Yankees vs. Rays prediction: Tampa Bay predicted to win Wednesday's MLB matchup [8/20/2025]

The Tampa Bay Rays will take on the New York Yankees, in what is expected to be a close MLB game, at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Wednesday, beginning at 7:35PM ET.

Drew Rasmussen (10-5, 2.60 ERA) will start for the Rays, while the Yankees have opted for Cam Schlittler (1-2, 3.94 ERA).

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven MLB model predicts the Rays as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Our team has simulated the outcome of Wednesday's Yankees-Rays game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"With the latest updates and numerous other variables, we estimate the Rays' chance of winning at 53%, with the Yankees at 47%."

For a closer look at Wednesday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Yankees vs. Rays predictions page.

Rays vs. Yankees prediction: Who will win?

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

Our independent predictive model currently gives the Rays a 53% chance of defeating the Yankees.

According to our model, the 8.5-run over/under has a 51% chance of staying under.

Yankees vs. Rays odds [8/20/2025]

We have researched the best MLB odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Yankees	Rays
Moneyline	-104	-110
Total	o8.5 (-115)	u8.5 (-102)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Our model's biggest edge in today's Yankees vs. Rays matchup is on the moneyline.

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Yankees vs. Rays game-day updates and essential details

Wednesday's MLB action between the Rays and Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field is scheduled to begin at 7:35PM ET.

• Who: New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays
• Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2025
• Time: 7:35PM ET/4:35PM PT
• Venue: George M. Steinbrenner Field

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Conclusion

We predict the Rays, with a 53% win probability, will likely beat the Yankees on Wednesday.

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