The New York Yankees are playing host to their AL East nemesis Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium. The game gets underway 7:05 p.m. ET and YES Network will televise the matchup.
Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees Odds
New York (receiving -150 odds) is favored against Tampa Bay and Vegas has set the Over/Under for this night game at 9.5 runs (-120 for the over and +100 for the under). Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the runline odds sitting at Rays +1.5 runs (-155) and Yankees -1.5 runs (+135).
The Rays have gone 56-41 SU this year and are 52-44 against the spread (ATS). They’ve accumulated 0.2 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 3.9 units ATS. Tampa Bay has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven. The Yankees, on the other hand, are 60-33 SU and 54-38 ATS. They’ve gained 9.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 17.8 units ATS. New York has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in five of those seven.
Yankees games have had an over/under record of 48-40-4 so far in 2019. The Rays have been a decent under bet with a total record of 40-49-7.
Yonny Chirinos will get the nod for the Rays. The right-handed Chirinos is 8-4 with a 3.11 ERA and 89 strikeouts. He’s 1-1 with 15 strikeouts and a 3.32 ERA against New York this year (two starts).
The Yankees are preparing to start righty Domingo German (11-2, 3.40 ERA), who has 90 punchouts and 19 walks, along with a WHIP of 1.05. German is 1-0 with five strikeouts and a 5.40 ERA in one start against Tampa Bay this year.
As a unit, New York’s pitching staff has given up 4.3 runs per game overall in 2019. The team’s starters have a 4.13 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.93 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 10.1 K/9. In 43 games against divisional opponents, Yankees starters have an ERA of 3.88 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.48.
The New York hitters are putting up 5.6 runs per outing, including 6.3 per game against divisional foes and 4.2 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .270/.346/.472 over its last five matchups and is 3-2 SU during that span.
Second baseman DJ LeMahieu and shortstop Gleyber Torres have paced the Yankees’ batters this year. LeMahieu is slashing .331/.376/.510 with 13 home runs, 65 RBIs and 66 runs scored, and Torres is batting .290 with 19 homers, 50 RBIs and 58 runs.
For the visiting squad, Tampa Bay’s pitching staff allowed 3.7 runs per game and its starters own a 2.95 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 10.06 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.85, along with a K-per-9 of 9.15.
The Rays offense has slashed .256/.328/.433 on its way to 4.7 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.7 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.0 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Outfielders Tommy Pham and Avisail Garcia continue to lead Tampa Bay’s offense. Pham is hitting .278/.375/.464 with 15 home runs, 42 RBIs, 45 runs and 10 stolen bases, while Garcia (.280/.335/.443) is up to 12 homers, 45 RBIs, 41 runs and nine stolen bases.
The Rays have lost 2.3 units and are 32-29 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 28 of those games, compared to 28 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Yankees have netted 14.1 units and are 40-26 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 36 of those games, as opposed to 28 which went under the total.
Rays at Yankees Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Rays, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The over has cashed in only one of New York’s last seven games.
- The Rays have hit 20 home runs in their last 10 games, including 14 over their last five.
- The Rays have a team OPS of .761 this season and an OPS of .768 against right-handed pitchers. The Yankees’ OPS sits at .807 overall and .830 versus righties.
- Tampa Bay has recorded 25.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 21.8 over its last five.
