The Tampa Bay Rays will square off against their divisional rival New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The game gets underway 1:05 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Sun will showcase the matchup.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees Odds
Tampa Bay (+180) is entering this game as the underdog against New York (-190) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this one at 8 runs (-125 for the under and +105 for the over). The game’s most recent runline odds sit at -125 for picking the Rays +1.5 runs and +105 for the Yankees -1.5.
The Yankees are 75-45 straight up (SU) and 60-59 against the spread (ATS). The team has gained 0.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline while earning 6.3 units (ATS). The Rays are 61-59 SU and have gone 64-55 ATS. Overall, the team’s accumulated 4.3 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 10.9 units ATS.
New York games have a 52-60-7 over/under record in 2018. The Rays have also been a good under bet with a total record of 51-65-3.
Left-hander Blake Snell will get the start for Tampa Bay. Snell is 13-5 with a 2.18 ERA and 143 strikeouts. He’s 0-2 with 13 strikeouts and a 9.72 ERA against New York this year (two starts).
The Yankees are sending righty Masahiro Tanaka (9-3, 4.08 ERA) to the mound. Tanaka has 111 strikeouts and 29 walks to his name, as well as a WHIP of 1.10. Tanaka is 1-0 with nine strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA in one start against Tampa Bay this year.
As a unit, New York’s pitchers have given up 4.0 runs per game overall in 2018. Its starters have an ERA of 4.06, a WHIP of 1.24 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 9.1. The bullpen has recorded a solid ERA of just 3.20, a WHIP of 1.17 and a K/9 of 11.5. In 52 games against AL East foes, Yankees starters have an ERA of 4.25 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.41.
New York’s hitters have produced 5.2 runs per outing, including 4.8 per game against divisional foes and 4.4 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .241/.313/.432 over its last five matchups and is 3-2 SU during that span.
Giancarlo Stanton and Miguel Andujar have led the Yankees’ batters this year. Stanton is slashing .279/.347/.528 with 30 home runs, 76 RBIs and 78 runs scored, while Andujar’s line is .296/.329/.525 with 19 homers, 59 RBIs and 60 runs.
In the other dugout, Tampa Bay’s pitching staff allowed 4.1 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.77 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 9.25 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.84, along with a K/9 of 8.25.
The Rays offense has slashed .253/.328/.393 on its way to 4.2 runs scored per game this year, including 3.9 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Tampa Bay’s hitters have been led by third baseman Matt Duffy and outfielder Mallex Smith. Duffy is slashing .297/.354/.376 with four home runs, 32 RBIs and 42 runs scored, while Smith is slashing .297/.372/.426 with two homers, 29 RBIs, 46 runs and 25 stolen bases.
The Rays have lost 4.0 units and are 42-42 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 40 of those games, compared to 42 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Yankees have netted 11.5 units and are 16-18 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over has cashed in 14 of those games, compared to 16 that went under the total.
Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Rays, O/U – OVER
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Betting Trends
The over has cashed in only two of Tampa Bay’s last seven games.
New York has recorded 22 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 20 over its last five.
The Rays have hit seven home runs in their last 10 games, including four over their last five.
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