The New York Yankees will look to improve on a 55-46 record when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays, a key part of the MLB betting odds line up on Saturday.
For the New York Yankees, Caleb Smith gets the ball, charged with keeping the Tampa Bay Rays hitters off the base paths. He'll face Blake Snell, 0-6 on the year.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Tampa Bay Rays were listed as 117 underdogs on the MLB baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks, including Sportsbook. The total was set at 9.5 before betting started earlier on Saturday over at Sportsbook.
Handicapping models based on recent betting stats and prediction formulas pick a 6.0-1.4 win for the Yankees. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The New York Yankees sport a record of 55-46 heading into this matchup, while the Tampa Bay Rays sit at 53-51 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and New York vs Tampa Bay injuries news.
This game puts the New York Yankees, most recently No. 12 in Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Tampa Bay Rays, who rate a No. 20 in the latest survey.
Statistical Matchup
On offense, it's a battle between the New York Yankees and its No. 3-rated batting order, averaging 5.37 runs per nine innings, against the No. 18 line up of the Tampa Bay Rays at 4.57 runs per outing.
Tampa Bay brings the No. 12-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Yankees's No. 6-ranked defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Tampa Bay batters were mowed down by Masahiro Tanaka in their last start, falling 6-1 against New York while striking out 14 times on Friday at Yankee Stadium.
- Tampa Bay is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
- Tampa Bay is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games
- Tampa Bay is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
- NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 14 games
Next Betting Matchups
Tampa Bay at New York, Sunday, July 30th
