Yankees vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 12, 2024

The New York Yankees (26-15) are -133 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the Tampa Bay Rays (20-20) Sunday at 1:40 PM ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Rays are listed with +113 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory. Luis Gil gets the starting nod for New York while Tyler Alexander is Tampa Bay’s starter for the contest.

Here is our betting primer for this contest, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Yankees vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-133)
• Underdog: Rays (+113)
• Over/under: 8

Yankees vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Yankees have come away with 19 wins in the 28 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This year New York has won 11 of 17 games when listed as at least -133 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 57.1% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Rays have been the moneyline underdog nine total times this season. They’ve gone 4-5 in those games.
• Tampa Bay has played as a moneyline underdog of +113 or longer in only two games this season, which it lost both.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rays have an implied win probability of 46.9%.

Yankees vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Juan Soto leads New York in home runs with nine, runs batted in with 33 and his batting average of .316 is also best on his team.
• Among all hitters in Major League Baseball, Soto’s home run total ranks him eighth and his RBI tally ranks him second.
• Aaron Judge is slugging .477 this season, with a team-best nine homers while driving in 25 runs.
• Isaac Paredes has racked up a team-best batting average of .301, and paces the Rays in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (21).
• Paredes is 24th in home runs and 46th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Yandy Diaz is batting .250 with eight doubles, two home runs and 12 walks.

Yankees vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-best in MLB.
• The Yankees have the second-best ERA (3.03) in the majors this season.
• The Yankees have a combined WHIP of just 1.191 as a pitching staff, which is the seventh-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.7 K/9, the ninth-best in the majors.
• Tampa Bay has a 4.30 team ERA that ranks 22nd among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rays have the 17th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.295).