Yankees vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – April 19, 2024

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Yankees vs. Rays Betting Odds, Probable Starters 4/19/2024

Data Skrive:

Amed Rosario (10 games) will look to add to his hitting streak when the Tampa Bay Rays (11-9) and New York Yankees (13-6) meet Friday at 7:05 PM ET, live on BSSUN from Yankee Stadium. Amed Rosario and the Rays are listed as underdogs on the moneyline by bookmakers (+132). Clarke Schmidt will get the ball for New York while Tampa Bay will counter with Tyler Alexander.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this contest, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Moneyline

Yankees to win vs Rays -156

Bet $20, Payout $32.82

Yankees vs. Rays Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Yankees (-156)
  • Underdog: Rays (+132)
  • Over/under: 9

Yankees vs. Rays Betting Insights

  • The Yankees have come away with seven wins in the 10 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
  • This year New York has won two of four games when listed as at least -156 on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 60.9% chance of pulling out a win.
  • The Rays have been listed as the moneyline underdog only two other times so far this season, and they split the games.
  • Tampa Bay has not yet played as a moneyline underdog of +132 or longer.
  • The Rays have a 43.1% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Yankees vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

  • Juan Soto leads New York in batting average (.352) and runs batted in (17) this season while also slugging four homers.
  • Soto is 26th in homers and eighth in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • Anthony Volpe has 22 hits and an OBP of .410 to go with a slugging percentage of .471 this season.
  • Isaac Paredes leads the Rays with five home runs and 12 runs batted in.
  • Among all hitters in the big leagues, Paredes is ninth in home runs and 37th in RBI.
  • Rosario is batting .339 to pace his team.

Yankees vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

  • The Yankees strike out 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
  • The Yankees have the third-best ERA (3.07) in the majors this season.
  • The Yankees rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.269 WHIP this season.
  • The Rays pitching staff is 12th in MLB with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Tampa Bay’s 4.70 team ERA ranks 25th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Rays average baseball’s 25th-ranked WHIP (1.395).