Rays vs. Angels odds, tips and betting trends

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20 September 2023

Rays vs. Angels odds, tips and betting trends

The Los Angeles Angels (68-83) will attempt to halt a six-game losing skid on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays (93-59), with first pitch at 6:40 PM ET at Tropicana Field.

The Rays are the home favorite (-222) versus the Angels (+183). The scheduled starters are Aaron Civale (7-3) for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Reid Detmers (3-10) for the Los Angeles Angels.

These clubs meet again following the Rays’ 6-2 victory over the Angels yesterday. Robert Stephenson (1.0 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 K) earned the win for the Rays. Yandy Diaz went 3-for-4 with a double to lead the team on offense. Aaron Loup (1.0 IP, 4 R, 3 H, 0 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Angels.

Before the Rays vs. Angels matchup, here’s what you need to prepare for Wednesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

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

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:17 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Rays (-222, bet $222 to win $100)
Underdog: Angels (+183, bet $100 to win $183)
Over/under: 8

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Rays Stats and Trends

Rays Betting Records

The Rays have entered the game as favorites 122 times this season and won 81, or 66.4%, of those games.
Tampa Bay is 16-4 this season when entering a game favored by -222 or more on the moneyline.
The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 68.9% chance of a victory for the Rays.
Tampa Bay’s games have gone over the total in 80 of its 152 chances.
The Rays have an ATS record of 83-69-0 in 152 games with a spread this season.

Aaron Civale (Rays Probable Starter)

Civale gets the start for the Rays, his 22nd of the season. He is 7-3 with a 3.06 ERA and 106 strikeouts in 117 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last outing on Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles, the righty tossed five innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering four hits.
The 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.06, with 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 21 games this season. Opponents are batting .227 against him.
Civale heads into this game with seven quality starts under his belt this season.
Civale will look to continue an eight-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.6 frames per outing).
In five of his 21 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
The opposing Angels offense has a collective .245 batting average, and is 18th in the league with 1253 total hits and 15th in MLB action with 692 runs scored. It has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.428) and ranks third in home runs (218) in all of MLB.

Rays Batting Stats

The Rays’ 217 home runs rank fourth in Major League Baseball.
Fueled by 500 extra-base hits, Tampa Bay ranks fourth in MLB with a .444 slugging percentage this season.
The Rays have a team batting average of .258 this season, which ranks fifth among MLB teams.
Tampa Bay has scored the fourth-most runs in the majors this season with 801.
The Rays have an on-base percentage of .330 this season, which ranks fifth in the league.
Tampa Bay ranks 20th in strikeouts per game (8.8) among MLB offenses.

Angels Stats and Trends

Angels Betting Records

The Angels have been victorious in 33, or 41.2%, of the 80 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This season, Los Angeles has come away with a win one times in three chances when named as an underdog of at least +183 or worse on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 35.3% chance of pulling out a win.
Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 76 of its 151 opportunities.
The Angels are 68-83-0 against the spread in their 151 games that had a posted line this season.

Reid Detmers (Angels Probable Starter)

Detmers gets the start for the Angels, his 27th of the season. He is 3-10 with a 4.84 ERA and 154 strikeouts over 137 2/3 innings pitched.
The left-hander last appeared on Tuesday, Sept. 12 against the Seattle Mariners, when he threw seven innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up five hits.
During 26 games this season, the 24-year-old has amassed a 4.84 ERA and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .254 to his opponents.
Detmers is looking to extend a second-game quality start streak in this game.
Detmers will aim to last five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 5.3 frames per outing.
In two of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
He will take the mound against a Rays offense that ranks ninth in the league with 1325 total hits (on a .258 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .444 (fourth in the league) with 217 total home runs (fourth in MLB play).

Angels Batting Stats

The Angels are third in MLB action with 218 total home runs.
So far this season, Los Angeles ranks ninth in baseball with a .428 slugging percentage.
The Angels rank 18th in MLB with a .245 batting average.
Averaging 4.6 runs per game (692 total), Los Angeles is the 15th-highest scoring team in baseball.
The Angels are 19th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .317.

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