New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals: Picks, Predictions, Odds and Player Props

As we approach the middle of the summer, several teams are starting to establish themselves as true contenders for the postseason.

One of those is the New York Yankees and they are currently in a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals, who are looking to stay in the hunt for a postseason spot.

Game 2 of this ongoing series between the Yankees and Royals will be played at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri and has an expected first pitch time of 7:40 PM ET.

This game will be broadcast on MLB Network and will be streamed on Amazon Prime Video.

Our article will give you a full preview of this game on Wednesday night between the Yankees and the Royals and this will include our best bet for the game and our best player prop.

Additionally, we will include the current money line, total, and run line odds, as well as the home run odds for the top players on both teams.

New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals betting picks and predictions

Royals Moneyline (+100)

The Yankees enter this game with a record of 40-25, having won Game 1 of this series by a score of 10-2 on Tuesday night. New York is scheduled to start Clarke Schmidt in this game, who is 2-3 on the season and has an ERA of 4.04.

As for the Royals, they enter this game with a record of 34-33 and is projected to counter with Kris Bubic, who has a record of 5-3 and has an ERA of 1.43.

Bubic has especially been efficient in his home starts, posting an ERA of 1.38 across five starts. In these starts, he has allowed five earned runs over 32.2 innings.

As for Schmidt, he has been below average in his road starts this season, posting an ERA of 4.79 over four starts. In these starts, Schmidt has allowed 11 earned runs over 20.2 innings.

The Yankees have had the Royals' number this season, having won all four games in their season series.

Despite that, the Royals have the clear edge in starting pitchers for Wednesday’s game; therefore, backing the Royals to win at +100 will be our best bet.

Aaron Judge to Hit a Home Run (+195)

Our second best bet for this game focuses on Aaron Judge to hit a home run. He is currently second in the MLB with 24 home runs and, as such, is batting .396, which is first in the league.

Judge homered last night in Game 1 of the series and has three homers in his last two games. For that reason, backing Judge to hit a home run  at +195 will be our second best bet on Wednesday.

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New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals odds

NY Yankees	-120 ML
KC Royals	+100 ML
Run Line	NYY -1.5 (+135)
Total	O/U 9

New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals player props

Player Home Run Odds

Aaron Judge (NY Yankees)	+195
Paul Goldschmidt (NY Yankees)	+475
Ben Rice (NY Yankees)	+575
Bobby Witt Jr. (KC Royals)	+375
Salvador Perez (KC Royals)	+475
Vinnie Pasquantino (KC Royals)	+600

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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.