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

The match puts starter Chris Archer for the Rays on the hill facing Ivan Nova for the Yankees. Archer brings a 1-3 mark to the game, while Nova is 1-1 to date on the season.



View Tampa Bay vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Yankees were listed as -126 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 9.5 earlier at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 9 (Yankees) and the No. 4 (Rays) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, New York owns the No. 14 ranking for hits in the American League at 8 per game. By contrast, the Rays are rated No. 6 in the same category at 8.8 per game.

Comparing defensive stats, Tampa Bay owns the American League's No. 10-rated road mark, allowing 4.6 runs per game on the highway. New York, on the other hand, rates No. 12 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Tampa Bay, they were a 7-5 loser as they battled the Yankees on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -144 were rewarded, while the 12 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Rays endured a 7-5 loss at the hands of the Yankees on Saturday, with Alex Colome throwing 4 1/3 innings of 5-hit ball at Yankee Stadium.




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

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Texas are 7-3
After playing Tampa Bay are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

A few Rays at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games


Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Toronto, Monday, June 24
NY Yankees home to Texas, Tuesday, June 25