Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees Betting Pick and Odds Preview

The Kansas City Royals will look to pick up a road win when they take on the Yankees in New York at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday in MLB baseball betting odds action.

Yordano Ventura, with a record of 2-2 on the season, gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, while the New York Yankees trot Michael Pineda to the mound in this one. He is 1-3 so far in 2016.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

The visiting Kansas City Royals were 125 moneyline underdogs in this one earlier in the day at most online sportsbooks including Sportsbook. The total was 7.5 at Sportsbook for those preferring over under betting.

Odds Shark prediction models pick the Yankees to win this game 4.8-3.2. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The New York Yankees sport a record of 13-18 heading into this matchup, while the Kansas City Royals sit at 15-17 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and New York vs Kansas City injuries news.

The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the New York Yankees at No. 24 and the Kansas City Royals at No. 26 heading into this contest.

Statistical Matchup

Offensively, the game matches up New York Yankees No. 23 ranked offense (3.77 runs per game) against a Kansas City Royals defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 12 at 4.09 runs allowed per game. The New York Yankees have been averaging 7.84 hits per game, less than the Kansas City Royals have managed so far this season (8.53 hits on average).

Kansas City brings the No. 12-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Yankees's No. 17-ranked defense.