Yankees vs. Rays odds, tips and betting trends

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02 August 2023

Yankees vs. Rays odds, tips and betting trends

On Wednesday, the New York Yankees (55-52) are hosting the Tampa Bay Rays (66-44), at 7:05 PM ET. The Yankees have dropped three in a row.

A projected close contest pits the Yankees (-112 moneyline odds to win) against the Rays (-108). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the New York Yankees looking to Gerrit Cole (9-2), and Shane McClanahan (11-1) getting the nod for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Yesterday, the Rays claimed a 5-2 win over the Yankees, with Zach Eflin (6.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 5 K) earning the win for the Rays. Randy Arozarena went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI to lead the offensive showing. Carlos Rodon (4.0 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 5 K) was credited with the loss for the Yankees.

Here is everything you need to prepare for Wednesday’s Yankees vs. Rays contest, including viewing options.

New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:20 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Yankees (-112, bet $112 to win $100)
Underdog: Rays (-108, bet $108 to win $100)
Over/under: 7.5

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Yankees Stats and Trends

Yankees Betting Records

The Yankees have been favorites in 69 games this season and won 40 (58%) of those contests.
New York is 36-28 this season when entering a game favored by -112 or more on the moneyline.
The implied probability of a win from the Yankees, based on the moneyline, is 52.8%.
Games involving New York has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 47 of 106 chances this season.
The Yankees have an ATS record of 52-54-0 in 106 games with a spread this season.

Gerrit Cole (Yankees Probable Starter)

The Yankees are sending Cole (9-2) out to make his 23rd start of the season as he aims for his 10th win. He is 9-2 with a 2.64 ERA and 149 strikeouts through 136 1/3 innings pitched.
The right-hander last appeared on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he went seven scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
The 32-year-old has put up a 2.64 ERA and 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 22 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .214 to opposing hitters.
Cole is trying to build upon a fifth-game quality start streak in this game.
Cole will try to build on a six-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.2 frames per appearance).
He has had five appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
The opposing Rays offense has the fourth-ranked slugging percentage (.447) and is fourth in MLB play with 161 home runs. It has a collective .255 batting average, and is 10th in MLB with 936 total hits and fourth in MLB action scoring 571 runs.
Cole has pitched 10 innings, giving up seven earned runs on 13 hits while striking out 10 against the Rays this season.
Among pitchers who qualify in MLB play this season, the 32-year-old ranks second in ERA (2.64), fifth in WHIP (1.049), and 15th in K/9 (9.8).

Yankees Batting Stats

The Yankees rank sixth in Major League Baseball with 146 home runs.
Fueled by 300 extra-base hits, New York ranks 19th in MLB with a .401 slugging percentage this season.
The Yankees have a team batting average of just .229 this season, which ranks 29th among MLB teams.
New York ranks 22nd in the majors with 460 total runs scored this season.
The Yankees are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 26th with an OBP of .301.
New York has shown patience at the plate this season with the 10th-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.2) among MLB offenses.

Rays Stats and Trends

Rays Betting Records

The Rays have won in seven, or 36.8%, of the 19 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This year, Tampa Bay has won seven of 19 games when listed as at least -108 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 51.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 56 of its 110 opportunities.
The Rays are 58-52-0 against the spread in their 110 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Shane McClanahan (Rays Probable Starter)

McClanahan gets the start for the Rays, his 21st of the season. He is 11-1 with a 3.00 ERA and 118 strikeouts through 111 2/3 innings pitched.
His last appearance came on Saturday against the Houston Astros, when the lefty threw five innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing eight hits.
The 26-year-old has a 3.00 ERA and 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings during 20 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .219 to opposing batters.
McClanahan has collected 12 quality starts this season.
McClanahan will try to collect his 17th matchup of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.6 innings per appearance.
In three of his 20 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
The opposing Yankees offense has a collective .229 batting average, and is 29th in the league with 802 total hits and 22nd in MLB action with 460 runs scored. They have the 19th-ranked slugging percentage (.401) and are sixth in all of MLB with 146 home runs.
McClanahan has pitched four innings, giving up four earned runs on five hits while striking out three against the Yankees this season.
The 26-year-old ranks fifth in ERA (3.00), 22nd in WHIP (1.180), and 19th in K/9 (9.6) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.

Rays Batting Stats

The Rays average 1.5 home runs per game to rank fourth in MLB play with 161 total home runs .
This season, Tampa Bay is fourth in the majors with a .447 slugging percentage.
The Rays rank 10th in the majors with a .255 batting average.
Tampa Bay scores the fourth-most runs in baseball (571 total, 5.2 per game).
The Rays’ .328 on-base percentage is 10th-best in MLB.

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