Kansas City Royals Starter Danny Duffy Out to Silence New York Yankees Bats in MLB Contest

Those betting on MLB baseball odds will look to pick a Sportsbook at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday as the host Kansas City Royals battle the New York Yankees in baseball betting odds action.

It's a pitching duel between Danny Duffy for the Kansas City Royals (1-5 on the year) and Luis Severino for New York Yankees (6-1 so far).

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

The Kansas City Royals were listed as 220 moneyline underdogs earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while odds makers set the Sportsbook total line around 8.5 earlier at Sportsbook.

Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 5.5-2.0 result in favor of the Yankees. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Kansas City Royals bring a 14-30 record to the battle against the 28-13 Yankees. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Kansas City vs New York injuries news.

The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Kansas City Royals at No. 21 and the New York Yankees at No. 1 heading into this contest.

Statistical Matchup

Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features the Kansas City Royals No. 24-ranked scoring average of 4.05 runs per game, against a New York Yankees offense rated No. 1 and scoring 5.68 runs per game. The Royals have averaged 8.84 hits per game to date this season, more than the Yankees hitters have managed (8.54 per nine innings).

Kansas City owns the No. 29 defense, allowing 4.05 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with New York's No. 10-rated defense.