Entering Tuesday’s matchup with the New York Yankees (55-37), the Tampa Bay Rays (44-46) are on a three-game losing streak. The contest starts at 6:50 PM ET on YES with the Yankees listed as -123 favorites, while the are +104 underdogs who may be heading for a fourth straight defeat. Carlos Rodon takes the mound for New York while Ryan Pepiot is Tampa Bay’s starter for the contest.
Take a look at our betting primer for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $36.26
Yankees to win vs Rays -123
Yankees vs. Rays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Yankees (-123)
- Underdog: Rays (+104)
- Over/under: 8
Yankees vs. Rays Betting Insights
- The Yankees have been chosen as favorites in 70 games this year and have walked away with the win 41 times (58.6%) in those games.
- This year New York has won 35 of 62 games when listed as at least -123 on the moneyline.
- The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 55.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Rays are 16-21 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 43.2% of those games).
- Tampa Bay has a 9-14 record (winning only 39.1% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +104 or longer.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Rays have an implied win probability of 49%.
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.
- Judge ranks first in home runs and first in RBI among all batters in baseball.
- Juan Soto is batting .294 with an OBP of .430 and a slugging percentage of .554 this season.
- Isaac Paredes has put up a team-high 14 home runs and 47 runs batted in.
- Paredes’ home run total ranks 36th in the big leagues, and he is 39th in RBI.
- Yandy Diaz is batting .270 to pace his team.
Yankees vs. Rays Pitching Rankings
- The Yankees have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
- Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.60 this year, fifth-best in baseball.
- Yankees pitchers have a 1.206 WHIP this season, eighth-best in the majors.
- The Rays pitching staff ranks eighth in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Tampa Bay has the 24th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.36).
- Pitchers for the Rays combine for the 15th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.269).