Yankees vs. Rays Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 2

Cody Bellinger and the New York Yankees will square off against the Tampa Bay Rays and Jonathan Aranda on Friday at 7:05 p.m. ET, at Yankee Stadium. Oddsmakers list the Yankees as -245 favorites on the moneyline, while giving the underdog Rays +200 moneyline odds. New York is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The total for the contest is set at 8.5 runs.

Take a look at everything you need 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: Friday, May 2, 2025 at 7:05 p.m. ET
• Where: Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
• How to watch on TV: MLB Network, YES, and FDSSUN

Yankees vs. Rays Prediction

• Score Prediction: Yankees 5, Rays 3
• Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Yankees 59%, Rays 41%

Yankees vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Yankees have won 16, or 66.7%, of the 24 games they've played as favorites this season.
• New York has played as favorites of -245 or more once this season and won that game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 71% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
• The Rays have been chosen as underdogs in 11 games this year and have walked away with the win five times (45.5%) in those games.
• Oddsmakers have given Tampa Bay the worst odds of winning it has seen this season with a +200 moneyline listed for this contest.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 33.3% chance of pulling out a win.

Yankees Recent Betting Performance

• The Yankees have a 4-3 record from the seven games they were moneyline favorites over their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Yankees and their opponents combined to hit the over four times.
• The Yankees' ATS record is 4-6-0 over their past 10 games.

Yankees Recent Stats

Yankees Player Insights

• Aaron Judge's 10 round-trippers and 32 RBI both lead the Yankees, in addition to his team-high .427 average.
• In all of the majors, Judge ranks first in homers and first in RBI.
• Judge carries an 11-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is batting .487 with two doubles, a triple, three home runs, six walks and seven RBI.
• Ben Rice is hitting .266 with four doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 13 walks.
• Rice is 14th in home runs and 107th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Paul Goldschmidt is batting .356 with eight doubles, two home runs and nine walks.
• Goldschmidt is on a three-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Anthony Volpe is hitting .237 with 10 doubles, five home runs and 14 walks.
• Volpe has recorded at least one hit in six games in a row. During his last 10 games he is batting .316 with six doubles, a home run, four walks and four RBI.

Yankees Team Props

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays have played as underdogs in six of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
• When it comes to hitting the over, the Rays and their opponents are 3-7-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Rays have five wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Yandy Diaz is hitting .254 with eight doubles, four home runs and nine walks.
• In all of MLB, Diaz ranks 76th in homers and 90th in RBI.
• Diaz carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .278 with a double, a home run, three walks and an RBI.
• Aranda is batting .308 to lead the lineup.
• Aranda is currently 76th in homers and 90th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Junior Caminero has six home runs, tops in the clubhouse.
• Kameron Misner is hitting .316 with seven doubles, a triple, three home runs and six walks.

Rays Team Props

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