Los Angeles Angels vs. Tampa Bay Rays MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/25/2021

The Los Angeles Angels and Tampa Bay Rays meet Friday in MLB action at Tropicana Field. The Angels look for a win after splitting their last 12 games. The Rays need a win after losing seven of their last nine games.

The Los Angeles Angels have scored six runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games. The Angels have won 10 of their last 14 games when scoring four or more runs. David Fletcher leads the Angels with 77 hits and 24 RBI while Jared Walsh and Shohei Ohtani have combined for 142 hits and 106 RBI. Griffin Canning gets the ball, and he is 5-4 with a 5.07 ERA and 58 strikeouts this season. This will be Canning’s second career game against the Rays.

The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 14 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last eight games. The Rays have split their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Randy Arozarena leads the Rays with 72 hits and 37 RBI while Joey Wendle and Austin Meadows have combined for 123 hits and 84 RBI. Josh Fleming gets the ball, and he is 6-4 with a 3.59 ERA and 38 strikeouts this season. This will be Fleming’s second career game against the Angels.

The Angels are 12-29 in their last 41 Friday games and 2-5 in their last 7 games following an off day. The Rays are 66-30 in their last 96 home games and 1-7 in their last 8 overall. The over is 7-0 in Angels last 7 road games. The over is 3-0-1 in Rays last 4 home games. The Angels are 2-7 in the last 9 meetings in Tampa Bay and 5-18 in the last 23 meetings.

I’m not laying big juice with the Rays until they get out of their current funk. The Angels have a rest advantage and have been impressive offensively over the last week. With that said, I lean toward the over in this spot. Griffin Canning has been batting practice for much of the season and the Rays lineup is due for a breakout game. Expect some fireworks. Give me the over the reasonable total.