Yankees vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 11, 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays (45-46) seek to complete a series sweep as they take a 1-0 lead into the finale versus the New York Yankees (55-38) at 6:50 PM ET on Thursday from Tropicana Field. The Yankees are favored (-122) by oddsmakers to prevent the sweep and pick up their first win of the series. New York’s Nestor Cortes Jr. and Tampa Bay’s Shane Baz have been named the starters for this contest.

Take a look at our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Yankees vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-122)
• Underdog: Rays (+102)
• Over/under: 8

Yankees vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been victorious in 41, or 57.7%, of the 71 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season New York has come away with a win 36 times in 63 chances when named as a favorite of at least -122 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 55% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Rays have a 17-21 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 44.7% of those games).
• Tampa Bay has gone 9-14 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +102 or longer (39.1%).
• The Rays have an implied moneyline win probability of 49.5% in this game.

Yankees vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge is batting .308 with 32 home runs and 83 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among New York hitters this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Judge ranks ninth in batting average, second in on-base percentage, and first in slugging.
• Juan Soto is batting .291 with an OBP of .427 and a slugging percentage of .547 this season.
• Isaac Paredes leads the Rays with 15 home runs and 50 runs batted in.
• Paredes’ home run total ranks 31st in the big leagues, and he is 35th in RBI.
• Yandy Diaz is batting .270 to lead his team.

Yankees vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-most in the league.
• The Yankees have the fourth-best ERA (3.62) in the majors this season.
• The Yankees have a combined 1.207 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
• The Rays pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Tampa Bay’s 4.35 team ERA ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rays have the 16th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.268).