline odds of +172 or longer.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 22 times this season for a 22-29-0 record against the over\/under.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have put together a 23-28-0 record against the spread this season (covering 45.1% of the time).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/teams\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/odds\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Yankees<\/a> Player Leaders<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>Cody Bellinger leads New York with an OBP of .379, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .484. He&#8217;s batting .274 on the season.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualified batters, he is 46th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 20th, and he is 29th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Bellinger hopes to build on a three-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .294 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and an RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Aaron Judge has nine doubles, 17 home runs and 38 walks. He&#8217;s batting .250 and slugging .556 with an on-base percentage of .377.<\/li>\n<li>Among all qualified batters, he is 84th in batting average, 22nd in on-base percentage and eighth in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Judge takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .150 with a double, a home run, a walk and two RBIs.<\/li>\n<li>Ben Rice leads New York with 48 hits. He is batting .276 this season and 26 of his hits have gone for extra bases.<\/li>\n<li>Trent Grisham has six home runs, 27 RBI and a batting average of .192 this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/teams\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/odds\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Royals<\/a> Player Leaders<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>Bobby Witt Jr. has an on-base percentage of .360, a slugging percentage of .481, and has 63 hits, all club-bests for the Royals (while batting .294).<\/li>\n<li>Including all the qualified hitters in the big leagues, his batting average ranks 20th, his on-base percentage ranks 37th, and he is 30th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Witt takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .238 with two doubles, a home run and an RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Maikel Garcia has 14 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 19 walks while batting .262. He&#8217;s slugging .381 with an on-base percentage of .320.<\/li>\n<li>Including all qualifying hitters, he is 66th in batting average, 96th in on-base percentage and 105th in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .201 with six doubles, two triples, five home runs and 24 walks.<\/li>\n<li>Salvador Perez is hitting .215 with five doubles, nine home runs and 10 walks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li><strong>5\/25\/2026:<\/strong> 4-3 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -136, Underdog Moneyline: +116)<\/li>\n<li><strong>4\/18\/2026:<\/strong> 13-4 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -162, Underdog Moneyline: +136)<\/li>\n<li><strong>4\/17\/2026:<\/strong> 4-2 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -172, Underdog Moneyline: +144)<\/li>\n<li><strong>6\/12\/2025:<\/strong> 1-0 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -130, Underdog Moneyline: +110)<\/li>\n<li><strong>6\/11\/2025:<\/strong> 6-3 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -130, Underdog Moneyline: +110)<\/li>\n<li><strong>6\/10\/2025:<\/strong> 10-2 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -200, Underdog Moneyline: +168)<\/li>\n<li><strong>4\/16\/2025:<\/strong> 4-3 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -156, Underdog Moneyline: +132)<\/li>\n<li><strong>4\/15\/2025:<\/strong> 4-2 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -245, Underdog Moneyline: +200)<\/li>\n<li><strong>4\/14\/2025:<\/strong> 4-1 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -138, Underdog Moneyline: +118)<\/li>\n<li><strong>10\/10\/2024:<\/strong> 3-1 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -152, Underdog Moneyline: +128)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sign up for <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/click\/8\/172462;7577239;369307;211;0\/?ft_width=1&amp;ft_height=1&amp;gdpr=$%7BGDPR%7D&amp;gdpr_consent=$%7BGDPR_CONSENT_78%7D&amp;us_privacy=$%7BUS_PRIVACY%7D&amp;url=36820660\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/click\/8\/270261;9559798;369307;211;0\/?gdpr=$%7BGDPR%7D&amp;gdpr_consent=$%7BGDPR_CONSENT_78%7D&amp;us_privacy=$%7BUS_PRIVACY%7D&amp;force_transparent=true&amp;url=https:\/\/www.fanduel.com\/contests\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">FanDuel Daily Fantasy<\/a> today!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.fanduel.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Odds updated as of 2:12 a.m. The New York Yankees versus the Kansas City Royals is on the MLB schedule for Tuesday. We&#8217;ve got you covered, in terms of the most important information about this matchup before you take a look at the MLB odds and spreads on FanDuel Sportsbook. 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