Moneyline favors Yankees in battle with Rays

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Sep 14, 7:05 PM | GrassYankee Stadium

Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Odds

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Yankee Stadium hosts an MLB battle between the New York Yankees and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.

It's a pitching duel between CC Sabathia for the Yankees (13-5 on the year) and David Price for Tampa Bay (17-5 so far).



View Tampa Bay vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Yankees in this one will find them as -130 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 7.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Yankees at No. 1 in the American League and the Rays at No. 4 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between New York and its American League No. 2-rated batting order, averaging 4.8 runs per nine innings, against the American League's No. 12 lineup of the Rays at 4.1 runs per outing.

New York owns the American League's No. 4 defense, allowing 4.2 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Tampa Bay's American League No. 1-rated defense.

Tampa Bay lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Orioles on September 13. Bettors who backed the Orioles at +109 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Tampa Bay lost a tight one on Thursday, seeing the game get away from them in extra innings and falling by a 3-2 score against Baltimore at Camden Yards.

New York won its last outing, a 2-0 result against the Red Sox on September 13. Bettors who backed the Yankees at -140 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (2) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Yankees didn’t allow a single run in their last start, as their staff shut out Boston 2-0 on Thursday at Fenway Park.


Tampa Bay Rays Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing NY Yankees are 7-3
After playing Baltimore are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a win are 1-9


A few Rays at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
NY Yankees are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees' last 10 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
NY Yankees are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home


Next up:
Tampa Bay at NY Yankees, Saturday, September 15

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