Royals-Yankees Pointspread Pointers

The Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Yankee Stadium. The Royals will trot Brian Bannister out to the mound in this one. Righthander Bannister has a 7-11 record and a 5.36 ERA this season. It'll be Mike Mussina toeing the rubber for the Yankees in this contest. Righthander Mussina is 15-7 with a 3.30 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 265-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Brett Gardner drove in the winning run to give the Yankees a 3-2 win over the Royals in 13 innings on Saturday, as a -190 favorite. The five runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9.5). Gardner finished 3-for-5 at the plate and Robinson Cano had two hits with one RBI for the Yankees. David Robertson tossed two innings of relief for the win. Alex Gordon homered in a losing effort for the Royals, who were +170 underdogs. Jeff Fulchino gave up the winning run and was tagged with the loss. Team records: Kansas City: 55-68 SU New York: 65-58 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Cleveland are 3-7 After playing NY Yankees are 2-8 After a loss are 4-6 New York most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Toronto are 5-5 After playing Kansas City are 8-2 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 8 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Kansas City's last 10 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees NY Yankees are 21-4 SU in their last 25 games when playing at home against Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 10 games when playing Kansas City NY Yankees are 14-5 SU in their last 19 games at home Next up: Kansas City at Cleveland, Tuesday, August 19 NY Yankees at Toronto, Tuesday, August 19