Angels vs Rays Betting Odds
When: August 25, 2022, at 1:10 p.m. EST
Venue: Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, FL
Angels vs Rays Betting Preview
An American League series concludes Thursday afternoon when the Los Angeles Angels (52-72, 26-36 away) visit the Tampa Bay Rays (68-55, 41-23 home). Los Angeles stinks, but Tampa Bay currently occupies the top AL Wild Card spot and are five games clear of safety. This game will air live on ESPN+.
Shohei Ohtani is doing it all for the Angels as he leads the team with a .262 batting average, 27 home runs and 72 RBIs. Los Angeles is hitting .226 and the pitchers have posted a 3.87 ERA and 1.26 WHIP.
The Rays have been balanced at the dish this season as they are led by Randy Arozarena’s 17 home runs and 66 RBIs. Yandy Diaz has a team high .277 batting average on the season. Tampa Bay is hitting .239 and the pitchers have posted a 3.29 ERA and 1.13 WHIP.
Angels vs Rays Betting Trends
Angels
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels’ last 6 games.
- LA Angels are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
- LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against Tampa Bay.
- LA Angels are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
- LA Angels are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay.
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Angels’ last 8 games played on a Thursday.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels’ last 6 games when playing as the underdog.
Rays
- Tampa Bay are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
- Tampa Bay are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games at home.
- Tampa Bay are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Angels.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games against an opponent in the American League West Division.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games played on a Thursday when at home.
Angels vs Rays Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Tampa Bay won the third game of this series with a 4-3-win Wednesday. These two teams went back and forth in the late innings and the Rays needed a two-run 11th inning to walk it off. Los Angeles outhit Tampa 7-5 in this one.
Mike Trout went 2-5 with one home run, one RBI and one run scored in the loss. Harold Ramirez went 1-5 with one double, two RBIs and one run scored in the win. JT Chargois improved to 1-0 and Jaime Barria fell to 2-3 on the season.
Pitching Matchup: Patrick Sandoval (4-8, 3.14 ERA, 1.40 WHIP) vs Drew Rasmussen (8-4, 2.82 ERA, 1.05 WHIP)
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