Rays vs. Yankees Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/27/2022

The New York Yankees (32-13) roll into Friday’s matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays (26-18) looking to extend a three-game winning streak. The contest starts at 7:10 PM ET with the Rays listed as -120 favorites on the moneyline to stop the Yankees’ streak. Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs and New York’s Jameson Taillon have been named the starters for this contest.

Rays vs. Yankees Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Rays vs. Yankees

Our computer pick: New York Yankees (-100) and Over (7.5)

Rays vs. Yankees Game Info

• Tampa Bay Rays probable starting pitcher: Jeffrey Springs
• New York Yankees probable starting pitcher: Jameson Taillon
• Game Day: Friday, May 27, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field

Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Pitching Matchup

Rays Starter Jeffrey Springs

• Springs (2-1) takes the mound for the Rays in his fifth start of the season. He has a 1.32 ERA in 27 1/3 innings pitched, with 27 strikeouts.
• His last appearance was on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles, when the left-hander threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up only one hit.
• The 29-year-old has an ERA of 1.32, with 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 12 games this season. Opponents have a .163 batting average against him.
• He will face a Yankees offense that ranks fourth in the league with 215 runs while batting .238 as a unit. It has a collective .409 slugging percentage (fourth in MLB action) and has hit a total of 63 home runs (first in MLB).

Yankees Starter Jameson Taillon

• The Yankees will hand the ball to Taillon (4-1) for his ninth start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed five hits in seven innings against the Chicago White Sox.
• The 30-year-old has pitched to a 2.95 ERA this season with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 1.1 walks per nine across eight games.
• He has earned a quality start two times in eight starts this season.
• Taillon has four starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Rays have scored 191 runs this season, which ranks 11th in MLB. They are batting .238 for the campaign with 46 home runs, 11th in the league.

Rays Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rays have won 21, or 63.6%, of the 33 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• This season, Tampa Bay has won 20 of its 31 games, or 64.5%, when favored by at least -120 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 54.5%.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 21 of their 44 opportunities.
• The Rays are 21-23-0 ATS in their 44 games with a spread this season.

Yankees Betting Picks & Insights

• The Yankees have won in each of the two games they have played as underdogs this season.
• New York has been listed as an underdog of -100 or more on two occasions this season and won both games.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 50% chance of pulling out a win.
• New York and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 20 of their 44 opportunities.
• The Yankees have an against the spread record of 22-22-0 in 44 games with a line this season.

Rays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wander Franco has 11 doubles, a triple, four home runs and seven walks while batting .261.
• Franco’s home runs rank him 97th in MLB, and he ranks 115th in RBI.
• Franco has collected a hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .167 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.
• Yandy Diaz is batting .268 to lead his team.
• Among all major league hitters, Diaz is 148th in home runs and 217th in RBI.
• Manuel Margot has driven in a team-best 22 runs batted in.
• Margot will look to build on his 13-game hitting in this game. During his last 10 games he is hitting .484 with a double, three home runs, three walks and 12 RBI.
• Randy Arozarena is batting .251 with 12 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11 walks.

Yankees Leaders & Batting Stats

• Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 17 home runs and 36 runs batted in, while posting a team-best batting average of .313.
• In all of MLB, Judge is first in homers and third in RBI.
• Judge carries a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .263 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and five RBI.
• Anthony Rizzo has nine doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 23 walks while hitting .226.
• Rizzo is sixth in homers and 18th in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• DJ LeMahieu is batting .257 with nine doubles, three home runs and 14 walks.
• Gleyber Torres has five doubles, a triple, seven home runs and eight walks while hitting .234.

Betting Tips for Rays vs. Yankees

Our best bet is the Yankees on the moneyline at -100 after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will over the total of 7.5 runs.