Data Skrive:
The Tampa Bay Rays (10-8) and the Los Angeles Angels (8-9) meet in the rubber match of a three-game series on Thursday at 1:10 PM ET. The Rays are -152 favorites on the moneyline to win the series over the Angels (+127). Ryan Pepiot will get the ball for Tampa Bay while Los Angeles will counter with Griffin Canning.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $33.16
Rays to win vs Angels -152
Rays vs. Angels Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rays (-152)
- Underdog: Angels (+127)
- Over/under: 8.5
Rays vs. Angels Betting Insights
- The Rays have won in nine, or 56.2%, of the 16 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Tampa Bay has a record of 2-2 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -152 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 60.3% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Angels are 7-8 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 46.7% of those games).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +127 or longer, Los Angeles has a 1-2 record (winning just 33.3% of its games).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Angels a 44.1% chance to win.
Rays vs. Angels Hitting Leaders
- Isaac Paredes leads Tampa Bay in home runs (five) and runs batted in (12) this season while batting .258.
- Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Paredes’ home run total ranks him ninth and his RBI tally places him 36th.
- Harold Ramirez is batting .269 with an OBP of .279 and a slugging percentage of .328 this season.
- Mike Trout has hit a team-best seven home runs.
- Trout’s home run total ranks second in the majors, and he is 61st in RBI.
- Taylor Ward’s 20 runs batted in are a team-high mark.
Rays vs. Angels Pitching Rankings
- The Rays have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the majors.
- Rays pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.88 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Rays have a combined WHIP of 1.408 as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Angels has a collective 8.7 K/9, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- Los Angeles has a 4.61 team ERA that ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Angels combine for the No. 10-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.255).