Bet on Baseball – Royals at Yankees on MLB Network. The Kansas City Royals will be underdogs on Thursday night as they visit the New York Yankees and gamblers who bet on baseball are looking to take the favored Yankees.Kansas City almost never wins in New York and the pitching matchup on Thursday points to the Yankees in baseball betting.
The Royals rarely win in New York and that is unlikely to change this season. Kansas City has gotten off to a decent start this season but they are still at least a year away from being a good team. They have had decades of failure against the Yankees in New York. Kansas City is 6-29 in the last 35 meetings in New York. This season the Royals have been abysmal on the road as they went into Wednesday’s game with a record of 3-9 on the road.
Thursday Pitching Matchup
Sean O’Sullivan is scheduled to get the start for the Royals. He is 1-2 on the season with a 3.41 ERA. He actually has thrown straight quality starts but it is still hard to get too excited about backing the Royals and O’Sullivan when you bet on baseball at the Sbg sportsbook. He has been awful in his career against the Yankees with a 1-2 record and a 6.06 ERA. He will be opposed by New York’s Ivan Nova. In his last three starts, Nova has been superb with a 1.35 ERA and a 2-0 record. Nova has started to look like the pitcher that the Yankees hoped he would be.
Game Trends
The Royals are 5-2 in their last 7 Thursday games. The Royals are 16-35 in their last 51 road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Royals are 14-37 in baseball betting in their last 51 road games. The Royals are 2-5 in O’Sullivan’s last 7 road starts. The Yankees are 58-25 in their last 83 vs. the American League Central. The Yankees are 9-3 in Nova’s last 12 starts. The Over is 4-1 in the Royals last 5 road games. The Under is 4-1 in O’Sullivan’s last 5 starts overall. The Under is 10-3-3 in the Yankees last 16 overall. The Under is 4-0 in Nova’s last 4 home starts. In this series, the Under is 17-6-3 in the last 26 meetings and the Under is 7-3-3 in the last 13 meetings in New York.