Rays vs. Angels Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 20

Updated Sep. 20, 2023 6:00 p.m. ET

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The Tampa Bay Rays will look to Yandy Diaz for continued success at the plate when they hit the field against Randal Grichuk and the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. The Angels are +201 moneyline underdogs for this matchup against the Rays (-249). Tampa Bay is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The total for the contest has been listed at 8 runs.

The Tampa Bay Rays will hand the ball to Aaron Civale (7-3, 3.06 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the Angels will turn to Reid Detmers (3-10, 4.84 ERA).

Take a look at everything you need from a betting perspective on the Rays-Angels game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks.

Rays vs. Angels Game Information & Odds

• When: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 6:40 PM ET
• Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
• How to Watch on TV: BSSUN

Rays vs. Angels Prediction

• Score Prediction: Rays 5, Angels 3
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rays 60%, Angels 40%

Rays vs. Angels Betting Insights

• The Rays have entered the game as favorites 122 times this season and won 81, or 66.4%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 13-3, a 81.2% win rate, when favored by -249 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 71.3% chance to win.
• The Angels have been underdogs in 80 games this season and have come away with the win 33 times (41.2%) in those contests.
• Los Angeles has been listed as an underdog of +201 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Angels have a 33.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays went 6-1 over the seven games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 outings (all 10 of them had set totals), the Rays and their opponents combined to go over the run total five times.
• The Rays' record against the spread is 7-3-0 over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Diaz is the Rays best hitter thus far this season, hitting at a team-leading .323 rate along with 20 homers and 73 RBI.
• Including all MLB hitters, Diaz ranks fifth in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage, and 16th in slugging.
• Randy Arozarena has 17 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs and 76 walks while batting .260.
• Arozarena ranks 55th in homers and 38th in RBI among all batters in baseball.
• Isaac Paredes has put up a team-high 29 home runs and 89 runs batted in.
• Josh Lowe is batting .281 with 28 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 27 walks.
• Lowe brings a three-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .158 with two doubles and two walks.

Learn more about this Rays vs. Angels matchup on Fox Sports.

Angels Recent Betting Performance

• The Angels have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and have gone 3-7 in those contests.
• When it comes to hitting the over, the Angels and their opponents are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games with a total.
• Over their last 10 games, the Angels are 5-5-0 against the spread.

Angels Recent Stats

Angels Player Insights

• Brandon Drury is hitting .256 with 26 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs and 25 walks, while getting on base at a rate of .304.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Drury's home run total ranks 68th and his RBI tally is 75th.
• Grichuk has 26 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 27 walks while hitting .270.
• Grichuk is 138th among all hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 195th in RBI.
• C.J. Cron has 12 doubles, 12 home runs and 17 walks while hitting .252.
• Zach Neto is hitting .224 with 14 doubles, nine home runs and 16 walks.

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