Yankees vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 20, 2024

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Yankees vs. Rays Betting Odds, Probable Starters 7/20/2024

Data Skrive:

The New York Yankees (59-40) will look to Juan Soto, red hot after a four-hit game, to lead them in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays (48-49) on Saturday at 1:05 PM ET on MLB Network. The Yankees are -155 favorites for the contest, according to oddsmakers. New York’s Nestor Cortes Jr. and Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley have been named the starters for this contest.

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

Moneyline

Yankees to win vs Rays -155

Bet $20, Payout $32.90

Yankees vs. Rays Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Yankees (-155)
  • Underdog: Rays (+130)
  • Over/under: 8

Yankees vs. Rays Betting Insights

  • The Yankees have won in 43, or 57.3%, of the 75 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
  • This year New York has won 19 of 31 games when listed as at least -155 on the moneyline.
  • The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 60.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
  • The Rays have won 18 of the 41 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (43.9%).
  • When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +130 or longer, Tampa Bay has a 3-6 record (winning just 33.3% of its games).
  • The Rays have an implied moneyline win probability of 43.5% in this game.

Yankees vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

  • Aaron Judge leads New York in home runs with 34, runs batted in with 86 and his batting average of .308 is also best on his team.
  • Judge ranks first in homers and first in RBI among all batters in baseball.
  • Soto is batting .303 with an OBP of .433 and a slugging percentage of .569 this season.
  • Isaac Paredes has a team-high 15 home runs and 50 runs batted in.
  • In all of the majors, Paredes ranks 41st in home runs and 45th in RBI.
  • Yandy Diaz is batting .273 to lead his team.

Yankees vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

  • The Yankees have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fifth-best in baseball.
  • Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.53 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
  • The Yankees have a combined 1.207 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
  • The Rays pitching staff is ninth in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Tampa Bay’s 4.22 team ERA ranks 21st across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Rays average MLB’s 13th-ranked WHIP (1.259).