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The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees will meet on Friday at George M. Steinbrenner Field, at 7:05 p.m. ET, with Kameron Misner and Aaron Judge among those expected to produce at the plate. The Rays are -110 moneyline favorites in this matchup with the Yankees (-109). New York is a 1.5-run favorite (at +155 odds). The game’s over/under has been set at 8.5 runs.
Here’s everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Rays-Yankees game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.
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Rays vs. Yankees Game Information & Odds
- When: Friday, April 18, 2025 at 7:05 p.m. ET
- Where: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida
- How to watch on TV: FDSSUN and YES
Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Run Line Favorite Run Line Odds Underdog Run Line Odds Rays -110 -109 8.5 -106 -114 -1.5 -188 +155
Rays vs. Yankees Prediction
- Score Prediction: Yankees 5, Rays 4
- Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
- Win Probabilities: Rays 54%, Yankees 46%
Rays vs. Yankees Betting Insights
- The Rays have won seven, or 50%, of the 14 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Tampa Bay has a record of 7-7, a 50% win rate, when favored by -110 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 52.4% chance of a victory for the Rays.
- The Yankees have were defeated in both of the games they have played as underdogs this season.
- New York has been listed as an underdog of -109 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 52.2% chance of walking away with the win.
Rays Recent Betting Performance
- The Rays were favored on the moneyline for nine of their last 10 games, and they went 3-6 in those matchups.
- Over their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Rays combined with their opponents to go over the run total six times.
- The Rays have a 3-7-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.
Rays Recent Stats
Stat Avg/Total Record 4-6 Runs Per Game 5.0 HR 14 ERA 3.83 K/9 9.6
Rays Player Insights
- Jonathan Aranda comes into Friday’s game as the Rays top run producer, delivering 11 RBI while hitting three home runs in 2025. His .396 average is also best on the squad.
- Among all batters in MLB, Aranda’s home run total ranks him 55th, and his RBI tally puts him 38th.
- Misner is batting .395 with four doubles, a triple, three home runs and three walks.
- Misner carries a four-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .412 with a double, two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
- Junior Caminero has hit a team-high four home runs.
- Yandy (Fernandez) Diaz is batting .230 with three doubles, three home runs and four walks.
- Diaz has recorded at least one hit in six games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .300 with two doubles, three home runs, three walks and five RBI.
Yankees Recent Betting Performance
- Over the past 10 games, the Yankees have been underdogs just once and lost that contest.
- The Yankees and their opponents have combined to hit the over four times in their last 10 games with a total.
- The Yankees have three wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.
Yankees Recent Stats
Stat Avg/Total Record 5-5 Runs Per Game 3.5 HR 8 ERA 4.01 K/9 10.7
Yankees Player Insights
- Judge paces the Yankees with seven home runs and 21 runs batted in, while posting a team-best batting average of .409.
- Judge is third in homers and second in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Judge carries a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .588 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and an RBI.
- Ben Rice has two doubles, a triple, five home runs and 10 walks while hitting .273.
- Rice is currently 15th in homers and 127th in RBI in the major leagues.
- Anthony Volpe is batting .219 with four doubles, four home runs and nine walks.
- Trent Grisham is batting .308 with a double, four home runs and four walks.
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