Yankees vs Rays Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for May 2

Odds updated as of 10:11 a.m.

The New York Yankees are among the MLB teams in action on Friday, versus the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Yankees vs Rays Game Info

• New York Yankees (18-13) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (14-17)
• Date: Friday, May 2, 2025
• Time: 7:05 p.m. ET
• Venue: Yankee Stadium -- The Bronx, New York
• Coverage: MLB Network, YES, and FDSSUN

Yankees vs Rays Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: NYY: (-230) | TB: (+190)
• Spread: NYY: -1.5 (-110) | TB: +1.5 (-110)
• Total: 8.5 -- Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

Yankees vs Rays Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Max Fried (Yankees) - 5-0, 1.19 ERA vs Ryan Pepiot (Rays) - 2-3, 4.24 ERA

The Yankees will look to Max Fried (5-0) versus the Rays and Ryan Pepiot (2-3). When Fried starts, his team is 5-1-0 against the spread this season. Fried's team has won each of the six games he's started as the moneyline favorite. When Pepiot starts, the Rays have gone 1-5-0 against the spread. The Rays are 1-2 in Pepiot's three starts this season that they were the underdog on the moneyline.

Yankees vs Rays Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Yankees win (58%)

Yankees vs Rays Moneyline

• Looking at the moneyline for Yankees-Rays, New York is the favorite at -230, and Tampa Bay is +190 playing on the road.

Yankees vs Rays Spread

• The Yankees are hosting the Rays and are favored by 1.5 runs (-110 to cover) on the runline. Tampa Bay is -110 to cover.

Yankees vs Rays Over/Under

• An over/under of 8.5 has been set for Yankees-Rays on May 2, with the over being -110 and the under -110.

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Yankees vs Rays Betting Trends

• The Yankees have won in 16, or 66.7%, of the 24 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• New York has played as a favorite of -230 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
• The Yankees and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 14 of their 30 opportunities.
• In 30 games with a line this season, the Yankees have a mark of 15-15-0 against the spread.
• The Rays have been the moneyline underdog 11 total times this season. They've gone 5-6 in those games.
• Tampa Bay has not yet played a game with moneyline odds of +190 or longer.
• In the 31 games oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Rays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 12 times (12-17-2).
• The Rays are 13-18-0 ATS this season.

Yankees Player Leaders

• Aaron Judge has 50 hits and an OBP of .521 to go with a slugging percentage of .761. All three of those stats are tops among New York hitters this season. He has a .427 batting average, as well.
• He ranks first in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and first in slugging among qualifying hitters in baseball.
• Judge hopes to build on an 11-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .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, while slugging .585 with an on-base percentage of .373.
• Among qualifying batters, his batting average places him 60th, his on-base percentage 31st, and his slugging percentage eighth.
• Paul Goldschmidt has collected 42 base hits, an OBP of .403 and a slugging percentage of .475 this season.
• Goldschmidt enters this game with three games in a row with at least one hit. In his last five games he is batting .316 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Anthony Volpe is batting .237 with a .328 OBP and 19 RBI for New York this season.
• Volpe has hit safely in six straight games. In his last 10 games he is batting .316 with six doubles, a home run, four walks and four RBI.

Rays Player Leaders

• Yandy Diaz has racked up a slugging percentage of .413, a team-best for the Rays. He's batting .254 with an on-base percentage of .299.
• He ranks 72nd in batting average, 112th in on-base percentage and 80th in slugging percentage among all qualifying batters in MLB.
• Diaz takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .278 with a double, a home run, three walks and an RBI.
• Jonathan Aranda paces his team with 28 hits and a .402 OBP. He has a batting average of .308 while slugging .538.
• Including all qualifying hitters, his batting average places him 18th, his on-base percentage is 14th, and he is 16th in slugging.
• Junior Caminero has six doubles, six home runs and six walks while hitting .256.
• Kameron Misner is batting .316 with seven doubles, a triple, three home runs and six walks.

Yankees vs Rays Head to Head

• 4/20/2025: 4-0 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -166, Underdog Moneyline: +140)
• 4/19/2025: 10-8 TB (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -124, Underdog Moneyline: +106)
• 4/18/2025: 1-0 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: -100)
• 4/17/2025: 6-3 NYY (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -108, Underdog Moneyline: -108)
• 7/22/2024: 9-1 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -168, Underdog Moneyline: +142)
• 7/21/2024: 6-4 TB (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -148, Underdog Moneyline: +126)
• 7/20/2024: 9-1 TB (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -162, Underdog Moneyline: +136)
• 7/19/2024: 6-1 NYY (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -172, Underdog Moneyline: +144)
• 7/11/2024: 5-4 TB (Favorite: Yankees, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: -100)
• 7/10/2024: 2-1 NYY (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -120, Underdog Moneyline: +102)

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