Yankees vs. Royals MLB Same Game Parlay Picks – Game 1 of the ALDS
The ALDS kicks off Saturday at 6:38 p.m. ET when the New York Yankees host the Kansas City Royals live from Yankee Stadium, and airing on Max. Michael Wacha is starting for the Royals and Gerrit Cole is the Yankees’ starter for this contest.
Curious what a same game parlay might look like for the Yankees-Royals contest? Keep scrolling — we’ve got you covered with the important details ahead.
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Yankees vs. Royals Prediction & Pick
- Score Prediction: Yankees 5, Royals 4
- Expected Runs: 8.3
Yankees vs. Royals Odds
- Looking at the moneyline for Royals-Yankees, Kansas City is the underdog at +166, and New York is -198 playing at home.
- A combined run total of 7.5 has been set for Yankees-Royals on Oct. 5, with the over at -112 and the under at -108.
A possible way to build a same game parlay is to select a strikeout over/under prop of either team’s starting pitcher. Here’s a look at what’s available:
- The Yankees’ Cole has a strikeout over/under of 5.5 at -116 for the over and -110 for the under.
- For the Royals, Wacha has a strikeout over/under of 4.5 at -115 for the over and -111 for the under.
Yankees vs. Royals Stats
- The Yankees have put together a 74-55 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 57.4% of those games).
- The Royals have entered the game as underdogs 79 times this season and won 35, or 44.3%, of those games.
- New York has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 158 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 83 of those games (83-71-4).
- Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 70 of 163 chances this season.
| Gerrit Cole (NYY) | Pitcher | Michael Wacha (KC) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 – 5 | W/L | 13 – 8 |
| 95 | IP | 166.2 |
| 3.41 | ERA | 3.35 |
| 1.126 | WHIP | 1.194 |
| 9.4 | K/9 | 7.8 |
| 2.7 | BB/9 | 2.4 |
Yankees vs. Royals Same Game Parlay Payout
If you pick the Yankees — the computer favorite above — on the moneyline, choose the over per the computer prediction, and land a successful parlay, here’s the amount a $10 bet could net based the pitcher prop you tab:
- Gerrit Cole over 5.5 strikeouts: $43.05
- Gerrit Cole under 5.5 strikeouts: $44.39
- Michael Wacha over 4.5 strikeouts: $43.26
- Michael Wacha under 4.5 strikeouts: $44.15
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