Royals at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 14

Its Monday, April 14 and the Royals (8-8) are in Bronx to open a series against the Yankees (8-7).

Seth Lugo is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Carlos Carrasco for New York.

Yesterday, the Yankees fell to the Giants in a close game at Yankee Stadium. Carlos Rodón pitched 5.2 innings with eight strikeouts but allowed a three-run blast to Jung Hoo Lee in the sixth inning. Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in the eighth inning, breaking an 0-for-22 slump, but the Yankees couldn't complete the comeback.

Kansas City doubled up the Guardians Sunday afternoon, 4-2. Cole Ragans was outstanding striking out ten and allowing just one earned run on four hits in 7.2 innings. Salvador Perez led the offense for KC smacking his second home run of the season.

Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

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Game details & how to watch Royals at Yankees

• Date: Monday, April 14, 2025
• Time: 7:05PM EST
• Site: Yankee Stadium
• City: Bronx, NY
• Network/Streaming: FDSNKC, YES, MLBN

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Odds for the Royals at the Yankees

The latest odds as of Monday:

• Moneyline: Royals (+115), Yankees (-136)
• Spread:  Yankees -1.5
• Total: 8.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Royals at Yankees

• Pitching matchup for April 14, 2025: Seth Lugo vs. Carlos Carrasco
  
  • Royals: Seth Lugo (1-1, 3.24 ERA)
    Last outing: 4/9 vs. Minnesota - 5.2IP, 2ER, 5H, 3BB, 6Ks
  • Yankees: Carlos Carrasco (1-1, 7.71 ERA)
    Last outing: 4/8 at Detroit - 4.1IP, 4ER, 6H, 1BB, 3Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Royals at Yankees

• The Yankees have lost 5 of their last 7 games
• 6 of the Yankees' last 8 games against the Royals have stayed UNDER the Total
• The Game Total in Yankees' games has cashed the OVER in 10 of 15 games (10-4-1)
• The Royals are 6-10 on the Run Line this season

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Royals and the Yankees

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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Monday's game between the Royals and the Yankees:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Kansas City Royals at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.

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