The Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees meet in an AL East division matchup in MLB action from Yankee Stadium on Sunday. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Tampa Bay is listed as a -125 road favorite while New York is a +105 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 8.5 runs.

Starting Pitching Matchup

Zach Eflin will start for the Rays and is 4-1 with a 2.91 ERA and 35 strikeouts this season. Clarke Schmidt will start for the Yankees and is 1-3 with a 5.35 ERA and 43 strikeouts this season.

Matchup History

New York’s 9-8 win over Tampa Bay on Saturday made it back-to-back wins for the Yankees in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

Tampa Bay is 30-11 in their last 41 games overall and 1-4 in their last 5 road games while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 Sunday games. New York is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall and 72-33 in their last 105 home games while the over is 7-0 in their last 7 games overall.

Pick

I’m backing the Rays here. I’m just simply not a Clarke Schmidt fan, and while the Rays had a bit letdown with that blown lead on Saturday, I just think the Rays are not a team that stays down for very long when they get knocked down. I’ll back the Rays at the reasonable price in this game.