Angels vs. Rays odds, tips and betting trends

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18 August 2023

Angels vs. Rays odds, tips and betting trends

On Friday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Los Angeles Angels (60-62) hosting the Tampa Bay Rays (73-50) at 9:38 PM ET.

The Angels are projected as a close favorite (-115 moneyline odds) against the Rays (-104). The Los Angeles Angels will give the start to Tyler Anderson (5-4, 5.28 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the Rays will counter with Erasmo Ramirez (2-3, 5.72 ERA).

The Angels won their most recent game against the Rangers Friday by a 2-0 score. Shohei Ohtani went 3-for-4 with a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively. Reid Detmers picked up the win on the strength of 7 1/3 innings without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out five.

Friday, the Rays took down the Giants 6-1. Aaron Civale was the winning pitcher after he went six innings without giving up an earned run on five hits, while striking out five. Brandon Lowe paced the Rays’ offense, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.

Here is everything you need to get ready for Friday’s Angels vs. Rays game, including viewing options.

Los Angeles Angels vs. Tampa Bay Rays Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:23 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Angels (-115, bet $115 to win $100)
Underdog: Rays (-104, bet $104 to win $100)
Over/under: 9.5

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Angels Stats and Trends

Angels Betting Records

The Angels have entered the game as favorites 63 times this season and won 34, or 54%, of those games.
Los Angeles has a record of 32-28, a 53.3% win rate, when favored by -115 or more by oddsmakers this season.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 53.5% chance to win.
Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total in 59 of its 122 chances.
The Angels are 57-65-0 ATS in their 122 games with a spread this season.

Tyler Anderson (Angels Probable Starter)

Anderson (5-4) takes the mound for the Angels in his 21st start of the season. He has a 5.28 ERA in 109 2/3 innings pitched, with 92 strikeouts.
His most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Houston Astros, when the lefty went 4 2/3 innings, surrendering seven earned runs while allowing six hits.
The 33-year-old has an ERA of 5.28, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 21 games this season. Opponents are batting .278 against him.
Anderson enters this outing with six quality starts under his belt this year.
Anderson has pitched five or more innings in a game 15 times this season heading into this outing.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 21 appearances this season.
The opposing Rays offense has a collective .257 batting average, and is eighth in the league with 1062 total hits and fourth in MLB action with 636 runs scored. It has the fourth-ranked slugging percentage (.444) and ranks fourth in home runs (177) in all of MLB.

Angels Batting Stats

The Angels rank third in Major League Baseball with 180 home runs.
Hitters for Los Angeles have a combined .437 slugging percentage this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.
The Angels rank 15th in MLB with a .250 team batting average.
Los Angeles is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking 10th with 580 total runs this season.
The Angels have an on-base percentage of .324 this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
Los Angeles ranks just 26th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.3 whiffs per contest.

Rays Stats and Trends

Rays Betting Records

The Rays have been victorious in eight, or 36.4%, of the 22 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Tampa Bay has a win-loss record of 6-13 when favored by -104 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
The Rays have an implied victory probability of 51% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Contests with Tampa Bay has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 63 of 123 chances this season.
The Rays are 63-60-0 against the spread in their 123 games that had a posted line this season.

Erasmo Ramírez (Rays Probable Starter)

Ramirez (2-3) gets the start for the Rays, his second of the season.
In his most recent appearance — in relief on Wednesday — the righty tossed one inning against the San Francisco Giants, allowing two earned runs while surrendering four hits.
In 28 games this season, he has a 5.72 ERA and 4.8 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are batting .337 against him.
He will take the hill against an Angels squad that is hitting .250 as a unit (15th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .437 (fifth in the league) with 180 total home runs (third in MLB play).
In one inning over one appearance against the Angels this season, Ramirez has a 0 ERA and a 0 WHIP while his opponents are batting .000.

Rays Batting Stats

The Rays average 1.4 home runs per game to rank fourth in baseball with 177 total home runs .
This season, Tampa Bay’s .444 slugging percentage is fourth-best in baseball.
The Rays are eighth in MLB with a .257 batting average.
Tampa Bay scores the fourth-most runs in baseball (636 total, 5.2 per game).
The Rays are seventh in baseball with an on-base percentage of .328.

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