Rays vs. Yankees Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - July 9

Junior Caminero and Ben Rice face off in a battle between top-five sluggers when the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees play at Tropicana Field, at 1:10 p.m. ET on Thursday. Caminero has 26 home runs (fourth in league) for the Rays, and Rice ranks fourth with 26 dingers for the Yankees. Drew Rasmussen (7-4, 2.78 ERA) will start for the Rays, who are 54-36 this season and first in the AL East. Paul Blackburn (2-1, 2.22 ERA) is the expected starter for the Yankees, who are 50-42 and second in the AL East.

The Yankees (+124) take their show on the road to face the favored Rays (-152). The game's total is set at 7.5.

Rays vs. Yankees Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Thursday, July 9, 2026
• Game time: 1:10 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• Favorite: Rays (-152)
• Underdog: Yankees (+124)
• Over/under: 7.5

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• TV Channel: RAYS and YES
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Rays vs. Yankees: Betting the Moneyline

• The Rays have been the moneyline favorite 57 total times this season. They've finished 38-19 in those games.
• New York has been victorious in five, or 41.7%, of the 12 contests it has been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 6-5, a 54.5% win rate, when favored by -152 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Yankees have yet to play a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +124.
• The Rays have a 60.3% chance to win this game based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 44.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

Rays vs. Yankees: Betting the Spread & Total

• In the 90 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Rays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 39 times (39-46-5).
• New York and its opponents have hit the over in 41 of its 92 games with a total this season.
• The Rays have a 53-37-0 record ATS this season (covering 58.9% of the time).
• The Yankees have posted a record of 41-51-0 against the spread this season.