Rays vs. Angels Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups April 9, 2025

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The Los Angeles Angels (7-3) will look for continued production from a hitter when they square off against the Tampa Bay Rays (4-6) on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. ET at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Kyren Paris is on a two-game home run streak for the underdog Angels (+118) going into this contest against the favored Rays (-140). Ryan Pepiot gets the starting nod for Tampa Bay, and Yusei Kikuchi is Los Angeles’ pick to start.

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Rays to win vs Angels -140

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Rays vs. Angels betting lines

  • Favorite: Rays (-140)
  • Underdog: Angels (+118)
  • Over/under: 7.5

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

  • The Rays have won 57.1% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (4-3).
  • Tampa Bay has a 4-2 record (winning 66.7% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -140 or shorter.
  • The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rays a 58.3% chance to win.
  • Tampa Bay has played in 10 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total two times (2-8-0).
  • The Rays have covered just 30% of their games this season, going 3-7-0 against the spread.

Rays hitting info

  • Brandon Lowe paces the Rays in home runs (three) and runs batted in (eight).
  • Lowe ranks 23rd in home runs and 37th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • Lowe has safely hit in four games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .250 with a home run and three RBI.
  • Jake Mangum is batting .407 with two doubles and a walk.
  • Among all MLB hitters, Mangum ranks 197th in home runs and 120th in RBI.
  • Mangum enters this game on a six-game hitting streak. In his last seven games he is batting .407 with two doubles, a walk and four RBI.
  • Jonathan Aranda paces the Rays with a .385 batting average.
  • Aranda has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .294 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and two RBI.
  • Kameron Misner is batting .385 with three doubles, a triple, a home run and a walk.
  • Misner enters this game on a six-game hitting streak. During his last nine outings he is batting .385 with three doubles, a triple, a home run, a walk and six RBI.

Rays pitching rankings

  • The 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rays pitching staff ranks fourth in the majors.
  • Tampa Bay has a 3.10 team ERA that ranks sixth among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Rays have the second-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.009).
  • Rays pitchers combine to surrender eight home runs (0.8 per game), the second-fewest in the majors.
  • Tampa Bay struck out seven Angels batters while allowing six hits in a 4-3 loss in its last game.

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

  • This season, the Angels have won five out of the seven games in which they’ve been the underdog.
  • Los Angeles has a record of 4-1 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +118 on the moneyline.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 45.9% chance of a victory for the Angels.
  • Games involving Los Angeles have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in six of 10 chances this season.
  • The Angels are 5-5-0 ATS in their 10 games with a spread this season.

Angels hitting info

  • Paris has been key for Los Angeles with nine hits, an OBP of .538 plus a slugging percentage of .952.
  • Paris’ home run total ranks 23rd in the majors, and he is 66th in RBI.
  • Logan O’Hoppe is batting .367 with five home runs and nine RBI, all three of which lead Los Angeles this season.
  • O’Hoppe ranks third overall in home runs and 26th in RBI this year.
  • O’Hoppe takes a five-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .500 with four home runs, a walk and eight RBI.
  • Mike Trout is slashing .171/.311/.457 this season for the Angels.
  • Luis Rengifo has collected nine hits this season and has an OBP of .317. He’s slugging .417 on the year.
  • Rengifo enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .294 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and three RBI.

Angels pitching rankings

  • The Angels average the 17th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.
  • Los Angeles pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.35 ERA this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
  • The Angels rank 21st in MLB with a combined 1.352 WHIP this season.
  • The Angels have given up the fourth-most long balls so far this season with 17 home runs allowed.
  • Los Angeles earned a 4-3 win in its most recent game, striking out 11 Rays batters while allowing nine hits.
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