Rays Vs Yankees Prediction: MLB Betting Lines & Picks

The Tampa Bay Rays (26-6) and New York Yankees (17-15) square off in the first of a three-game series on Friday at Tropicana Field, at 6:40 PM ET. The Rays are coming off a series victory over the Pirates, and the Yankees a series win over the Guardians.

The favored Rays (-196 moneyline odds to win) play at home against the Yankees (+163). The game’s over/under is set at 8.5.

The betting facts in the article below reference odds valid as of May 4, 2023 at 9:13 PM ET. Ready to bet?

Rays vs Yankees Betting Lines

Rays Betting Insights

• This season, the Rays have been favored 31 times and won 26, or 83.9%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay is undefeated in 10 games this season when favored by -196 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 66.2% chance to win.
• So far this season, Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 17 of 32 games with a total.
• The Rays have an ATS record of 22-10-0 in 32 games with a spread this season.

Rays Last 10 Games Trend

Yankees Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been chosen as underdogs in seven games this year and have walked away with the win one time (14.3%) in those games.
• New York has played as an underdog of +163 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 38% chance of pulling out a win.
• New York and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 10 of its 32 opportunities.
• In 32 games with a line this season, the Yankees have a mark of 15-17-0 against the spread.

Yankees Last 10 Games Trend

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Rays Probable Pitcher – Yonny Chirinos

• Chirinos pitched in one game with a spread last season and his team failed to cover.
• The 29-year-old righty will start for the first time this season after pitching in relief four times.
• Chirinos did not appear in a game when his team was the moneyline favorite last season.
• The 29-year-old pitched in just one game last season, and his team lost that game.
• He pitched in one game with a total last season, and the teams combined to hit the over.

Rays Relief Pitchers

Yankees Probable Pitcher – Jhony Brito

• The Yankees will send Brito (2-3) to make his seventh start of the season. He is 2-3 with a 5.56 ERA and 17 strikeouts over 22 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Saturday against the Texas Rangers, the right-hander tossed five innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering four hits.
• Brito is trying to pick up his fourth start of five or more innings this year in this game.
• The Yankees were named the moneyline underdog for two Brito starts this season — they lost both.
• Brito’s team has compiled a 3-3 record over his six starts.
• Brito has had six starts with a set total this season, and the teams combined to hit the over in one of those matchups.

Yankees Relief Pitchers

Rays Hitting Trends

• The Rays have racked up at least two dingers in 18 games this season, and are 16-2 in those contests.
• Tampa Bay is 15-1 in games this season when it has had five or more extra-base hits.
• The team has racked up at least eight hits 25 times this season, and has a 21-4 record in those games.
• Tampa Bay has a 19-1 record in games this season when it put up at least five runs.
• The Rays have drawn five or more walks in nine games this season, and won every time.

Yankees Hitting Trends

• They’ve hit two or more homers in 11 games this season and are 8-3 in those matchups.
• New York is 20th in baseball with a .381 slugging percentage.
• They have won 10 of the 15 games in which they’ve collected eight or more hits this season.
• In 10 games this season with five or more runs scored, it has posted a record of 8-2.
• They have won six of their eight games this season in which they’ve drawn more than four free passes.

Rays vs. Yankees Prediction

Moneyline Pick: Rays (-196)
Over/Under Pick: Over (8.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm derived from offensive performance metrics and probable starting pitchers.

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