Yankees vs. Rays Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/14/2022

The New York Yankees (44-16) and Kyle Higashioka (2 HR in his last game) are favored (-200) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays (35-25) on Tuesday at 7:05 PM ET. New York’s Gerrit Cole and Tampa Bay’s Corey Kluber have been named the starters for this contest.

Yankees vs. Rays Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Yankees vs. Rays

Our computer pick: Tampa Bay Rays (+170) and Over (8)

Yankees vs. Rays Game Info

• New York Yankees probable starting pitcher: Gerrit Cole
• Tampa Bay Rays probable starting pitcher: Corey Kluber
• Game Day: Tuesday, June 14, 2022
• Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Pitching Matchup

Yankees Starter Gerrit Cole

• Cole gets the start for the Yankees, his 13th of the season. He is 5-1 with a 3.63 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 67 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last pitched on Thursday against the Minnesota Twins, when he went 2 1/3 innings, allowing seven earned runs while giving up eight hits.
• The 31-year-old has an ERA of 3.63, with 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 12 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .212 batting average against him.
• Cole heads into this matchup with seven quality starts under his belt this season.
• Cole has put up nine starts this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.
• He will match up with a Rays offense that is batting .232 as a unit (24th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .376 (23rd in MLB) with 58 total home runs (19th in MLB).
• Cole has thrown six innings, giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out 10 against the Rays this season.
• The 31-year-old ranks 39th in ERA (3.63), 22nd in WHIP (1.060), and sixth in K/9 (11.3) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.

Rays Starter Corey Kluber

• Kluber (3-2) will take to the mound for the Rays and make his 12th start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed six hits in five innings against the St. Louis Cardinals.
• The 36-year-old has pitched in 11 games this season with an ERA of 3.88 and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .258.
• He has started 11 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in five of them.
• Kluber has three starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Yankees are batting .249 this season, 10th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .440 (first in the league) with 98 home runs.
• The right-hander has faced the Yankees one time this season, allowing them to go 3-for-18 with a double and an RBI in six innings.

Yankees Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Yankees have been favored 55 times and won 40, or 72.7%, of those games.
• New York has a record of 22-3 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -200 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have a 66.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• New York and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 26 of their 59 opportunities.
• The Yankees are 31-28-0 against the spread in their 59 chances this season.

Rays Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rays have come away with six wins in the 14 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given Tampa Bay this season with a +170 moneyline set for this game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 37% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Tampa Bay’s games have gone over the total in 27 of their 60 opportunities.
• The Rays have an against the spread record of 28-32-0 in 60 games with a line this season.

Yankees Leaders & Batting Stats

• Aaron Judge paces the Yankees with 24 home runs and 48 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .318.
• Judge’s home runs place him first in MLB, and he is third in RBI.
• Judge has collected a hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with a double, two home runs, four walks and three RBI.
• Anthony Rizzo has 10 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 25 walks while hitting .215.
• Rizzo is 10th in home runs and ninth in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Rizzo heads into this game looking for his third game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is batting .227 with a home run, two walks and three RBI.
• DJ LeMahieu is hitting .267 with 12 doubles, five home runs and 23 walks.
• LeMahieu will look to build on his three-game hitting in this game. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with a home run, four walks and three RBI.
• Gleyber Torres is hitting .253 with seven doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 12 walks.
• Torres is riding a three-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with two home runs, three walks and three RBI.

Rays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Randy Arozarena has posted a team-high seven home runs and has driven in 31 runs.
• Arozarena ranks 68th in home runs and 48th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Arozarena has collected a hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .368 with two doubles, a home run and seven RBI.
• Yandy Diaz is hitting .266 to lead the lineup.
• Diaz ranks 213th among all hitters in the majors in homers, and 230th in RBI.
• Manuel Margot is hitting .312 with eight doubles, a triple, three home runs and 15 walks.
• Ji-Man Choi has racked up a team-leading 31 runs batted in.

Betting Tips for Yankees vs. Rays

After analyzing all of the key trends and stats for this matchup, our best bet is the Rays on the moneyline at +170. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 8 runs.