Royals vs. Yankees Prediction: Yankees Predicted to Win Wednesday's MLB Matchup [4/16/2025]

The New York Yankees will square off with the Kansas City Royals in MLB action at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, beginning at 7:05PM ET.

Clarke Schmidt (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will start on the mound for the Yankees, pitting him against Kris Bubic (2-1, 0.96 ERA) for the Royals.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced MLB model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects the Yankees as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Our team has simulated the outcome of Wednesday's Kansas City-NY Yankees game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"With the latest updates and numerous other variables, we estimate the Yankees' chance of winning at 57%, with the Royals at 43%."

For further insights into Wednesday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Royals vs. Yankees predictions page.

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Royals vs. Royals Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Run Line?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Wednesday's MLB game between the Royals and Yankees 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives the Yankees a 57% chance of beating the Royals.

According to our model, the Royals (+1.5) have a 59% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 8 runs has a 51% chance of going over.

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 11:27PM, Apr 16

Moneyline

Over / Under

Run Line

Royals

Win %

42%

58%

+133

-150

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Yankees

Royals KC

+133

Win %

42%

58%

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Yankees NYY

-150

Kris Bubic 2-1, 0.96 ERA

Clarke Schmidt 0-0, 0.00 ERA

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Royals vs. Yankees Odds [4/16/2025]

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Royals vs. Yankees Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Wednesday's MLB game between the Yankees and Royals at Yankee Stadium is scheduled to commence at 7:05PM ET.

• Who: Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees
• Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
• Time: 7:05PM ET/4:05PM PT
• Venue: Yankee Stadium

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Conclusion

We predict the Yankees, with a 57% win probability, will likely beat the Royals on Wednesday.

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