Angels vs Rays Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Apr 17

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Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz reacts after his solo home run off Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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  • The Rays are -120 favorites vs the Angels
  • Angels vs Rays Over / Under today: 8.5 Runs
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The Los Angeles Angels (+100) visit Tropicana Field to take on the Tampa Bay Rays (-120) on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. First pitch is scheduled for 6:50pm EDT in St. Petersburg, FL.

This season, the Angels are 8-9 against the spread (ATS), while the Rays are 8-10 ATS.

Angels vs Rays Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Angels starting pitcher: Reid Detmers 3-0, 1.04 ERA
  • Rays starting pitcher: Zack Littell 1-0, 1.17 ERA

Angels vs. Rays Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Angels+1.5 -210O 8.5 -115+100
Rays -1.5 +155U 8.5 -105-120

Angels vs Rays Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Rays will win Wednesday‘s MLB game with 53.2% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Angels players for Wednesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Angels Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Patrick Sandoval has hit the Pitching Outs Under in 17 of his last 22 games (+12.00 Units / 41% ROI)
  • Nolan Schanuel has hit the Hits Under in 6 of his last 7 games (+7.85 Units / 112% ROI)
  • Nolan Schanuel has hit the Total Bases Under in 6 of his last 7 games (+6.40 Units / 76% ROI)
  • Reid Detmers has hit the Strikeouts Over in his last 6 games (+6.35 Units / 92% ROI)
  • Brandon Drury has hit the Hits Over in 14 of his last 18 away games (+6.25 Units / 16% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Rays players for Wednesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Rays Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Curtis Mead has hit the Hits Over in 24 of his last 29 games (+15.20 Units / 27% ROI)
  • Curtis Mead has hit the Singles Over in 14 of his last 16 games at home (+12.15 Units / 70% ROI)
  • Wander Franco has hit the Hits Over in 11 of his last 14 games (+11.60 Units / 50% ROI)
  • Wander Franco has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 12 of his last 14 games (+9.15 Units / 47% ROI)
  • Wander Franco has hit the Runs Over in 11 of his last 14 games (+8.00 Units / 52% ROI)
  • The Los Angeles Angels have hit the Team Total Under in 37 of their last 59 games (+13.19 Units / 19% ROI)
  • The Los Angeles Angels have hit the Game Total Over in 44 of their last 76 games (+11.05 Units / 13% ROI)
  • The Los Angeles Angels have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 9 of their last 11 games (+8.66 Units / 77% ROI)
  • The Los Angeles Angels have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 7 of their last 11 games (+7.95 Units / 69% ROI)
  • The Los Angeles Angels have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 12 of their last 18 away games (+5.72 Units / 28% ROI)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Game Total Over in 39 of their last 60 games at home (+17.15 Units / 26% ROI)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays have covered the Run Line in 27 of their last 44 games (+13.50 Units / 25% ROI)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Team Total Over in 36 of their last 58 games (+10.19 Units / 14% ROI)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Moneyline in 36 of their last 57 games (+7.30 Units / 9% ROI)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 17 of their last 27 games (+5.26 Units / 16% ROI)

Angels Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Angels are 9-8 against the Run Line (-0.85 Units / -3.5% ROI).

  • 8-9 when betting on the Moneyline for -0.15 Units / -0.85% ROI
  • 9-8 when betting on the total runs Over for -0.05 Units / -0.27% ROI
  • 8-9 when betting on the total runs Under for -2.05 Units / -11.02% ROI

Rays Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Rays are 8-10 against the Run Line (-1.25 Units / -5.98% ROI).

  • 10-8 when betting on the Moneyline for -0.8 Units / -3.38% ROI
  • 11-7 when betting on the total runs Over for +3.1 Units / 15.58% ROI
  • 7-11 when betting on the total runs Under for -5.2 Units / -26.4% ROI

Rays vs Angels Home Run Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Mike Trout (LAA) 0.5 +320 0.5 -400
Miguel Sano (LAA) 0.5 +350 0.5 -450
Randy Arozarena (TB) 0.5 +400 0.5 -550
Logan O'Hoppe (LAA) 0.5 +425 0.5 -650
Yandy Diaz (TB) 0.5 +475 0.5 -700

Rays vs Angels Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Anthony Rendon (LAA) 0.5 -250 0.5 +190
Mike Trout (LAA) 0.5 -250 0.5 +190
Logan O'Hoppe (LAA) 0.5 -210 0.5 +160
Luis Rengifo (LAA) 0.5 -210 0.5 +160
Randy Arozarena (TB) 0.5 -200 0.5 +150

Rays vs Angels RBI Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Miguel Sano (LAA) 0.5 +155 0.5 -200
Randy Arozarena (TB) 0.5 +155 0.5 -210
Isaac Paredes (TB) 0.5 +155 0.5 -210
Mike Trout (LAA) 0.5 +160 0.5 -210
Amed Rosario (TB) 0.5 +165 0.5 -225

Rays vs Angels Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under

Reid Detmers has a strikeout rate of 41% (26 SO in 64 PAs) this season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23% — 100th Percentile.

Reid Detmers has a strikeout rate of 59% (10 SO in 17 PAs) in PAs ending on elevated fastballs this season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 25% — 100th Percentile.

Reid Detmers has a strikeout rate of 41% (26 SO in 64 PAs) this season — best among in AL; League Avg: 23% — 100th Percentile.

Reid Detmers has a strikeout rate of 56% (10 SO in 18 PAs) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning this season — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 22% — 98th Percentile.

Rays Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

Zack Littell has allowed an OBP of just .215 (93 PA’s) with runners in scoring position since last season — 2nd best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 71 total IP; League Avg: .325 — 99th Percentile.

Zack Littell threw breaking pitches away 88% of the time (83/94) in the 2023 season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 64 total IP; League Avg: 49% — 100th Percentile.

Zack Littell has not allowed a home run in any of the last 29.1 innings he’s appeared — Ian Hamilton has the longest active streak at 43.0.

Zack Littell has not allowed a HR in any of his last five starts dating back to September 17th, 2023 — Shawn Armstrong has the longest active streak at 9.

Angels Keys to the Game vs. the Rays

The Angels are just 70-8 (.897) when leading entering the 9th inning since the 2023 season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .948.

The Angels are just 15-23 (.395) when tied entering the 7th inning since the 2022 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .499.

The Angels are just 54-24 (.692) when scoring 5 or more runs since the 2023 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .783.

The Angels are just 13-140 (.085) when trailing entering the 7th inning since the 2022 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .132.

Rays Keys to the Game vs. the Angels

The Rays were 16-6 (.727) when tied entering the 7th inning in 2023 — best in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Rays were 17-6 (.739) when tied entering the 8th inning in 2023 — best in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Rays were 20-27 (.426) when allowing 10 or more hits in 2023 — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .271.

The Rays are 44-14 (.759) vs the bottom 10 runs allowed teams since the 2023 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .573.

Angels hitters have an OBP of just .271 (986 PA’s) against pitchers who have thrown at least 80 pitches in a game since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .319.

Angels hitters are averaging 4.41 pitches per plate appearance against LHP this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 3.92.

Angels hitters have an OBP of just .308 (3,455 PA’s) against LHP since the 2022 season — 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .319.

The Angels are batting just .222 with two outs since the 2022 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .236.

Rays hitters had a groundball batting average of .283 in the 2023 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .248.

Rays hitters slugged .445 against RHP in the 2023 season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .413.

Rays hitters are slugging .438 against RHP since last season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .410.

Rays hitters put just 31% of their swings in play on the first pitch of at-bats in the 2023 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 35%.

Angels pitchers have walked 170 of 1,587 batters (11%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning since last season — tied for highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Angels pitchers walked 150 of 1,434 batters (10%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning in the 2023 season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Angels pitchers have walked 292 of 3,027 batters (10%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning since the 2022 season — tied for highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Angels pitchers have walked 1,237 of 12,984 batters (10%) since the 2022 season — 4th highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

The Rays pitchers have allowed division opponents to score first in just 30% of their games since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.

The Rays pitchers have allowed their opponents to score first in just 36% of their games since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.

The Rays pitchers allowed division opponents to score first in just 29% of their games in the 2023 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.

The Rays pitchers allowed their opponents to score first in just 36% of their games in the 2023 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.

Rays vs. Angels Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets 

  • Taylor Walls (Tampa Bay Rays): Hip, 10-Day IL
  • Jonny DeLuca (Tampa Bay Rays): Hand, 10-Day IL
  • Jeffrey Springs (Tampa Bay Rays): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Shane Baz (Tampa Bay Rays): Elbow, 15-Day IL
  • Jonathan Aranda (Tampa Bay Rays): Finger, 10-Day IL
  • Taj Bradley (Tampa Bay Rays): Pectoral, 15-Day IL
  • Josh Lowe (Tampa Bay Rays): Oblique, 10-Day IL
  • Junior Caminero (Tampa Bay Rays): Quadriceps, Day-To-Day
  • Garrett Acton (Tampa Bay Rays): Elbow, Out
  • Drew Rasmussen (Tampa Bay Rays): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Shane McClanahan (Tampa Bay Rays): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Wander Franco (Tampa Bay Rays): Personal, Suspension
  • Michael Stefanic (Los Angeles Angels): Quadriceps, 10-Day IL
  • Sam Bachman (Los Angeles Angels): Shoulder, 60-Day IL
  • Mickey Moniak (Los Angeles Angels): Illness, Day-To-Day
  • Austin Warren (Los Angeles Angels): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Robert Stephenson (Los Angeles Angels): Shoulder, 15-Day IL
  • Aaron Loup (Los Angeles Angels): Shoulder, Out
  • Randal Grichuk (Los Angeles Angels): Ankle, 10-Day IL
  • Kelvin Caceres (Los Angeles Angels): Lat, 60-Day IL
  • Jose Quijada (Los Angeles Angels): Elbow, 60-Day IL

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