Yankees vs Royals Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for April 16

Odds updated as of 7:11 p.m.

MLB action on Wednesday includes the New York Yankees playing the Kansas City Royals.

We've got you covered, in terms of the most important information about this game before you take a look at the MLB odds and spreads on FanDuel Sportsbook.

Yankees vs Royals Game Info

• New York Yankees (10-7) vs. Kansas City Royals (8-10)
• Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
• Time: 7:05 p.m. ET
• Venue: Yankee Stadium -- The Bronx, New York
• Coverage: Amazon Prime Video and FDSKC

Yankees vs Royals Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: NYY: (-156) | KC: (+132)
• Spread: NYY: -1.5 (+126) | KC: +1.5 (-152)
• Total: 8 -- Over: (-105) | Under: (-115)

Yankees vs Royals Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Clarke Schmidt (Yankees) - 0-0, 0.00 ERA vs Kris Bubic (Royals) - 2-1, 0.96 ERA

The Yankees will give the nod to Clarke Schmidt and the Royals will turn to Kris Bubic (2-1, 0.96 ERA). Schmidt and his team were 9-10-0 ATS in his 19 appearances with a spread last season. Schmidt and his team won as favorites in 66.7% of his 15 appearances last season with a moneyline. The Royals have a 2-1-0 record against the spread in Bubic's starts. The Royals were the underdog on the moneyline for two Bubic starts this season -- they split the games.

Yankees vs Royals Moneyline

• Kansas City is a +132 underdog on the moneyline, while New York is a -156 favorite at home.

Yankees vs Royals Spread

• The Royals are at the Yankees, and are +1.5 on the runline. The Royals are +126 to cover the spread, and the Yankees are -152.

Yankees vs Royals Over/Under

• An over/under of 8 has been set for Yankees-Royals on April 16, with the over being -105 and the under -115.

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Yankees vs Royals Betting Trends

• The Yankees have been favorites in 15 games this season and have come away with the win 10 times (66.7%) in those contests.
• New York has a record of 4-1 when favored by -156 or more this year.
• Contests with the Yankees have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 10 of 17 chances this season.
• The Yankees are 9-8-0 against the spread in their 17 games that had a posted line this season.
• The Royals have put together a 2-7 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 22.2% of those games).
• Kansas City has played as a moneyline underdog of +132 or longer in only one game this season, which it lost.
• The Royals have had an over/under set by bookmakers 18 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in seven of those games (7-11-0).
• The Royals have a 7-11-0 record ATS this season (covering just 38.9% of the time).

Yankees Player Leaders

• Aaron Judge has 24 hits and an OBP of .494 to go with a slugging percentage of .730. All three of those stats are tops among New York hitters this season. He has a .381 batting average, as well.
• Among all qualifying hitters in baseball, he ranks second in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and fourth in slugging.
• Judge has picked up at least one hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .467 with a double and five walks.
• Ben Rice has two doubles, a triple, five home runs and 10 walks. He's batting .273 and slugging .618 with an on-base percentage of .385.
• His batting average is 56th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 30th, and his slugging percentage 10th.
• Anthony Volpe has collected 13 base hits, an OBP of .324 and a slugging percentage of .467 this season.
• Trent Grisham has four home runs, 10 RBI and a batting average of .343 this season.

Royals Player Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. has totaled 21 hits with a .390 on-base percentage and a .507 slugging percentage, all club-highs for the Royals. He's batting .313.
• Including all qualifying hitters in the majors, he ranks 23rd in batting average, 27th in on-base percentage and 40th in slugging percentage.
• Witt takes an eight-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .382 with five doubles, a home run, five walks and four RBI.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .276 with four doubles, two home runs and two walks. He's slugging .448 with an on-base percentage of .295.
• His batting average is 52nd among all qualified players, his on-base percentage is 119th, and he is 65th in slugging.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is hitting .194 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and six walks.
• Jonathan India is batting .196 with three doubles and 10 walks.

Yankees vs Royals Head to Head

• 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)
• 10/7/2024: 4-2 KC (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -148, Underdog Moneyline: +126)
• 10/5/2024: 6-5 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -198, Underdog Moneyline: +166)
• 9/11/2024: 4-3 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -148, Underdog Moneyline: +126)
• 9/10/2024: 5-0 KC (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -144, Underdog Moneyline: +122)
• 9/9/2024: 10-4 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -184, Underdog Moneyline: +154)
• 6/13/2024: 4-3 KC (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 10.5, Favorite Moneyline: -158, Underdog Moneyline: +134)

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