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The New York Yankees (14-7) host the Tampa Bay Rays (12-10) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Yankees are favored (-132) to win the rubber match, which starts at 1:35 PM ET from Yankee Stadium. New York’s Luis Gil and Tampa Bay’s Aaron Civale have been named the starters for this contest.
Here is our betting preview for this game, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $35.15
Yankees to win vs Rays -132
Yankees vs. Rays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Yankees (-132)
- Underdog: Rays (+112)
- Over/under: 8.5
Yankees vs. Rays Betting Insights
- The Yankees have been chosen as favorites in 12 games this year and have walked away with the win eight times (66.7%) in those games.
- New York has a record of 5-2 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -132 or more on the moneyline.
- The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 56.9% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Rays have put together a 2-2 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 50% of those games).
- Tampa Bay has played as a moneyline underdog of +112 or longer in only one game this season, which it lost.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rays have an implied win probability of 47.2%.
Yankees vs. Rays Hitting Leaders
- Juan Soto is batting .354 with five home runs and 20 RBI. All three of those stats lead New York hitters this season.
- Soto’s home runs put him 13th in baseball, and he is fourth in RBI.
- Anthony Volpe has collected 23 hits this season and has an OBP of .388. He’s slugging .440 on the year.
- Isaac Paredes paces the Rays in home runs (five) and runs batted in (14).
- Paredes’ home run total ranks 13th in MLB, and he is 24th in RBI.
- Amed Rosario has a club-best .343 batting average.
Yankees vs. Rays Pitching Rankings
- The Yankees average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the league this season.
- The Yankees have pitched to a 2.95 ERA this season, which ranks third in baseball.
- Yankees pitchers have a 1.268 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.8 K/9, which ranks 13th in the majors.
- Tampa Bay has the 21st-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.27).
- The Rays have the 23rd-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.329).