Rays vs Yankees Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for April 17

Odds updated as of 6:11 p.m.

The Tampa Bay Rays will take on the New York Yankees in MLB action on Thursday.

We've got you covered, in terms of the vital information regarding this matchup before you take a look at the MLB odds and spreads on FanDuel Sportsbook.

Rays vs Yankees Game Info

• Tampa Bay Rays (8-10) vs. New York Yankees (11-7)
• Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
• Time: 7:05 p.m. ET
• Venue: George M. Steinbrenner Field -- Tampa, Florida
• Coverage: FDSSUN and Amazon Prime Video

Rays vs Yankees Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: TB: (-108) | NYY: (-108)
• Spread: TB: +1.5 (-170) | NYY: -1.5 (+140)
• Total: 9 -- Over: (-108) | Under: (-112)

Rays vs Yankees Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Taj Bradley (Rays) - 2-0, 3.71 ERA vs Will Warren (Yankees) - 1-0, 5.14 ERA

The Rays will look to Taj Bradley (2-0) versus the Yankees and Will Warren (1-0). Bradley's team is 2-1-0 against the spread in his starts this season. Bradley's team is 2-0 this season when he starts and they're favored on the moneyline. The Yankees have gone 1-2-0 against the spread when Warren starts. The Yankees were the underdog on the moneyline for one Warren start this season -- they lost.

Rays vs Yankees Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Rays win (51.2%)

Rays vs Yankees Moneyline

• Looking at the moneyline for Yankees-Rays, New York is the underdog at -108, and Tampa Bay is -108 playing at home.

Rays vs Yankees Spread

Rays vs Yankees Over/Under

• A combined run total of 9 has been set for Rays-Yankees on April 17, with the over at -108 and the under at -112.

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Rays vs Yankees Betting Trends

• The Rays have come away with seven wins in the 14 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Tampa Bay has come away with a win seven times in 14 chances when named as a favorite of at least -108 on the moneyline.
• Contests with the Rays have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in eight of 18 chances this season.
• In 18 games with a line this season, the Rays have a mark of 6-12-0 against the spread.
• The Yankees have been the moneyline underdog only two other times so far this season, and they lost both games.
• New York has played as a moneyline underdog of -108 or longer in only two games this season, which it lost both.
• The Yankees have played in 18 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 10 times (10-7-1).
• The Yankees have collected a 9-9-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50% of the time).

Rays Player Leaders

• Jonathan Aranda has 19 hits and an OBP of .464 to go with a slugging percentage of .729. All three of those stats are best among Tampa Bay hitters this season. He has a .396 batting average, as well.
• Among qualified hitters in MLB, his batting average ranks second, his on-base percentage ranks fourth, and he is third in slugging.
• Kameron Misner has four doubles, a triple, three home runs and three walks. He's batting .395 and slugging .744 with an on-base percentage of .429.
• Misner takes a four-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .412 with a double, two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
• Junior Caminero is batting .274 with a .500 slugging percentage and nine RBI this year.
• Yandy Diaz has been key for Tampa Bay with 17 hits, an OBP of .266 plus a slugging percentage of .392.
• Diaz enters this matchup on a six-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is batting .300 with two doubles, three home runs, three walks and five RBI.

Yankees Player Leaders

• Aaron Judge has accumulated an on-base percentage of .519, a slugging percentage of .803, and has 27 hits, all club-highs for the Yankees (while batting .409).
• Including all the qualified hitters in MLB, he ranks first in batting average, first in on-base percentage and first in slugging percentage.
• Judge hopes to build on a five-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .588 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and an RBI.
• Ben Rice is hitting .273 with two doubles, a triple, five home runs and 10 walks. He's slugging .618 with an on-base percentage of .385.
• Including all qualified hitters, he ranks 54th in batting average, 25th in on-base percentage and 10th in slugging percentage.
• Anthony Volpe is batting .219 with four doubles, four home runs and nine walks.
• Trent Grisham is batting .308 with a double, four home runs and four walks.

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