Its Friday, May 2 and the Rays (14-17) are in Bronx to take on the Yankees (18-13). Tampa sits four games behind the Yankees in the American League East.
Ryan Pepiot is slated to take the mound for Tampa Bay against Max Fried for New York.
The Yankees were off yesterday while the Rays were spanked by the Royals, 8-2. Tampa was swept by Kansas City and is now 5-5 in their last ten games.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Rays at Yankees
- Date: Friday, May 2, 2025
- Time: 7:05PM EST
- Site: Yankee Stadium
- City: Bronx, NY
- Network/Streaming: FDSNSUN, YES, MLBN
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Odds for the Rays at the Yankees
The latest odds as of Friday:
- Moneyline: Rays (+176), Yankees (-211)
- Spread: Yankees -1.5
- Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Rays at Yankees
- Pitching matchup for May 2, 2025: Ryan Pepiot vs. Max Fried
- Rays: Ryan Pepiot (2-3, 4.24 ERA)
Last outing: 4/26 at San Diego – 6IP, 1ER, 3H, 2BB, 3Ks - Yankees: Max Fried (5-0, 1.20 ERA)
Last outing: 4/27 vs. Toronto – 6IP, 0ER, 5H, 2BB, 3Ks
- Rays: Ryan Pepiot (2-3, 4.24 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Rays at Yankees
- The Yankees have won 4 of their last 5 games at home against American League teams
- Each of the Yankees’ last 3 home games against the Rays have gone over the Total
- The Yankees have covered in 4 of their last 5 games showing a profit of 2.70 units
- Anthony Volpe is riding a 6-game hitting streak (9-23) to raise his average to .237 for the season
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Rays and the Yankees
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Rays and the Yankees:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the New York Yankees on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the New York Yankees -1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 8.0.
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