The Tampa Bay Rays (65-44) play the 2nd game of a 3-game series against the New York Yankees (55-51) Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET (TBS). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Rays vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Rays lead 5-3
The Rays secured a 5-1 victory in the series opener Monday, with 2B Brandon Lowe, SS Wander Franco, and 3B Isaac Paredes all homering. Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games and is 1 1/2 games behind the Baltimore Orioles for 1st place in the AL East.
OF Jake Bauers contributed the lone run for the Yankees Monday with his 9th home run of the season. New York has lost 2 consecutive contests and remains in last place in the AL East, 10 games back of the Orioles.
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Rays at Yankees projected starters
RHP Zach Eflin vs. LHP Carlos Rodon
Eflin (11-6, 3.64 ERA) makes his 21st start. He has a 1.02 WHIP, 1.3 BB/9 and 9.0 K/9 through 116 1/3 IP.
- Last start: Loss, 4 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 3 K in 7-1 home loss vs. Miami Marlins Wednesday
- Road stats: 1-4, 5.36 ERA (43 2/3 IP, 26 ER) in 8 starts
- Career vs. Yankees: 2-0, 2.12 ERA (17 IP, 4 ER) in 3 starts
Rodon (1-3, 5.75 ERA) makes his 5th start. He has a 1.38 WHIP, 5.3 BB/9 and 6.6 K/9 through 20 1/3 IP.
- Last start: Win, 5 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 4 K in 3-1 home win vs. New York Mets Wednesday
- Home stats: 1-1, 2.45 ERA (11 IP, 3 ER) in 2 starts
- Career vs. Rays: 0-1, 4.19 ERA (19 1/3 IP, 9 ER) in 4 starts
Rays at Yankees odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:15 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Rays -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Yankees -105 (bet $105 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Rays -1.5 (+145) | Yankees +1.5 (-175)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Rays at Yankees picks and predictions
Prediction
Rays 5, Yankees 3
Moneyline
I’ll back the RAYS (-115) on the road in Tuesday’s matchup to pick up a 2nd straight win over the Yankees. Eflin is having a career year for the Rays and Rodon has gotten off to a slow start with the Yankees in his first 4 starts.
Run line/Against the spread
RAYS -1.5 (+145) has fantastic value as the Yankees are the worst team in the division. Nine of Tampa Bay’s last 10 victories have come by at least 2 runs.
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Over/Under
UNDER 8.5 (-115) is the lean in this divisional bout with Eflin having success against the Yankees in his career. Rodon looked better in his last start and the Rays boast the worst wOBA (.245) and wRC+ (58) against left-handed pitchers since the start of July.
Tampa Bay is 20-11 to the Under in its last 31 road games.
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