Yankees vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 21, 2024

The New York Yankees (59-40) will look to Juan Soto, red hot after a four-hit game, to lead them in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays (48-49) on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET on YES. The Yankees are -152 favorites for the contest, according to oddsmakers. Marcus Stroman will get the ball for New York while Tampa Bay will counter with Shane Baz.

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Yankees vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-152)
• Underdog: Rays (+129)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Yankees have come away with 43 wins in the 75 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This year New York has won 22 of 34 games when listed as at least -152 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 60.3% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Rays have an 18-23 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 43.9% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +129 or longer, Tampa Bay has a 3-6 record (winning only 33.3% of its games).
• The Rays have a 43.7% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Yankees vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge is batting .308 with 34 home runs and 86 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among New York hitters this season.
• Judge ranks first in home runs and first in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Soto is batting .303 with an OBP of .433 and a slugging percentage of .569 this season.
• Isaac Paredes has a team-best batting average of .258, while leading the Rays in home runs (15) and runs batted in (50).
• Among all hitters in the majors, Paredes’ home run total puts him 41st, and his RBI total ranks 45th.
• Randy Arozarena is batting .203 with 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 42 walks.

Yankees vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fifth-best in baseball.
• The Yankees have the fourth-best ERA (3.53) in the majors this season.
• The Yankees have a combined 1.207 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.7 K/9, the ninth-best in MLB.
• Tampa Bay has a 4.22 team ERA that ranks 21st across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rays have the 13th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.259).