The New York Yankees are playing host to their divisional rival Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium. The matchup will get underway at 1:05 p.m. ET and fans looking to watch it can tune in to Fox Sports Sun.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees Odds
The Rays are 32-37 SU and have gone 37-31 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 3.4 units for moneyline bettors, despite having gained 4.9 units ATS. Tampa Bay has covered the spread six times in its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. The Yankees, on the other hand, are 45-20 SU and 35-29 ATS. The team has gained 11.7 units for moneyline bettors and 4.6 units ATS. New York has a 3-4 ATS record over its last seven outings and the total has gone under in all seven of them.
Yankees games have an over/under record of 31-30-3 so far in 2018. The Rays have an over/under record of 31-35-2.
As a unit, New York’s pitching staff has allowed 3.9 runs per game overall this season. The team’s starting pitching staff has a 3.83 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has posted a solid ERA of just 2.87, a WHIP of 1.11 and a K/9 of 12.1. In 26 divisional games, Yankees starters have an ERA of 4.05 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.09.
The New York hitters are putting up 5.4 runs per outing, including 5.3 per game against divisional foes and 3.2 per game over their last five. The team has hit .221/.268/.396 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
The Yankees’ offense has been led by Aaron Judge and Miguel Andujar. Judge is hitting .279/.397/.567 with 18 home runs, 46 RBIs and 48 runs scored, while Andujar is hitting .304 with eight homers, 28 RBIs and 30 runs.
For the visitors, Tampa Bay’s pitching staff allowed 4.2 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.16 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 8.47 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.70, along with a WHIP of 1.21.
The Rays offense has slashed .253/.325/.390 on its way to 4.0 runs scored per game this season, including 4.1 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Tampa Bay’s hitters have been led by third baseman Matt Duffy and first baseman C.J. Cron. Duffy is slashing .312/.352/.419 with three home runs, 19 RBIs and 17 runs scored, while Cron is hitting .247/.326/.463 with 15 homers, 36 RBIs and 37 runs scored.
The Rays have lost 5.8 units and are 22-22 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over’s hit in 23 of those games, compared to 20 that’ve gone under against -handed starting pitchers.
Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Rays, O/U – OVER
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Tampa Bay has logged eight extra-base hits over its last five outings. New York has 13 XBH over its last five.
The Rays have hit eight home runs in their last 10 games. The Yankees have hit 17 over their last 10.
New York has averaged 17.8 runs + hits + errors over its last 10 contests and 16.8 over its last five.
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