Just A Bet Outside grabbed the Yankees money line at +100 for a half-unit, noting the clubs are heading in opposite directions. Tampa starter Drew Rasmussen has allowed only five earned over his last 26.1 innings but is capped at 70-75 pitches, likely exiting after five frames and forcing a shaky Rays bullpen to cover the rest. New York counters with Schlittler, who has given up five earned runs across his last 15 innings while posting 15 strikeouts and allowing three or fewer in all six of his career starts. Over the previous three weeks the Rays offense ranks third-worst in wRC+, fourth-worst in OPS (.654), and has a deadly combo of the third-lowest walk rate with the third-highest strikeout rate. Conversely, the Yankees have erupted for 53 runs in their last seven games (7.6 per) and bring a rested bullpen. With the game played at George Steinbrenner Field—effectively a home environment for New York—and Tampa fading from playoff contention, the tout argued the Yankees should not be underdogs and labeled the plus-money price a must-bet.