The Tampa Bay Rays (8-10) and the New York Yankees (11-7) square off on Thursday at George M. Steinbrenner Field, starting at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Rays are favored on the moneyline (-119), while the Yankees are -100 underdogs, despite being favored against the spread (1.5) with +153 odds. Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley gets the start against New York’s Will Warren.

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Rays vs. Yankees betting lines

• Favorite: Rays (-119)
• Underdog: Yankees (-100)
• Over/under: 9

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have compiled a 7-7 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 50% of those games).
• Tampa Bay has a 7-6 record (winning 53.8% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -119 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rays’ implied win probability is 54.3%.
• In the 18 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Tampa Bay, it has combined with opponents to go over the total eight times (8-9-1).
• The Rays have collected a 6-12-0 record ATS this season (covering just 33.3% of the time).

Rays hitting info

• Jonathan Aranda leads the Rays in runs batted in (11) and has put up a team-best batting average of .396.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Aranda’s home run total ranks 52nd and his RBI tally ranks 35th.
• Kameron Misner is hitting .395 with four doubles, a triple, three home runs and three walks.
• Misner ranks 52nd in home runs among hitters in baseball and 52nd in RBI.
• Misner brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .412 with a double, two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
• Junior Caminero has launched a team-high four home runs.
• Yandy Diaz has three doubles, three home runs and four walks while batting .230.
• Diaz has hit safely in six straight games. In his last 10 games he is batting .300 with two doubles, three home runs, three walks and five RBI.

Rays pitching rankings

• The Rays pitching staff ranks fifth in MLB with a collective 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Tampa Bay has the sixth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.45).
• Rays pitchers combine for the No. 5 WHIP in MLB (1.124).
• Rays pitchers combine to give up 29 total home runs at a clip of 1.6 per game (most in MLB).
• Tampa Bay its 1-0 loss the last time out, the team struck out seven Red Sox batters while allowing five hits.

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

• The Yankees have lost both games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• New York has played as an underdog of -100 or more twice this season and lost both games.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 50% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
• So far this season, New York and its opponents have hit the over in 10 of its 18 games with a total.
• In 18 games with a spread this season, the Yankees are 9-9-0 ATS.

Yankees hitting info

• Aaron Judge leads New York in home runs with seven, runs batted in with 21 and his batting average of .409 is also best on his team.
• Judge is second in homers and second in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
• Judge takes a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .588 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and an RBI.
• Ben Rice is batting .273 with an OBP of .385 and a slugging percentage of .618 this season.
• Rice is 15th in homers and 126th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Anthony Volpe is slashing .219/.320/.469 this season for the Yankees.
• Volpe has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .125 with a double, three walks and three RBI.
• Trent Grisham has collected 12 hits this season and has an OBP of .386. He’s slugging .641 on the year.

Yankees pitching rankings

• The Yankees have a 10.3 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
• New York has the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.23) in the majors this season.
• Yankees pitchers have a 1.214 WHIP this season, 12th in the majors.
• The Yankees have allowed the 16th-fewest home runs this season with 20, or 1.1 per game.
• New York pitchers struck out six Royals batters while allowing five hits in a 4-3 win last time out.