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)

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