Rays vs. Yankees Prediction
The hottest team in baseball will take on a struggling division rival when the Rays visit the Yankees at 1:05 p.m. ET on Memorial Day. Will the Rays cash yet again for bettors or is there a better play on the board?
Game Snapshot
963 Tampa Bay Rays (+100) at 964 New York Yankees (-120); o/u 8.5
1:05 p.m. ET, Monday, May 31, 2021
Yankee Stadium, New York, NY
Tampa Bay Rays DFS Spin
Austin Meadows reached base safely in all four of his plate appearances on Sunday in the Rays’ victory over the Phillies. Meadows doubled and walked three times in the low-scoring affair. The 26-year-old outfielder has been locked-in at the plate recently, reaching base safely an absurd nine times in 12 plate appearances over his last three games. He’s hitting .233/.346/.511 with 29 runs scored, 11 homers, 36 RBI and one stolen base across 214 plate appearances this season.
New York Yankees DFS Spin
Gleyber Torres went 1-for-3 with an RBI single and a walk on Sunday in the Yankees’ loss to the Tigers. Torres broke up a potential shutout with an RBI single to right field with with two outs in the eighth inning. It was his lone hit in the contest, and he also committed a pair of fielding errors at shortstop in this one. The 24-year-old shortstop has come on strong in recent weeks after a frosty start to the 2021 campaign. He’s hitting .369 (14-for-38) with one homer, nine RBI and one steal in 11 games since coming off the injured list earlier this month.
Yankees vs. Rays Betting Prediction
The Rays are 19-7 in their last 26 meetings with the Yankees and are 5-1 in their last six games in New York. They’re also 5-0 in their last five games as an underdog, are 21-5 in their last 26 games overall and are 10-1 in their last 11 games as a road underdog. On the other side, the Yankees are 1-5 in their last six games overall and are 3-11 in their last 14 games after allowing five runs or more in their previous game.
MLB BETTING PREDICTION: TAMPA BAY RAYS +100