MLB Betting Odds: Yankees vs Rays Picks

Something has got to give tonight when the New York Yankees face the Tampa Bay Rays at 7:10pm EST from Tropicana field as both teams are on a winning streak. New York has won their last two games in MLB picks while Tampa Bay will be looking for their seventh straight tonight. Online sportsbooks have the Yankees -106 money line favorites in MLB betting odds vs the Rays -104 while the over/under total is listed at 9. The Rays will try to win as underdogs in MLB odds at home tonight with righthander Wade Davis who is 8-9 this year with a 4.32 ERA while the Yankees will counter with righthander Philip Hughes who has gone 12-3 with a 4.04 ERA this season. Sportsbooks also favor New York -1.5 (+145) on the baseball run line vs the Rays +1.5 (-165).

Tropicana Field will have a packed house tonight as not only will two winning streaks be on the line but Alex Rodriguez will be trying to be just the seventh player in MLB history to hit an elusive 600th homer. "We're winning, so this is fun," Rodriguez said this week. "I'm focusing on something more important: a pennant race." The Yankees embarrased the Cleveland Indians 11-4 last night as -150 favorites in MLB betting odds while the 15 runs flew OVER the 9.5 total at online sportsbooks. Carlos Pena had a big night with a 429-ft home run in the first inning and 3 RBI's as the Rays defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Thursday as -240 favorites in MLB picks while the 6 runs stayed UNDER the 8 at sportsbooks. Bet the Yankees -106 as favorites on the road in MLB betting picks vs the Rays with up to a 50% bonus.

Heading into baseball odds for tonight's game, New York has gone 65-36 on the season, 6-4 when playing on Friday and 5-5 after a win. The Yankees are 10-2 in their last 12 games on the road and 4-1 in their last 5 games overall while the over/under total has gone OVER in 5 of the last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay and OVER in 5 of the last 6 games when playing on the road against the Rays. Tampa Bay has gone 63-38 in MLB picks for the season, 7-3 when playing on Friday and 6-4 after a win, 5-0 in their last 5 games at home and 5-0 in their last 5 games overall. Bet the Rays -104 as underdogs at home vs the Yankees with up to a 50% bonus and a 25% refer a friend bonus.

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