Yankees vs. Rays Prediction: Yankees Predicted to Win Friday's MLB Matchup [4/18/2025]

The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees are scheduled to meet in MLB action at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Friday, starting at 7:05PM ET.

Drew Rasmussen (1-0, 0.60 ERA) will start on the mound for the Rays, while the Yankees have opted for Carlos Rodón (1-3, 5.48 ERA).

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven MLB model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Yankees as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's NY Yankees-Tampa Bay game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Yankees' chance of winning is 51%, while the Rays' is 49%."

For further insights into Friday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Yankees vs. Rays predictions page.

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Yankees vs. Yankees Prediction: Who Will Win?

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's MLB matchup between the Yankees and Rays 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives the Yankees a 51% chance of beating the Rays.

According to our model, the 7.5-run over/under has a 55% chance of going over.

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 11:28PM, Apr 18

Moneyline

Over / Under

Yankees

Win %

52%

48%

-114

+100

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Rays

Yankees NYY

-114

Win %

52%

48%

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Rays TB

+100

Carlos Rodón 1-3, 5.48 ERA

Drew Rasmussen 1-0, 0.60 ERA

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Yankees vs. Rays Odds [4/18/2025]

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Yankees vs. Rays Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's MLB game between the Rays and Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field is scheduled to start at 7:05PM ET.

• Who: New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays
• Date: Friday, April 18, 2025
• Time: 7:05PM ET/4:05PM PT
• Venue: George M. Steinbrenner Field

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Conclusion

We predict the Yankees, with a 51% win probability, will likely beat the Rays on Friday.

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