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

Odds updated as of 11:39 AM

The New York Yankees will face the Tampa Bay Rays in MLB action on Wednesday.

All the information you need to make smart bets on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook can be found below. Check out all of the latest MLB betting lines here.

Yankees vs Rays Game Info

• New York Yankees (55-52) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (66-44)
• Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023
• Time: 7:05 PM ET
• Venue: Yankee Stadium -- The Bronx, New York
• Coverage: Amazon Prime Video

Yankees vs Rays Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: NYY: (-120) | TB: (+102)
• Spread: NYY: +1.5 (-196) | TB: -1.5 (+162)
• Total: 7.5 -- Over: (-118) | Under: (-104)

Yankees vs Rays Probable Starting Pitchers

The Yankees will give the ball to Gerrit Cole (9-2, 2.64 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 10 on the season, and the Rays will turn to Shane McClanahan (11-1, 3.00 ERA). Cole and his team have a record of 12-9-0 against the spread when he starts. Cole's team has won 77.8% of his starts when they are favored on the moneyline (14-4). The Rays have a 12-8-0 ATS record in McClanahan's 20 starts that had a set spread. The Rays were the moneyline underdog for one McClanahan start this season -- they won.

Cole McClanahan 22 GS 20 9-2 W-L 11-1 2.64 ERA 3.00 136.1 IP 111 36 BB 41 149 SO 118

Yankees vs Rays Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Rays win (51.1%)

Yankees vs Rays Moneyline

• The Yankees vs Rays moneyline has New York as a -120 favorite, while Tampa Bay is a +102 underdog on the road.

Yankees vs Rays Spread

• The Rays are 1.5-run favorites against the spread for this matchup with the Yankees. The Rays are +162 to cover, while the Yankees are -196 to cover as a 1.5-run underdog on the runline.

Yankees vs Rays Over/Under

• A total of 7.5 runs has been set for the Yankees-Rays contest on August 2, with the over available at -118 and the under at -104.

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Yankees vs Rays Betting Trends

• The Yankees have been chosen as favorites in 65 games this year and have walked away with the win 38 times (58.5%) in those games.
• This year New York has won 34 of 55 games when listed as at least -120 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees and their opponents have hit the over in 47 of their 106 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Yankees are 54-52-0 against the spread in their 106 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Rays have won 36.8% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (7-12).
• Tampa Bay is 2-10 (winning just 16.7% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +102 or longer.
• In the 109 games oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Rays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 55 times (55-49-5).
• The Rays have covered 54.1% of their games this season, going 59-50-0 against the spread.

Yankees Player Leaders

• Gleyber Torres leads New York with 102 hits and a team-best slugging percentage of .423. He's batting .255 with an on-base percentage of .318.
• Among qualifying hitters in baseball, he is 82nd in batting average, 94th in on-base percentage, and 84th in slugging.
• Aaron Judge is hitting .296 with 10 doubles, 20 home runs and 41 walks, while slugging .672 with an on-base percentage of .417.
• Anthony Rizzo leads New York in OBP (.328) this season, fueled by 91 hits.
• Rizzo heads into this game with two games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .200 with a walk.
• Anthony Volpe has 13 home runs, 36 RBI and a batting average of .208 this season.

Rays Player Leaders

• Wander Franco has 23 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs and 39 walks while batting .267. He's slugging .444 with an on-base percentage of .333.
• Including all qualified hitters, he is 48th in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 67th and he is 62nd in slugging.
• Franco hopes to build on a five-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .368 with a triple, two home runs, four walks and two RBI.
• Yandy Diaz paces his team with a .402 OBP, and has a club-high .509 slugging percentage. He has a batting average of .317.
• Including all qualified players, he is fifth in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage and 16th in slugging percentage.
• Randy Arozarena has 10 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 52 walks while hitting .257.
• Isaac Paredes has collected 79 hits to pace his team.

Yankees vs. Rays Head to Head

Date Favorite Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Result 8/1/2023 Rays -1.5 8 -112 -104 5-2 TB 7/31/2023 Rays -1.5 9 -156 +132 5-1 TB 8/17/2022 Yankees -1.5 8.5 -134 +114 8-7 NYY 5/12/2023 Yankees -1.5 8.5 -180 +152 6-5 NYY 5/11/2023 Yankees -1.5 8.5 -118 -100 8-2 TB 5/7/2023 Yankees -1.5 7.5 -120 +102 8-7 TB 5/6/2023 Rays -1.5 7.5 -184 +154 3-2 NYY 5/5/2023 Rays -1.5 8.5 -188 +158 5-4 TB 9/10/2022 Yankees -1.5 8 -110 -106 10-3 NYY 9/9/2022 Rays -1.5 7 -112 -104 4-2 TB

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