Yankees vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 22, 2024

Randy Arozarena leads the Tampa Bay Rays (50-49) into Monday’s matchup with the New York Yankees (59-42) on a two-game homer streak. His Rays are underdogs for the contest, however, with sportsbooks naming the Yankees as -159 moneyline favorites. The game starts at 1:05 PM ET from Yankee Stadium, live on BSSUN. Carlos Rodon will get the ball for New York while Tampa Bay will counter with Zack Littell.

Here is our betting preview for this matchup, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Yankees vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-159)
• Underdog: Rays (+134)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been favorites in 77 games this season and have come away with the win 43 times (55.8%) in those contests.
• This year New York has won 19 of 32 games when listed as at least -159 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 61.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Rays have won 46.5% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (20-23).
• Tampa Bay has a record of 4-5 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +134 or longer (44.4%).
• The Rays have a 42.7% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Yankees vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge is batting .309 with 35 home runs and 89 RBI. All three of those stats are best among New York hitters this season.
• Among hitters in Major League Baseball, Judge is first in home runs and first in RBI.
• Juan Soto has collected 109 hits this season and has an OBP of .433. He’s slugging .575 on the year.
• Isaac Paredes paces the Rays with 16 home runs and 51 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .255.
• In all of MLB, Paredes ranks 35th in home runs and 42nd in RBI.
• Arozarena is hitting .212 with 18 doubles, 15 home runs and 42 walks.

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 (3.60) in the majors this season.
• The Yankees have a combined WHIP of just 1.211 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 13th in the majors.
• Tampa Bay’s 4.18 team ERA ranks 21st across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Rays combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.258).