Yankees vs. Rays Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 19

Updated Apr. 19, 2024 7:00 p.m. ET

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Giancarlo Stanton and the New York Yankees will take on Isaac Paredes and the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on Friday. The Rays are listed as +151 moneyline underdogs for this matchup with the favored Yankees (-181). New York is the favorite on the run line (-1.5 with +110 odds). An 8.5-run total is listed for this contest.

Here's 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: Friday, April 19, 2024 at 7:05 PM ET
• Where: Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
• How to Watch on TV: BSSUN

Yankees vs. Rays Prediction

• Score Prediction: Yankees 5, Rays 4
• Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Yankees 59%, Rays 41%

Yankees vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Yankees have won seven of the 10 games they've played as favorites this season.
• New York has played as favorites of -181 or more twice this season and split those games.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 64.4% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
• The Rays have split the two contests they have played as underdogs this season.
• Oddsmakers have given Tampa Bay the worst odds of winning it has seen this season with a +151 moneyline listed for this contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 39.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

FINAL

TB 3 · NYY 5

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Tampa Bay Rays

TB

+1.5

+152

O 8.5

New York Yankees

NYY

-1.5

-181

U 8.5

Yankees Recent Betting Performance

• The Yankees were favored on the moneyline in six of their last 10 games, and they went 4-2 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Yankees and their opponents combined to hit the over five times.
• The Yankees have gone 3-6-0 against the spread over their past 10 games (nine of those games had a spread set by bookmakers).

Yankees Recent Stats

Yankees Player Insights

• Juan Soto leads the Yankees in runs batted in (17) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .352.
• Including all MLB hitters, Soto is ninth in batting average, second in on-base percentage, and 15th in slugging.
• Soto has collected a hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .412 with a double, two home runs, six walks and five RBI.
• Anthony Volpe is batting .324 with four doubles, two home runs and 10 walks.
• Volpe ranks 92nd in home runs and 95th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Alex Verdugo is hitting .242 with six doubles, two home runs and 10 walks.
• Verdugo has at least one base hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .278 with three doubles and three walks.
• Oswaldo Cabrera has four doubles, three home runs and four walks while batting .309.
• Cabrera has recorded at least one hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with three doubles and three RBI.

Yankees Team Props

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Rays Recent Betting Performance

• Over the past 10 games, the Rays have been underdogs just once and won that contest.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Rays and their opponents have combined to hit the over six times.
• Over their last 10 games, the Rays are 5-4-0 against the spread.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Paredes paces the Rays with five long balls and runs batted in, driving in 12.
• Paredes ranks ninth in homers and 38th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Paredes has collected a hit in four games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .333 with a home run, four walks and two RBI.
• Amed Rosario has a club-leading .339 batting average.
• Rosario is currently 92nd in home runs and 66th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Yandy Diaz is hitting .225 with four doubles, a home run and six walks.
• Harold Ramirez has a double, a home run and a walk while batting .260.

Rays Team Props

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