Yankees vs. Rays Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 21

Updated Apr. 21, 2024 1:00 p.m. ET

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Amed Rosario and the Tampa Bay Rays will take the field against the New York Yankees and starter Luis Gil on Sunday. First pitch is at 1:35 PM ET at Yankee Stadium. The Rays are +109 moneyline underdogs in this matchup against the favored Yankees (-129). New York (-1.5) is favored on the run line. The total is 8.5 runs for this game (with -102 odds to go over and -118 odds on the under).

Check out everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Yankees-Rays game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Yankees vs. Rays Game Information & Odds

• When: Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 1:35 PM ET
• Where: Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
• How to Watch on TV: BSSUN

Yankees vs. Rays Prediction

• Score Prediction: Yankees 4, Rays 3
• Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Yankees 61%, Rays 39%

Yankees vs. Rays Betting Insights

• This season, the Yankees have been favored 12 times and won eight, or 66.7%, of those games.
• New York has a record of 5-2 when favored by -129 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 56.3% chance to win.
• The Rays have come away with two wins in the four contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Tampa Bay has played as an underdog of +109 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• The Rays have an implied victory probability of 47.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

FINAL

TB 4 · NYY 5

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Tampa Bay Rays

TB

+1.5

+109

o8

New York Yankees

NYY

-1.5

-129

u8

Yankees Recent Betting Performance

• The Yankees have a 3-3 record across the six games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups, the Yankees and their opponents combined to go over the run total four times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Yankees are 3-7-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Yankees Recent Stats

Yankees Player Insights

• Juan Soto has a team-best batting average of .354, while leading the Yankees in home runs (five) and runs batted in (20).
• Including all MLB hitters, Soto is eighth in batting average, second in on-base percentage, and 10th in slugging.
• Soto carries a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .389 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and five RBI.
• Anthony Volpe has four doubles, two home runs and 10 walks while hitting .307.
• Among all major league hitters, Volpe is 101st in home runs and 105th in RBI.
• Alex Verdugo is batting .233 with six doubles, two home runs and 10 walks.
• Oswaldo Cabrera is hitting .290 with four doubles, three home runs and four walks.

Yankees Team Props

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Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays have played as underdogs in three of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Rays and their opponents have failed to hit the over five times.
• The Rays are 5-5-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Isaac Paredes leads the Rays in home runs (five) and runs batted in (14).
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Paredes is 15th in home runs and 28th in RBI.
• Rosario's .343 batting average leads his team.
• Rosario is 101st among all hitters in MLB in home runs, and 86th in RBI.
• Yandy Diaz has four doubles, a home run and six walks while batting .233.
• Harold Ramirez is hitting .272 with a double, a home run and a walk.

Rays Team Props

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