Angels vs. Rays Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 18

Updated Aug. 18, 2023 9:05 p.m. ET

Data Skrive

Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels face Randy Arozarena and the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Friday. First pitch is at 9:38 PM ET. The favored Angels have -112 moneyline odds against the underdog Rays, who are listed at -107. Tampa Bay is favored on the run line (-1.5). The over/under is 9.5 runs for this game (with -115 odds to hit the over and -105 odds to go under).

The scheduled starters are Tyler Anderson (5-4) for the Los Angeles Angels, and Erasmo Ramirez (2-3) for the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Angels vs. Rays Game Information & Odds

When: Friday, August 18, 2023 at 9:38 PM ET
Where: Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California
How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Angels	-112	-107	9.5	-115	-105	-1.5	-180	+148

Angels vs. Rays Prediction

Score Prediction: Rays 6, Angels 5
Total Prediction: Over 9.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Angels 51%, Rays 49%

Angels vs. Rays Betting Insights

This season, the Angels have been favored 63 times and won 34, or 54%, of those games.
Los Angeles has entered 63 games this season favored by -112 or more and is 34-29 in those contests.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 52.8% chance to win.
The Rays have been victorious in eight, or 36.4%, of the 22 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This year, Tampa Bay has won seven of 20 games when listed as at least -107 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 51.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Angels Recent Betting Performance

The Angels were favored on the moneyline for three of their last 10 games, and they went 2-1 in those matchups.
In their last 10 matchups -- all had a set run total -- the Angels and their opponents combined to go over the total six times.
The Angels have a 4-6-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Angels Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	2.9
HR	9
ERA	5.69
K/9	9.6

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Angels Player Insights

Ohtani is the bat to watch in the Angels lineup, leading the team in batting average (.306), home runs (42), and RBI (85).
Ohtani is second in home runs and sixth in RBI among all batters in the majors.
Ohtani carries a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with a double, two home runs, a walk and two RBI.
Hunter Renfroe is batting .243 with 29 doubles, 17 home runs and 34 walks.
Renfroe is 71st in homers and 92nd in RBI among all major league batters this season.
Luis Rengifo is batting .232 with 12 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 35 walks.
Randal Grichuk has 18 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 20 walks while hitting .284.

Angels Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Shohei Ohtani	0.5 (-270)	1.5 (+100)	0.5 (+235)	0.5 (+150)
Brandon Drury	0.5 (-270)	1.5 (+115)	0.5 (+425)	0.5 (+155)
C.J. Cron	0.5 (-200)	0.5 (-200)	0.5 (+475)	0.5 (+200)
Mike Moustakas	0.5 (-185)	0.5 (-185)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+175)
Luis Rengifo	0.5 (-169)	0.5 (-169)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+245)

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Rays Recent Betting Performance

Over the past 10 games, the Rays have been underdogs twice and split those games 1-1.
The Rays and their opponents have combined to hit the over six times in their last 10 games with a total.
The Rays have four wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Rays Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	5.3
HR	14
ERA	4.85
K/9	8.2

Rays Player Insights

Yandy Diaz paces the Rays with a team-leading batting average of .322.
Diaz's home run total puts him 79th in the majors, and he is 58th in RBI.
Arozarena has 13 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 58 walks while batting .257.
Arozarena is currently 58th in home runs and 33rd in RBI in the major leagues.
Isaac Paredes paces the Rays in home runs (23) and runs batted in (71).
Josh Lowe has 21 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 22 walks while hitting .272.

Rays Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Harold Ramirez	1.5 (+165)	1.5 (-105)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+155)
Isaac Paredes	0.5 (-200)	1.5 (+130)	0.5 (+380)	0.5 (+125)
Randy Arozarena	0.5 (-278)	1.5 (+100)	0.5 (+320)	0.5 (+155)
Yandy Díaz	1.5 (+175)	1.5 (-115)	0.5 (+400)	0.5 (+175)
Rene Pinto	0.5 (-135)	0.5 (-135)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+220)

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