- The Rays are -110 favorites vs the Angels
- Rays starting pitcher: Erasmo Ramírez
- Angels starting pitcher: Tyler Anderson
- Watch the game on MLB Network
The Tampa Bay Rays (-110) visit Angel Stadium to take on the Los Angeles Angels (-110) on Friday, August 18, 2023. First pitch is scheduled for 9:38pm EDT in Anaheim.
The Rays are the betting favorite in this game, with the run line sitting at -1.5 (+145).
The Rays vs Angels Over/Under is 10 total runs for the game.
This season, the Rays are 73-49 against the spread (ATS), while the Angels are 57-65 ATS.
Rays vs. Angels Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline
| Spread | Over / Under | Moneyline | |
| Rays | -1.5 +145 | O 10 -115 | -110 |
| Angels | +1.5 -175 | U 10 -105 | -110 |
Rays vs Angels Prediction for Today’s Game
Based on recent trends the model predicts the Rays will win Friday‘s MLB matchup with 51.0% confidence.
This prediction factors in starting pitchers, recent team and player hitting performances, the last 5 games for both the Rays and Angels and up-to-date player injuries.
Bet now on Rays vs Angels and all games with BetMGM
We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Rays players for Friday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:
Best Rays Player Prop Bets Today:
- Randy Arozarena has hit the Hits Under in 15 of his last 26 games (+10.70 Units / 34% ROI)
- Aaron Civale has hit the Earned Runs Under in 12 of his last 14 games (+9.05 Units / 43% ROI)
- Josh Lowe has hit the Total Bases Over in 11 of his last 15 games (+8.50 Units / 42% ROI)
- Yandy Diaz has hit the Singles Over in 29 of his last 43 games (+7.25 Units / 11% ROI)
- Harold Ramirez has hit the Singles Over in his last 7 away games (+7.00 Units / 62% ROI)
And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Angels players for Friday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:
Best Angels Player Prop Best Bets Today:
- Shohei Ohtani has hit the Runs Over in 33 of his last 46 games (+18.55 Units / 32% ROI)
- Brandon Drury has hit the Runs Under in 21 of his last 27 games (+11.00 Units / 23% ROI)
- Mickey Moniak has hit the Singles Over in 19 of his last 33 games (+10.60 Units / 32% ROI)
- Mike Moustakas has hit the Singles Over in 14 of his last 22 games (+9.80 Units / 45% ROI)
- Chad Wallach has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 10 of his last 11 games at home (+9.75 Units / 85% ROI)
Angels vs Rays Home Run Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Moustakas | 0.5 +475 | 0.5 -1000 |
| Shohei Ohtani | 0.5 +250 | 0.5 -400 |
| Christian Bethancourt | 0.5 +400 | 0.5 -750 |
| Jose Siri | 0.5 +375 | 0.5 -700 |
| Yandy Diaz | 0.5 +375 | 0.5 -650 |
Angels vs Rays Total Hits Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Moustakas | 0.5 -190 | 0.5 +140 |
| Shohei Ohtani | 0.5 -250 | 0.5 +195 |
| Christian Bethancourt | 0.5 -175 | 0.5 +135 |
| Jose Siri | 0.5 -150 | 0.5 +115 |
| Yandy Diaz | 1.5 +165 | 1.5 -225 |
Angels vs Rays RBI Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Moustakas | 0.5 +190 | 0.5 -250 |
| Shohei Ohtani | 0.5 +150 | 0.5 -200 |
| Christian Bethancourt | 0.5 +185 | 0.5 -250 |
| Jose Siri | 0.5 +195 | 0.5 -250 |
| Yandy Diaz | 0.5 +175 | 0.5 -225 |
Angels vs Rays Strikeout Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Anderson | 5.5 +120 | 5.5 -160 |
Rays Best Bets Today:
- The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Team Total Under in 23 of their last 36 games (+9.50 Units / 23% ROI)
- The Tampa Bay Rays have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 8 of their last 10 away games (+5.65 Units / 45% ROI)
- The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 8 of their last 10 away games (+4.74 Units / 36% ROI)
- The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 7 of their last 10 away games (+4.65 Units / 36% ROI)
Angels Best Bets Today:
- The Los Angeles Angels have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 15 of their last 19 games (+11.38 Units / 52% ROI)
- The Los Angeles Angels have hit the Team Total Under in 15 of their last 19 games (+10.50 Units / 48% ROI)
- The Los Angeles Angels have hit the Game Total Under in 25 of their last 42 games at home (+6.75 Units / 15% ROI)
- The Los Angeles Angels have covered the Run Line in 10 of their last 17 games at home (+3.60 Units / 17% ROI)
- The Los Angeles Angels have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 8 of their last 18 games at home (+1.40 Units / 6% ROI)
Rays Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this MLB season, the Rays have gone 62-60 against the Run Line (+0.8 Units / 0.55% ROI).
- 73-49 when betting on the Moneyline for +3.05 Units / 1.57% ROI
- 63-55 when betting on the total runs Over for +2.3 Units / 1.71% ROI
- 55-63 when betting on the total runs Under for -13.9 Units / -10.4% ROI
Angels Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this MLB season, the Angels have gone 57-65 against the Run Line (-15.5 Units / -9.94% ROI).
- 60-62 when betting on the Moneyline for -11.25 Units / -7.22% ROI
- 58-57 when betting on the total runs Over for -5 Units / -3.69% ROI
- 57-58 when betting on the total runs Under for -6 Units / -4.51% ROI
Rays Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends
Opponents are hitting .337 (55-for-163) against Erasmo Ramirez this season — highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .231 — 0 Percentile.
Erasmo Ramirez has a strikeout rate of just 12% (21 SO in 180 PAs) this season — 2nd lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 25% — 0 Percentile.
Erasmo Ramirez has a strikeout rate of just 34% (82 SO in 244 PAs) with two-strikes since last season — lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 45% — first Percentile.
Opponents have a miss rate of just 17% (52/312) against Erasmo Ramirez this season — 3rd lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 28% — first Percentile.
Angels Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends
Opponents had a groundball rate of 63% (169/270) against Alex Cobb in non-two strike counts in 2022 — 3rd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 64 total IP; League Avg: 42% — 98th Percentile.
Tyler Anderson has thrown his changeup 33% of the time (162/490) on the first pitch of at-bats this season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 48 total CH; League Avg: 10% — 100th Percentile.
Tyler Anderson has thrown his changeup 39% of the time (1,410/3,603) against right-handed batters since last season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 14% — 100th Percentile.
Alex Cobb threw his changeup 41% of the time (701/1,717) in non-two strike counts in 2022 — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 64 total CH; League Avg: 15% — 100th Percentile.
Rays Keys to the Game vs. the Angels
The Rays are just 3-9 (.250) after a loss as underdogs this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .422.
The Rays are just 10-22 (.312) after a win as underdogs since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .416.
The Rays are 14-21 (.400) when allowing 10 or more hits this season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .272.
The Rays are 58-2 (.967) when leading entering the 8th inning this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .898.
Angels Keys to the Game vs. the Rays
The Angels were just 3-13 (.188) when tied entering the 7th inning in 2022 — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .500.
The Angels are just 16-75 (.176) when allowing 10 or more hits since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .272.
The Angels are just 6-116 (.049) when trailing entering the 8th inning since last season — tied for 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .092.
The Angels are just 12-21 (.364) when tied entering the 7th inning since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .500.
Rays Hitting Stats & Trends
The Rays have scored first in 61% of their games this season — 3rd highest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.
Rays hitters have an OPS of .777 (3,721 PA’s) against RHP this season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .731.
Rays hitters are slugging .445 on the road this season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .405.
The Rays have scored first in 71% of their games against division opponents this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.
Angels Hitting Stats & Trends
Angels hitters have an OBP of just .275 (839 PA’s) against pitchers who have thrown at least 80 pitches in a game since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .317.
Angels hitters have an OBP of just .304 (2,951 PA’s) against LHP since last season — tied for 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .318.
Angels hitters have an OPS of 1.253 (864 PA’s) with the pitcher behind in the count this season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: 1.106.
Angels hitters have put just 32% of their swings in play with runners in scoring position this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 36%.
Rays Pitching Stats & Trends
The Rays pitchers have allowed their opponents to score first in just 39% of their games this season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.
Opponents have a groundball rate of 46% against Rays pitchers this season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.
Rays pitchers have walked 734 of 10,456 batters (7%) since last season — best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.
Rays pitchers have walked 161 of 2,531 batters (6%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning since last season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.
Angels Pitching Stats & Trends
Angels pitchers have walked 108 of 1,079 batters (10%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning this season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.
Opponents have a miss rate of 28% against Angels pitchers this season — tied for 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: 26%.
Angels pitchers have walked 230 of 2,519 batters (9%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning since last season — tied for 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.
Angels pitchers have walked 61 of 485 batters (13%) over the last 14 days (12 games) — highest in MLB; League Avg: 9%.
Angels vs. Rays Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets
- Jordon Adell (Angels): Oblique, D60
- José Suarez (Angels): Shoulder, D60
- Max Stassi (Angels): Hip , D60
- José Quijada (Angels): Elbow, D60
- Logan O’Hoppe (Angels): Shoulder, D60
- Zachary Neto (Angels): Back, D10
- Giovanny Urshela (Angels): Pelvis, D60
- Christopher Devenski (Angels): Hamstring, D15
- Austin Warren (Angels): Elbow, D60
- Michael Trout (Angels): Hand, D10
- Samuel Bachman (Angels): Shoulder, D60
- José Marte (Angels): Elbow, D60
- Chris Rodriguez (Angels): Shoulder, D60
- Anthony Rendon (Angels): Shin, D10
- Robert Daniel (Angels): Shoulder, D60
- Joseph Ward (Angels): Face, D60
- Benjamin Joyce (Angels): Arm, D60
- Jeffrey Springs (Rays): Elbow, D60
- Drew Rasmussen (Rays): Flexor, D60
- Taylor Walls (Rays): Oblique, D10
- Kevin Kelly (Rays): Undisclosed, D15
- Shane Baz (Rays): Elbow, D60
- Francisco Mejía (Rays): Knee, D10
- Shane McClanahan (Rays): Forearm, D60
- Jose Siri (Rays): Hand, Day-to-Day
- Garrett Cleavinger (Rays): Knee, D60
- Manuel Margot (Rays): Elbow, D10
Bet now on Rays vs Angels and all games with BetMGM
Bet on MLB Odds at BetMGM
At BetMGM, you can bet online with updated MLB betting odds. And with live sports betting, the best online sports betting and mobile sports betting (with the BetMGM Sportsbook app) experiences are at BetMGM.
