The New York Yankees will head south to take on their divisional foe Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. YES Network will be showing the matchup and the game gets going at 7:10 p.m. ET.
New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays Odds
The Rays are 93-64 straight up (SU) and 79-77 against the spread (ATS). The team hasn’t strayed too far from expectations, losing 0.4 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 8.3 units ATS. Tampa Bay has covered the spread only twice in its last seven games and the total went over in six of those seven. The Yankees are 102-55 SU and have gone 91-66 ATS. In total, the team’s accumulated 19.1 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 25.4 units ATS. New York has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven.
Rays games have had an over/under record of 77-71-8 in 2019. New York has also been a decent over bet with a total record of 83-69-5.
As a unit, Tampa Bay’s pitchers have allowed 4.1 runs per game overall in 2019. The team’s starters have an ERA of 3.67, a WHIP of 1.14 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 10.2. The bullpen has a 3.72 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 9.5 K/9. In 71 games against AL East foes, Rays starters have an ERA of 3.59 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.28.
The Tampa Bay offense is putting up 4.8 runs per outing, including 4.7 per game against divisional foes and 5.8 per game over its last five. The team has hit .259/.335/.438 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that span.
Tommy Pham and Austin Meadows have led the charge for the Rays’ batters this year. Pham is slashing .274/.369/.448 with 20 home runs, 66 RBIs, 75 runs and 23 stolen bases, and Meadows has produced a line of .291/.363/.561 with 32 homers, 88 RBIs and 81 runs.
In the visiting dugout, New York’s pitching staff allowed 4.5 runs per game and its starters own a 4.49 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 9.02 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.04, along with a WHIP of 1.28.
Yankees hitters have slashed .269/.342/.493 on their way to 5.9 runs scored per game this season, including 6.4 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Second baseman DJ LeMahieu and shortstop Gleyber Torres continue to lead New York’s offense. LeMahieu is slashing .329/.377/.523 with 26 home runs, 99 RBIs and 108 runs scored, while Torres (.284/.343/.546) is up to 38 homers, 90 RBIs and 96 runs scored.
The Yankees have gained 14.1 units and are 60-47 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in 57 of those games, compared to 47 that’ve gone under against -handed starting pitchers.
Yankees at Rays Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Rays, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in four of New York’s last seven games.
- The Rays have won four of their last five games SU.
- New York has posted 25.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 21.0 over its last five.
- The Yankees have hit 20 home runs in their last 10 games, including 11 over their last five.
