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Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees
The fans at Yankee Stadium will be treated to a game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees when they take their seats on Sunday.
Jordan Lyles will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Right hander Lyles is 1-11 this season with a 5.87 ERA.
Starting this game for the Yankees will be Luis Severino. The right hander has a 6.66 ERA to go along with a 1-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Yankees as -200-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total opened at 9.
Last time out for New York, they were a 5-2 winner as they battled the Royals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -250 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Royals were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Yankees. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -250 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Kansas City:
Team record: 28-72 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Kansas City is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Kansas City's last 14 games
New York:
Team record: 52-47 SU
NY Yankees is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
NY Yankees is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
NY Yankees is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Kansas City at Cleveland Monday, July 24
New York home to New York Tuesday, July 25