Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees odds, picks and prediction
The Tampa Bay Rays (35-21) and New York Yankees (30-25) will continue their four-game series Wednesday night after the Yankees escaped with a 5-3 win in extra innings Tuesday. First pitch from Yankee Stadium will be at 7:05 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Rays vs. Yankees odds with MLB picks and predictions.
LHP Shane McClanahan is the projected starting pitcher for the Rays. He is 2-0 with a 3.29 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 10.5 K/9 and 2.3 BB/9 in 27 1/3 IP over 6 starts.
The Rays have won each of McClanahan's last 5 starts, giving him excellent run support. He's gone at least 5 innings in his last 3 starts, striking out 17 batters in his last 15 1/3 innings. This will be his first game against the Yankees.
LHP Jordan Montgomery is the projected starting pitcher for the Yankees. He is 2-1 with a 4.22 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 8.9 K/9 and 2.2 BB/9 in 53 1/3 IP over 10 starts.
In his last start, Montgomery gave up 3 runs in 4 2/3 innings, only recording 1 strikeout with 5 hits allowed; he did have 11 strikeouts in 7 scoreless innings his start prior. In 3 starts against the Rays this year, Montgomery has allowed 9 runs in 17 innings, including 5 home runs.
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Rays at Yankees odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 9:15 a.m. ET.
- Money line : Rays +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Yankees -135 (bet $135 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS : Rays +1.5 (-175) | Yankees -1.5 (+140)
- Over/Under : 8 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Prediction
Rays 5, Yankees 4
Money line (ML)
Montgomery has struggled against the Rays this season, even though the Yankees are 2-1 against them when he starts. Tampa Bay is red hot right now, despite falling in extras on Tuesday night, winning 16 of their last 18 games.
I like the RAYS (+115) at plus money on the road against the Yankees tonight.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The Rays are slight underdogs in this one despite being 7-4 against the Yankees this season. In their last 10 games, Tampa Bay is 7-3 against the spread, including 4-1 ATS on the road.
Give me the RAYS +1.5 (-175), though I do like the value with the money line a little bit better.
Over/Under (O/U)
In the Rays' last five games, the total has gone Over four times, including on Tuesday night when these teams combined for eight runs in 11 innings. The Yankees' bats have gone cold lately and they rank 27th in MLB with an average of 3.76 runs per game, but I think the total will go OVER 8 (-115) tonight at Yankee Stadium.
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