Yankees Vs Rays: MLB Betting Odds & Trends – 10/2/2021

The Tampa Bay Rays (99-61) are looking for win No. 100 of the season when they hit the field against the New York Yankees (91-69) at Yankee Stadium on Saturday at 1:05 PM ET. New York’s (-130 to win) Jordan Montgomery starts against Tampa Bay’s (+110) Shane Baz.

The betting insights and predictions in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of October 2, 2021, 12:00 PM ET. See the table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Yankees vs Rays Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Yankees Probable Starter Jordan Montgomery

• Montgomery (6-6 with a 3.49 ERA and 159 strikeouts in 154 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Yankees, his 30th of the season.
• The left-hander last appeared on Sunday against the Red Sox, when he threw five innings, allowing one earned run while giving up seven hits.
• The opposing Rays offense has a collective .241 batting average, and is 11th in the league with 1310 total hits and second in MLB action with 845 runs scored. They have the eighth-ranked slugging percentage (.426) and rank eighth in home runs (217) in all of MLB.
• The Yankees have been favored on the moneyline in 23 of Montgomery’s starts this season, and they went 14-9 in those games.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of October 2, 2021 at 12:43 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Rays Stats vs Montgomery

Rays Probable Starter Shane Baz

• Baz will get the start for the Rays, his third of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings while allowing three hits against the Marlins.
• The Yankees rank 22nd in MLB with a .239 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 16th in the league (.409) and 221 home runs.
• His team won his only start as an underdog this season.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of October 2, 2021 at 12:43 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Yankees Betting Trends

• The Yankees’ offense is averaging 4.4 runs in home games while pushing across 4.4 per game away from Yankee Stadium.
• The Yankees are the 19th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.4 runs per game (708 total).
• The Yankees have won 76 of the 133 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (57.1%).
• In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -130 or shorter, New York has a 54-46 record (winning 54% of its games).
• New York has had an over/under set by bookmakers 160 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 67 of those games (67-90-3).
• New York was favored on the moneyline in seven of its last 10 games, and finished 5-2 in those matchups.

Rays Betting Trends

• The Rays have scored 845 runs this season, which ranks second in MLB.
• They’ve scored 5.6 runs per game this season on the road while averaging five at home.
• This season, the Rays have won 31 out of the 57 games, or 54.4%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 14-9, a 60.9% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +110 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Tampa Bay’s games have gone over the total in 81 of their 158 chances.
• In five games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, Tampa Bay has a record of 3-2.

Yankees Players to Watch

• Aaron Judge has put up a team-best batting average of .287, and leads the Yankees in home runs (39) and runs batted in (97).
• Among the qualifying batters in MLB action, Judge’s 39 HR rank sixth, his 97 RBI rank 20th, his .287 AVG ranks 22nd, and his .373 OBP ranks 11th.
• Giancarlo Stanton’s 97 runs batted in pace his team.
• Among the qualifying hitters in MLB, Stanton ranks 13th in HR (35), and 20th in RBI (97).

Yankees Batting Stats (2021)

Rays Players to Watch

• Randy Arozarena has been key for Tampa Bay with 141 hits, an OBP of .352 plus a slugging percentage of .457.
• Arozarena does not rank in the top 20 in SLG and OBP among qualified hitters in MLB.
• Brandon Lowe’s 36 home runs are most among Tampa Bay batters. He’s driven in 92 runs this season while slugging .508.
• Lowe ranks 10th in HR among qualified hitters in the majors.

Rays Batting Stats (2021)

Yankees vs Rays Player Props

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