Yankees vs. Rays Prediction: Yankees Predicted to Win Sunday's MLB Matchup [4/20/2025]

The Tampa Bay Rays will take on the New York Yankees in MLB action at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Sunday, starting at 1:40PM ET.

Ryan Pepiot (1-2, 4.91 ERA) will be on the bump for the Rays, while the Yankees have opted for Max Fried (3-0, 1.88 ERA).

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced MLB model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Yankees as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Using the most recent data, our experts ran 10,000 simulations of Sunday's NY Yankees-Tampa Bay game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After accounting for recent updates and other variables, our prediction shows the Yankees with a win probability of 57%, while the Rays have 43%."

For a closer look at Sunday'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, Cover the Run Line?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Sunday's MLB game between the Yankees and Rays 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives the Yankees a 57% chance of beating the Rays.

According to our model, the Rays (+1.5) have a 57% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 8.5 runs has a 58% chance of staying under.

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 6:28PM, Apr 20

Moneyline

Over / Under

Run Line

Yankees

Win %

57%

43%

-165

+150

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Rays

Yankees NYY

-165

Win %

57%

43%

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Rays TB

+150

Max Fried 3-0, 1.88 ERA

Ryan Pepiot 1-2, 4.91 ERA

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Yankees vs. Rays Odds [4/20/2025]

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Yankees vs. Rays Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Sunday's MLB matchup between the Rays and Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field is scheduled to begin at 1:40PM ET.

• Who: New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays
• Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025
• Time: 1:40PM ET/10:40AM PT
• Venue: George M. Steinbrenner Field

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Conclusion

We predict the Yankees, with a 57% win probability, will likely beat the Rays on Sunday.

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