Yankees vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 19, 2024

The New York Yankees will take the field against the Tampa Bay Rays (48-48) on Friday. The game begins at 7:05 PM ET on BSSUN, with the Yankees listed as -189 favorites on the moneyline. Gerrit Cole takes the mound for New York while Zach Eflin is Tampa Bay’s starter for the contest.

Check out our betting primer for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Yankees vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-189)
• Underdog: Rays (+158)

Yankees vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been chosen as favorites in 74 games this year and have walked away with the win 42 times (56.8%) in those games.
• New York has a record of 8-5 when favored by -189 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 65.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Rays have won 18 of the 40 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (45%).
• Tampa Bay has played as a moneyline underdog of +158 or longer in only one game this season, which it lost.
• The Rays have an implied moneyline win probability of 38.8% in this contest.

Yankees vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in home runs with 34, runs batted in with 85 and his batting average of .306 is also best on his team.
• Judge is first in homers and first in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Juan Soto has 101 hits and an OBP of .426 to go with a slugging percentage of .558 this season.
• Isaac Paredes has a team-high 15 home runs and 50 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Paredes’ home run total puts him 40th, and his RBI total ranks 41st.
• Yandy Diaz has a club-best .273 batting average.

Yankees vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
• Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.56 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
• The Yankees have a combined 1.211 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rays pitching staff ranks ninth in MLB.
• Tampa Bay has the 21st-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.21).
• Pitchers for the Rays combine for the 11th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.253).