{"id":300024,"date":"2024-10-05T11:17:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T15:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=300024"},"modified":"2024-10-05T13:05:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T17:05:30","slug":"royals-vs-yankees-game-1-alds-predictions-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/royals-vs-yankees-game-1-alds-predictions-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals vs. Yankees Game 1 same-game parlay predictions: Back New York to win, Witt to get a hit in +280 SGP for ALDS opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The New York Yankees, who are prominent favourites to win the American League, start their playoff journey tonight at home against the Kansas City Royals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Gerrit Cole is on the mound for the Yankees, which gives me confidence that the home team will win. This +280 same-game parlay also features prop bets on Cole and Bobby Witt Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my Royals vs. Yankees predictions for Game 1 of their ALDS matchup on Oct. 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Royals vs. Yankees SGP predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

MLB markets: Click Here<\/a> | MLB stats: Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parlay: Yankees moneyline + Cole over 5.5 strikeouts + Witt to record a hit (+280)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yankees moneyline (-205):<\/strong> The Yankees are the best the AL has to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embed: #96523<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The odds speak for themselves, as New York is a staggering +115<\/a> favourite to win the pennant before the division series even begins. And keep in mind that the Yankees posted AL-best totals in wins (94) and run differential (+147).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kansas City had a +91 run differential, which is still strong … but also 56 runs worse than what New York accomplished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the regular season, the Yankees went 5-2 against the Royals \u2014 and that was without KC ever facing Cole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reigning AL Cy Young winner turned things around after a couple of shaky starts, and New York won 10 of his final 15 outings this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cole over 5.5 strikeouts (-122):<\/strong> The Royals had one of the lowest K rates in the majors this year. But that doesn’t faze me (or Cole, I assume).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embed: #96522<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this matchup, Cole has won over and over again. He’s racked up 53 Ks against the current Royals lineup in just 157 plate appearances, which equates to a 33.8% K rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If that was Cole’s season-long strikeout rate, it would rank in the 96th percentile of the majors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cole isn’t at the peak of his strikeout powers, but he’s still fanning more than a batter per inning. He hit this over in 10 of his past 15 starts, posting a 9.7 K\/9 in that span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add that to his exceptional numbers against KC and you’ve got the recipe for a high-strikeout performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Witt to record a hit (-265):<\/strong> Witt is 2-for-6 against Cole, which is solid enough, but this pick isn’t really about that matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embed: #96521<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frankly, Witt is a reasonable pick to record a hit against anybody. He won the batting title this year (.332 BA) and had a hit in 128 of 161 games (79.5%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The superstar shortstop comes by it honestly, as his xBA (.321) was the highest in the majors, per Baseball Savant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He walks at a league-average rate, rarely strikes out and has some of the highest-quality contact in the league. One hit from Witt is not much to ask for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picks made at 11:05 a.m. on 10\/05\/24.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The New York Yankees, who are prominent favourites to win the American League, start their playoff journey tonight at home against the Kansas City Royals. The pregame narrative: Gerrit Cole is on the mound for the Yankees, which gives me confidence that the home team will win. This +280 same-game parlay also features prop bets […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":300068,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-300024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-mlb-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRoyals vs. Yankees predictions: ALDS Game 1 SGP | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Royals vs. Yankees SGP predictions for Oct. 5. 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