Yankees vs. Rays Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/28/2022

The New York Yankees (33-13) will vie for their fifth straight victory when they visit the Tampa Bay Rays (26-19) on Saturday at 4:10 PM ET. The Yankees are listed as -142 favorites by bookmakers, while the Rays are +121 underdogs. New York’s Gerrit Cole gets the start, and he’ll go against Tampa Bay’s Corey Kluber.

Yankees vs. Rays Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Yankees vs. Rays

Our computer pick: Tampa Bay Rays (+121) and Over (7)

Yankees vs. Rays Game Info

• New York Yankees probable starting pitcher: Gerrit Cole
• Tampa Bay Rays probable starting pitcher: Corey Kluber
• Game Day: Saturday, May 28, 2022
• Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field

New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Pitching Matchup

Yankees Starter Gerrit Cole

• Cole (4-1 with a 3.31 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 51 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Yankees, his 10th of the season.
• The righty’s last time out was on Monday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he threw eight innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing seven hits.
• The 31-year-old has put together a 3.31 ERA and 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings across nine games this season, while allowing a batting average of .213 to his opponents.
• Cole has five quality starts under his belt this year.
• Cole will look to go five or more innings for his seventh straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.2 innings per outing.
• He meets a Rays offense that ranks 15th in the league with 191 runs while batting .235 as a unit. It has a collective .384 slugging percentage (16th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 46 home runs (12th in MLB).
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 31-year-old ranks 28th in ERA (3.31), 19th in WHIP (1.045), and fifth in K/9 (10.8).

Rays Starter Corey Kluber

• Kluber (1-2) will take to the mound for the Rays and make his ninth start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed five hits in three innings against the Baltimore Orioles.
• The 36-year-old has pitched in eight games this season with an ERA of 4.42 and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .275.
• He has started eight games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in three of them.
• Kluber has made five starts of five or more innings in eight chances this season, and averages 4.3 frames when he pitches.
• The Yankees have scored 217 runs this season, which ranks fifth in MLB. They are batting .237 for the campaign with 65 home runs, first in the league.

Yankees Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Yankees have been favored 42 times and won 29, or 69%, of those games.
• New York has a record of 24-12, a 66.7% win rate, when favored by -142 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 58.7% chance to win.
• New York and its opponents have hit the over in 20 of their 45 games with a total this season.
• The Yankees have an ATS record of 23-22-0 in 45 games with a spread this season.

Rays Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rays have won in five, or 45.5%, of the 11 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• Tampa Bay has yet to play a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +121.
• The Rays have an implied victory probability of 45.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Tampa Bay’s games have gone over the total in 21 of their 45 opportunities.
• The Rays have an against the spread record of 21-24-0 in 45 games with a line this season.

Yankees Leaders & Batting Stats

• Aaron Judge is the bat to watch in the Yankees lineup, leading the team in batting average (.305), home runs (17), and RBI (36).
• Among all hitters in MLB, Judge’s home run total ranks him first, and his RBI tally puts him fifth.
• Anthony Rizzo is hitting .221 with nine doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 23 walks.
• Rizzo ranks eighth in homers and 21st in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
• DJ LeMahieu is hitting .257 with nine doubles, three home runs and 14 walks.
• Gleyber Torres has five doubles, a triple, eight home runs and eight walks while hitting .234.

Rays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wander Franco has 11 doubles, a triple, four home runs and seven walks while hitting .256.
• Franco’s home run total puts him 104th in the majors, and he is 121st in RBI.
• Yandy Diaz’s .262 batting average paces his team.
• Diaz is currently 152nd in home runs and 222nd in RBI in the major leagues.
• Manuel Margot has collected a team-high 22 runs batted in.
• Randy Arozarena has 12 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11 walks while hitting .253.

Betting Tips for Yankees vs. Rays

We have the Rays on the moneyline at +121 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after analyzing all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 7 runs.