Ben Rice -- Betting Insights

On Saturday, May 3, 2025, the New York Yankees face the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium with first pitch at 1:05 p.m. ET. The matchup features Yankees batter Ben Rice against Rays starting pitcher Zack Littell.

Ben Rice has established himself as a key contributor for the Yankees this season with 8 home runs, 13 RBI, and a .265 batting average. He ranks 14th in MLB in home runs and has demonstrated consistent power production, hitting a home run in 25.9% of his games and 7% of his plate appearances.

Zack Littell, a 29-year-old right-hander, enters his seventh start of the season with a 1-5 record, 5.03 ERA, and 22 strikeouts in 34 2/3 innings. He ranks 71st in ERA, 46th in WHIP (1.235), and 73rd in K/9 rate (5.8) among qualifying pitchers. Littell last pitched against San Diego on Sunday, allowing two earned runs over five innings.

The Rays pitching staff has been vulnerable to home runs, surrendering 42 total long balls at a 1.3 per-game rate, the fifth-most in baseball. The betting market has set Rice's home run prop at 0.5 with +300 over odds, reflecting moderate probability of a home run in this matchup.

Ben Rice is a 25-year-old catcher/first baseman for the New York Yankees who made his MLB debut in 2024. Through available sample data, Rice is batting .222 with 1 home run and 4 RBIs. FTA's platform provides algorithmic projections for Rice's player props across multiple categories, comparing them against live betting lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, and Caesars Sportsbook. The service identifies potential value when FTA's projections diverge significantly from posted sportsbook lines, highlighting overs or unders with larger gaps as stronger edges. Recent performance data shows Rice went over 0.5 RBI line in 2 of his last 2 games and hit safely in 1 of 2 games, but failed to homer in both recent contests. FTA offers hit rate analysis from the last 10 games for contextual perspective beyond pure statistical projections, tracking outcomes across prop types including hits, home runs, total bases, RBIs, runs, doubles, singles, walks, stolen bases, and combined metrics like H+R+RBI.

Ben Rice player prop analysis for the Yankees' Sunday matchup against the Astros features strong season performance indicators. Rice leads the Yankees with a .337 batting average, nine home runs, and 21 RBIs, ranking fourth in MLB homers and ninth in RBIs. Recent performance shows momentum: Rice went 3-for-4 with a double and RBI in his last game, and is 5-for-9 with 2 home runs and 3 RBIs in his last two games against Houston.

The proposed prop bets are Hits Over 0.5 at -167 odds and Runs Over 0.5 at -125 odds. Rice's season statistics support these bets: he has recorded a hit in 76.9% of his games (20 of 26), scored a run in 65.4% of games (17 of 26), and gone yard in 34.6% of games (9 of 26). He demonstrates multi-hit capability with seven games producing multiple hits (26.9% of his games).

Rice faces Astros starter Spencer Arrighetti (2-0) in his third start of the season. Arrighetti recently allowed five hits and two earned runs across five innings against Cleveland. The matchup takes place Sunday at 2:10 p.m. ET on SCHN and YES networks.

Ben Rice faces Texas Rangers starter Jacob deGrom on April 28, 2026 at 8:05 p.m. ET. Rice has been the Yankees' offensive leader this season with a .322 batting average and team-leading 23 RBIs through 28 games. His 10 home runs rank fourth in MLB, and his RBI total ranks tenth. Rice hit a home run in his most recent game (4-27), going 1-for-4 with 2 RBIs and 1 run scored.

Prop bets on Rice include hits (0.5 over at -167 odds) and runs (0.5 over at +110 odds). Season-long statistics show Rice reaching base via hit in 75% of his games (21 of 28), with multiple hits occurring in 25% of contests. He has homered in 35.7% of games and struck out in 60.7% of games. Against the Rangers specifically, Rice is 4-for-20 lifetime with 2 home runs, though he struggled against deGrom historically, going 0-for-3 in their previous matchups.

deGrom enters his sixth start of the season with a 2-0 record and 2.13 ERA across 25⅓ innings pitched with 35 strikeouts. He maintains a 12.4 K/9 rate and has held opposing batters to just a .213 average. In his last outing against Pittsburgh, he threw 5⅔ innings while allowing one earned run on five hits.

Ben Rice's player prop bets for the Yankees-Orioles matchup on May 1, 2026 at Yankee Stadium opened with a hits line of 1.5 and total bases line of 2. Rice is having an exceptional 2026 season, batting .327 with a .443 on-base percentage and .714 slugging percentage for a 1.157 OPS across 30 games. He has registered 32 hits in 98 at-bats with 23 RBIs while striking out 31 times and drawing 21 walks. Over the season, Rice averages 1.1 hits and 2.3 total bases per game with 4.1 plate appearances per contest.

In his career spanning 218 games, Rice maintains a .247 batting average with a .337 on-base percentage and 1.6 total bases per game. He has accumulated 111 RBIs, 88 singles, 42 doubles, 4 triples, and 43 home runs for 356 career total bases.

Looking at recent performance, Rice's last five games show solid production with 7 hits and 11 total bases against the Rangers and Astros. For the Yankees' last five games overall, Rice accounted for 11.9% of plate appearances (3.7 per game), 18.4% of team hits, and 15.3% of team total bases, while the Yankees averaged 6.3 hits and 3.2 runs per game with a .245 OBP and .360 slugging percentage.

This page aggregates player prop betting information for Ben Rice, displaying current and historical odds across seven statistical categories. The consensus lines show Home Runs at 0.5 (-550 under), Singles at 0.5 (-171 under), Hits at 0.5 (-195 under), Total Bases at 1.5 (-167 under), RBIs at 0.5 (-190 under), Steals at 0.5 (+1400 over), and combined Hits/Runs/RBIs at 1.5 (-125 over). Recent actual results indicate Rice went 0-for with no production across most categories. Historical data spanning multiple games reveals inconsistent performance, with one outing producing 1 home run, 3 RBIs, and 4 total bases, while another resulted in 2 hits. The site offers projection data and expert picks through a premium subscription service ($49.99/month or $199.99/6 months), which grants access to daily picks across multiple sports and betting types including totals, moneylines, spreads, and parlays.