Tampa Bay Rays vs. Los Angeles Angels odds, tips and betting trends | April 18

At Tropicana Field on Thursday, the Los Angeles Angels (9-9) face the Tampa Bay Rays (10-9), with first pitch at 1:10 PM ET.

The Rays are favored at home (-159) against the Angels (+133). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Tampa Bay Rays looking to Ryan Pepiot (1-2), and Griffin Canning (0-2) answering the bell for the Los Angeles Angels.

Get ready for the Rays vs. Angels with everything you need to know ahead of Thursday’s Game, including viewing options.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Los Angeles Angels odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Rays (-159, bet $159 to win $100)
• Underdog: Angels (+133, bet $100 to win $133)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rays vs. Angels: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Thursday, April 18, 2024
• Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Rays stats and trends

Rays betting records

• The Rays have won nine, or 52.9%, of the 17 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• This season Tampa Bay has won one of its three games when favored by at least -159 on the moneyline.
• The Rays have a 61.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 12 of its 19 games with a total this season.
• In 18 games with a spread this season, the Rays are 9-9-0 ATS.

Ryan Pepiot (Rays probable starter)

• Pepiot makes the start for the Rays, his fourth of the season. He is 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA and 20 strikeouts through 16 2/3 innings pitched.
• The righty last pitched on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants, when he went five innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up five hits.
• The 26-year-old has a 5.40 ERA and 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings across three games this season, while allowing a batting average of .200 to opposing hitters.
• Pepiot will look to last five or more innings for his fourth straight start. He’s averaging 5.4 innings per outing.
• The opposing Angels offense has a collective .246 batting average, and is 15th in the league with 154 total hits and 16th in MLB action with 85 runs scored. It has the 13th-ranked slugging percentage (.392) and ranks ninth in home runs (21) in all of MLB.

Rays batting stats

• The Rays have hit 17 homers this season, which ranks 18th in the league.
• Fueled by 44 extra-base hits, Tampa Bay ranks 20th in MLB with a .369 slugging percentage this season.
• The Rays rank 14th in MLB with a .245 team batting average.
• Tampa Bay has scored the 17th-most runs in the majors this season with 82 (4.3 per game).
• The Rays have an OBP of .311 this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• Tampa Bay ranks 18th with an average of 8.6 strikeouts per game.

Angels stats and trends

Angels betting records

• The Angels have been chosen as underdogs in 16 games this year and have walked away with the win eight times (50%) in those games.
• This year, Los Angeles has won one of three games when listed as at least +133 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Angels have a 42.9% chance of walking away with the win.
• Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total in 10 of its 18 opportunities.
• The Angels are 9-8-0 against the spread in their 17 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Griffin Canning (Angels probable starter)

• Canning gets the start for the Angels, his fourth of the season. He is 0-2 with a 9.88 ERA and 12 strikeouts through 13 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his last appearance on Saturday, the righty went four innings against the Boston Red Sox, giving up six earned runs while surrendering nine hits.
• In three games this season, the 27-year-old has an ERA of 9.88, with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .350 against him.
• Canning has put up one start this campaign that he pitched five or more innings.
• He will face a Rays offense that is batting .245 as a unit (14th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .369 (20th in the league) with 17 total home runs (18th in MLB action).

Angels batting stats

• The Angels are ninth in baseball with 21 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
• This season, Los Angeles’ .392 slugging percentage is 13th in the majors.
• The Angels are 12th in MLB with a .246 batting average.
• The offense for Los Angeles is the No. 16 offense in the majors, scoring 4.7 runs per game (85 total runs).
• The Angels’ .315 on-base percentage is 14th in MLB.

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