{"id":113462,"date":"2025-04-18T02:09:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T06:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/explore-expert-picks-and-betting-line-for-yankees-vs-rays-april-18-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T23:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T03:57:02","slug":"explore-expert-picks-and-betting-line-for-yankees-vs-rays-april-18-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/explore-expert-picks-and-betting-line-for-yankees-vs-rays-april-18-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Expert Picks and Betting Line for Yankees vs Rays &#8211; April 18, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/NYY.png\" alt=\"New York Yankees logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>New York Yankees<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/TB.png\" alt=\"Tampa Bay Rays logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Tampa Bay Rays<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>-120<\/span><span>O\/U: 8<br \/>(-110\/-110)<\/span><span>+100<\/span><\/div>\n<p>As the Tampa Bay Rays prepare to face the New York Yankees on April 18, 2025, the stakes are higher than ever. After a tough 6-3 loss to the Yankees the previous day, the Rays find themselves struggling with a record of 8-11. Meanwhile, the Yankees are riding high with a 12-7 record and are looking to extend their winning streak against their division rivals.<\/p>\n<p>In this matchup, the Rays will send Drew Rasmussen to the mound. Despite his team\u2019s struggles, Rasmussen has been a standout performer, ranking 17th among MLB starting pitchers according to advanced metrics. He boasts an impressive ERA of <a href=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/mlb\/player-stats\/earned-run-average\">0.60<\/a> this season, although his 2.75 xFIP indicates he may be due for some regression. Rasmussen is a high-groundball pitcher, which could work to his advantage against a Yankees offense that, while powerful, relies heavily on hitting home runs. <\/p>\n<p>Carlos Rodon will take the ball for the Yankees, and while he has shown flashes of potential, his current ERA of <a href=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/mlb\/player-stats\/earned-run-average\">5.48<\/a> indicates he\u2019s been inconsistent. The projections suggest he may be in line for improvement, but his performance thus far has left much to be desired. <\/p>\n<p>Offensively, the Yankees rank 1st in MLB, fueled by a lineup that boasts the highest home run total in the league. In contrast, the Rays, despite their struggles, have a strong offensive ranking of 7th, showcasing their ability to score runs. <\/p>\n<p>With the game total set at 8.0 runs, betting markets are expecting a tight contest. The Rays have an implied team total of 3.90 runs, suggesting they may struggle against the Yankees\u2019 potent attack. However, if Rasmussen can navigate the Yankees\u2019 lineup effectively, Tampa Bay has a chance to turn their season around.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">New York Yankees Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Carlos Rodon &#8211; Over\/Under 6.5 Strikeouts (+120\/-155)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Carlos Rodon&#8217;s 93.1-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a big 2.5-mph decrease from last season&#8217;s 95.6-mph figure.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Velocity is a key component to fastball success in generating strikeouts and preventing runs, so a pitcher whose velocity decreases will likely see worse results.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Aaron Judge &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (-120\/-110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Extreme groundball hitters like Aaron Judge tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Drew Rasmussen.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This mostly has to do with the way the hitter&#8217;s swing plane interacts with the pitch trajectory, and it can create boosted performance across all categories and hidden value few are considering.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The 10.9% Barrel% of the New York Yankees ranks them as the #1 squad in the majors since the start of last season by this metric.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Barrel% measures how often a player hits the ball at the optimal exit velocity and launch angle and is a terrific measure of underlying power.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Tampa Bay Rays Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Drew Rasmussen &#8211; Over\/Under 5.5 Strikeouts (+100\/-130)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Given that flyball pitchers are hit hardest by groundball hitters, Drew Rasmussen (47.2% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in today&#8217;s game with 2 GB hitters in New York&#8217;s projected offense.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This mostly has to do with the way the hitter&#8217;s swing plane interacts with the pitch trajectory, and it can create diminished performance across all categories and hidden value few are considering.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Jonathan Aranda &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits (-120\/-110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Jonathan Aranda has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (100% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the lineup in today&#8217;s game.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> The lower in the order a player bats, the fewer plate appearances he will get and the fewer opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market.  A player who hits lower in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting higher.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Danny Jansen &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-135\/+105)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Danny Jansen pulls a lot of his flyballs (42.3% \u2014 100th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball&#8217;s 7th-deepest LF fences today.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This player&#8217;s skill set does not match up particularly well with the park he&#8217;s in today, which may lead to worse-than-usual performance.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Taylor Walls &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits Runs and RBIs (-150\/+115)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">Taylor Walls has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in his last 7 games (+7.30 Units \/ 68% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<form><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-page-group\" name=\"ga-page-group\" value=\"GAME PREVIEW\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-sport\" name=\"ga-sport\" \"value=\"mlb\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-id\" name=\"ga-title-id\"value=\"2.5.2\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-group\" name=\"ga-title-group\" value=\"BETTING\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-cta\" name=\"ga-title-cta\" value=\"1\"><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Tampa Bay Rays prepare to face the New York Yankees on April 18, 2025, the stakes are higher than ever. 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