The Rays will try to make some headway in the AL East division race on Monday night when they open up an MLB betting series at home against the Yankees.
A.J. Burnett (8-7, 4.15 ERA) will try to notch the win for New York on Monday. Righthander Burnett faced Tampa Bay on July 9, taking a no-decision after giving up three runs in 5 2-3 innings.
View NY Yankees vs Tampa Bay Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
The Rays were listed as +105 moneyline underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 9 earlier on Monday.
Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 8 (Rays) and the No. 1 (Yankees) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.
How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Tampa Bay has the American League's No. 8-rated offensive output, at 8.3 hits per game. The Yankees average 8.8 hits per game, good for No. 7 on the American League list.
New York brings the American League's No. 5-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Rays' league No. 4-ranked defense.
Last time out for New York, they were a 7-2 Sportsbook as they battled the Blue Jays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -122 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. New York looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Blue Jays, a 7-2 final on Sunday in support of Philip Hughes at Rogers Centre.
The Rays were a 1-0 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Red Sox. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Boston at -136 on the moneyline, while the total score (1) was good news for UNDER bettors. Jeff Niemann did his job in a losing cause last time out against Boston, striking out 10 in a 1-0 loss on Sunday at Tropicana Field.
New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After playing Toronto are 8-2
After a win are 7-3
A few Yankees at Rays trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of NY Yankees' last 24 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Tampa Bay's last 24 games when playing NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,
Next up:
NY Yankees at Tampa Bay, Tuesday, July 19
