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The New York Yankees (62-67) and Tampa Bay Rays (79-52) meet Sunday for the finale of a 3-game series. First pitch from Tropicana field is set for 1:40 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Yankees vs. Rays odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Rays lead 7-5
Tampa Bay won 3-0 as a -171 road favorite Saturday. SP Tyler Glasnow picked up the win for Tampa Bay, pitching 6 scoreless innings, allowing 1 H, 2 BB, 4 K.
The Yankees are 2-8 in their last 10 games and sit at 26-34 on the road. On the other end is the Rays, who are 7-3 in their last 10 and 44-23 at home on the season.
Yankees at Rays projected starters
LHP Carlos Rodon vs. RHP Zack Littell
Rodon (1-4, 6.27 ERA) makes his 8th start. He has a 1.42 WHIP, 4.9 BB/9 and 7.1 K/9 in 33 innings.
- Last outing: No-decision, 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 1 K in a 2-1 home loss Tuesday vs. the Washington Nationals
- Career vs. Tampa Bay: 0-2, 5.01 ERA (23 1/3 IP, 13 ER), 23 H, 19 BB, 25 K in 5 starts
Littell (2-4, 4.27 ERA) makes his 22nd appearance and 9th start. He has a 1.25 WHIP, 1.2 BB/9 and 8.0 K/9 in 52 2/3 innings.
- Last outing: No-decision, 5 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 6 K in a 12-4 home win Tuesday vs. the Colorado Rockies
- First career regular-season start vs. New York
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Yankees at Rays odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:43 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Yankees +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Rays -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Yankees +1.5 (-200) | Rays -1.5 (+165)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Yankees at Rays picks and predictions
Prediction
Rays 4, Yankees 3
Moneyline
BET RAYS (-120).
The Rays are the much hotter team and have been a dominant home team this season, while the Yankees have struggled on the road. The Rays also have the pitching advantage. The Rays are 3-2 in Littell’s last 5 starts while the Yankees are 1-4 in Rodon’s last 5 starts and 0-3 in his last 3 starts vs. Tampa Bay.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
The Yankees are a safer bet to cover here but at +1.5 (-200) the line is far too risky.
Over/Under
LEAN UNDER 8 (-115).
The Under is 3-1 in the last 4 New York-Tampa Bay meetings. The Under is also 3-2 in Rodon’s last 5 starts overall and 3-0 in his last 3 starts vs. Tampa Bay, while also being 3-1 in Littell’s last 4 starts overall.
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