The Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Angels meet Friday in MLB action at Angel Stadium. Here’s an Angels vs Rays Prediction. This article will include an Angels vs Rays Pick.
Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays are 40-25 on the year and play the Dodgers and Nationals next. The Tampa Bay Rays are batting .258 on the season, have a .336 OBP, and have a .386 slugging percentage. The Tampa Bay Rays pitching staff has a 3.91 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. Yandy Diaz leads the Tampa Bay Rays with 79 hits and 46 RBI, while Chandler Simpson and Junior Caminero have combined for 132 hits and 42 RBI.
Shane McClanahan gets the ball for the Tampa Bay Rays, and he is 6-3 with a 2.85 ERA and 59 strikeouts this season. McClanahan is 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA and 35 strikeouts in his career against the Los Angeles Angels.
Los Angeles Angels Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Angels are 27-42 on the year and play the Athletics and Diamondbacks next. The Los Angeles Angels are batting. 233 on the season, have a .315 OBP, and have a .386 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Angels’ pitching staff has a 4.68 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. Jo Adell leads the Los Angeles Angels with 64 hits and 39 RBI, while Zach Neto and Mike Trout have combined for 113 hits and 64 RBI.
Sam Aldegheri gets the ball for the Los Angeles Angels, and he is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA and 8 strikeouts this season. This will be Aldegheri’s first career game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The Rays have lost each of their last five games as favorites against the Angels following a home win.
- The Angels have won four of their last five games as home underdogs after going to extra innings.
- The Rays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 11 games as favorites against AL West opponents following a home win.
- The Angels have covered the run line in each of their last eight games as home underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Angels have led after 3 innings in nine of their last 10 home night games.
- The Angels have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven night games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim against American League opponents.
- The Angels have won the first inning in three of their last four games as home underdogs.
Why the Tampa Bay Rays will win
- The Angels have lost each of their last eight night games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Rays have won 14 of their last 15 night games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim following a win.
- The Rays have covered the run line in 14 of their last 15 night games at Angel Stadium of Anaheim following a win.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four home games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Rays have won the first inning in four of their last five games against AL West opponents.
- The Rays have led after 3 innings in four of their last five night games against AL West opponents.
- The Angels have trailed after 5 innings in 15 of their last 17 home games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Rays’ last eight night games against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the Angels’ last six night games against AL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in eight of the Rays’ last nine games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the last eight games between the Rays and Angels.
Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts
- Mike Trout has hit at least one home run in four of his last five appearances with the Angels as home underdogs against the Rays.
- Mike Trout has recorded at least one hit in each of the Angels’ last eight home games against AL East opponents.
- Mike Trout ranks 10th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.391) this season.
Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts
- Yandy Diaz has hit at least one home run in two of the Rays’ last three games against the Angels.
- Shane McClanahan has recorded seven or more strikeouts in three of his last four appearances against the Angels.
- Gavin Lux has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven road appearances.
- Shane McClanahan has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances in night games.
- Yandy Diaz ranks 3rd amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.331) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Angels rank 30th in the league for strikeouts against this season (649).
- The Angels rank 29th in the league for walks allowed this season (326).
- The Rays rank 1st in the league for strikeouts against this season (474).
- The Rays rank 29th in the league for home runs this season (54).
Angels vs Rays Prediction
The Angels are coming off a couple of wins, but that means a loss is coming, because they always have trouble stringing wins together. Aldegheri has been solid this season, especially at home, but he has just 12 innings under his belt. McClanahan is far more trustworthy with a larger sample size, and he looks like an all-star with a 2.85 ERA and 1.10 WHIP. McClanahan has allowed just 9 runs in his last 37 innings. I usually fade the Angels blindly, but this is a strong spot to bet against them. Of course, I’ll throw in the RL to shave down the price.