Rays vs. Yankees Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - July 8

The Tampa Bay Rays host the New York Yankees at 6:40 p.m. ET on Wednesday, featuring a showdown of top-five sluggers. Junior Caminero has 26 homers (fourth in league) for the Rays, while Ben Rice is fourth with 26 home runs for the Yankees. Shane McClanahan (7-5, 3.05 ERA) will start for the Rays, who are 53-36 this season and first in the AL East. Gerrit Cole (3-3, 4.01 ERA) is expected to start for the Yankees, who are 50-41 and second in the AL East.

The moneyline odds for the Rays (-121) versus the Yankees (-101) are tight. The over/under for the Rays-Yankees game is set at 7.

Rays vs. Yankees Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Wednesday, July 8, 2026
• Game time: 6:40 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• Favorite: Rays (-121)
• Underdog: Yankees (-101)
• Over/under: 7

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• TV Channel: RAYS and Amazon Prime Video
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Rays vs. Yankees: Betting the Moneyline

• The Rays have gone 37-19 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 66.1% of those games).
• New York has been victorious in five, or 45.5%, of the 11 contests it has been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 30-13, a 69.8% win rate, when favored by -121 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The Yankees have a win-loss record of 5-4 when favored by -101 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Rays have an implied win probability of 54.8%.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 50.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Rays vs. Yankees: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Rays have played in 89 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 39 times (39-45-5).
• So far this season, New York and its opponents have hit the over in 41 of its 91 games with a total.
• The Rays have put together a 52-37-0 record against the spread this season (covering 58.4% of the time).
• The Yankees are 41-50-0 against the spread in their 91 games that had a posted line this season.