The Tampa Bay Rays (44-46) hope to avoid their fourth straight defeat when they host the New York Yankees (55-37) Wednesday at 6:50 PM ET on BSSUN. The Yankees are listed as -111 favorites, while the Rays are -109 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid. Marcus Stroman will get the ball for New York while Tampa Bay will counter with Zach Eflin.
Be sure to check out our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Betting Odds
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Yankees to win vs Rays -111
Yankees vs. Rays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Yankees (-111)
- Underdog: Rays (-109)
- Over/under: 8
Yankees vs. Rays Betting Insights
- The Yankees have won in 41, or 58.6%, of the 70 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- New York has a record of 41-29 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -111 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 52.6% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Rays have won 16 of the 37 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (43.2%).
- Tampa Bay has a 16-21 record (winning 43.2% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -109 or longer.
- The Rays have a 52.2% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Yankees vs. Rays Hitting Leaders
- Aaron Judge leads New York in home runs with 32, runs batted in with 83 and his batting average of .308 is also best on his team.
- Judge ranks first in homers and first in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Juan Soto has collected 93 hits this season and has an OBP of .430. He’s slugging .554 on the year.
- Isaac Paredes paces the Rays in home runs (14) and runs batted in (47).
- Paredes is 36th in homers and 40th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
- Yandy Diaz has a club-best .270 batting average.
Yankees vs. Rays Pitching Rankings
- The Yankees average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the league.
- Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.60 this year, fifth-best in baseball.
- The Yankees have a combined 1.206 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rays pitching staff ranks eighth in MLB.
- Tampa Bay has the 24th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.36).
- The Rays average MLB’s 16th-ranked WHIP (1.269).