Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees Game 2 Prediction: Odds, expert picks, betting trends and stats

Gleyber Torres began the playoffs the same way he ended the regular season with a home run in the third^approx inning led the Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Royals in Game 1 of their American League Division series. Alex Verdugo hit just .234 in September, but the veteran outfielder was 2 for 3 and scored 2 runs in Game 1 of that series. Clay Holmes got the win for New York. Michael Lorenzen had to accept the defeat for the Royals.

Game 2 on Monday night in the Bronx with Cole Ragans on the mound for the Royals and Carlos Rodon in the starting lineup for the Yankees.

Let’s dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

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Game details and how to watch Royals vs. Yankees – Game 2

● Date: Monday, October 7, 2024
● Time: 7:38 p.m. ET
● Location: Yankee Stadium
● City: New York, NY
● TV/Streaming: TBS, TruTV

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Royals vs. Yankees odds

The latest odds from Sunday evening:

● Money line: Kansas City Royals (+125), New York Yankees (-150)
● Spread: Royals +1.5 (-185), Yankees -1.5 (+150)
● In total: 7.5

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Likely starting players for Kansas City vs. New York

● Pitching matchup on Monday (October 7): Cole Ragans vs. Carlos Rodon

○ Royals: Ragans – Pitched 6 innings of 4 hits, shutout baseball and 8 Ks in Game 1 of Kansas City’s Game 1 Wild Card win over Baltimore.

○ Yankees: Rodon (16-9, 3.96 ERA) has allowed 77 earned runs and 157 hits in 175 innings while striking out .195. Rodon threw 28.2 innings in September and his ERA was 2.20.

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Top betting trends and insights to know ahead of the Royals @ Yankees

• The Yankees are 80-80 ATS this season.
• Opponents are hitting .235 against Rodon this season.
• Rodon has thrown 5 or more innings in each of his last 7 starts.
• Rodon has put together 13 innings against the Royals this season, allowing 3 earned runs on 10 hits while recording 12 strikeouts.
• The Yankees have hit 237 home runs this season, the most in baseball.
• The Royals are 90-75 ATS this season
• Opponents are hitting just .213 against Ragans this season.
• This season, Ragans has put together 6 innings against the Yankees, allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits and 7 strikeouts.

Playoff history for Kansas City vs. New York

• Royals: KC won World Series titles in 1985 and 2015. They won the American League pennant in 1980, 1985, 2014 and 2015. They have won the AL Central once (2015) and the AL West seven times (1976-81, 1984, etc., 1985).
• Yankees: New York has won 27 world championships. Their last World Series win was in 2009. They have been to the playoffs 57 times and won 40 AL pennants

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Expert tips and predictions for Game 2 of the series between Kansas City and New York

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Once the model is finished running, we place its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to determine a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model predicts for Game 2 between the Royals and Yankees on Monday:

• Money line: NBC Sports recommends a game against the Yankees on the moneyline
• Spread: NBC Sports is leaning toward a game with the Yankees on the run line
• Total number of runs: NBC Sports is leaning toward a game with UNDER 7.5 total runs

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