Rays vs. Angels Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups April 8, 2025

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The Tampa Bay Rays (4-5) take a four-game losing streak into a home matchup against the Los Angeles Angels (6-3) on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Rays are favored (-164) to halt their streak against the underdog Angels (+138). Tampa Bay’s Shane Baz gets the start against Los Angeles’ Kyle Hendricks.

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Rays to win vs Angels -164

Bet $20, Payout $32.20

Rays vs. Angels betting lines

  • Favorite: Rays (-164)
  • Underdog: Angels (+138)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

  • The Rays have been favored on the moneyline six total times this season. They’ve finished 4-2 in those games.
  • When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -164 or shorter, Tampa Bay has gone 4-1 (80%).
  • The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rays a 62.1% chance to win.
  • Tampa Bay has played in nine games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total two times (2-7-0).
  • The Rays have collected a 3-6-0 record against the spread this season (covering just 33.3% of the time).

Rays hitting info

  • Brandon Lowe paces the Rays with three home runs and eight runs batted in.
  • Among hitters in MLB play, Lowe ranks 16th in homers and 24th in RBI.
  • Lowe takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .368 with two home runs, a walk and six RBI.
  • Jake Mangum is batting .435 with two doubles and a walk.
  • Among all MLB batters, Mangum ranks 181st in homers and 99th in RBI.
  • Mangum has hit safely in five straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .500 with two doubles and four RBI.
  • Kameron Misner is batting .375 with three doubles and a home run.
  • Misner has safely hit in five games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .353 with three doubles and four RBI.
  • Jonathan Aranda is batting .333 to pace his team.
  • Aranda has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and two RBI.

Rays pitching rankings

  • The Rays pitching staff ranks fifth in the majors with a collective 10.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Tampa Bay has the sixth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (2.99).
  • The Rays have the lowest WHIP in MLB (.972).
  • Rays pitchers combine to surrender seven home runs (0.8 per game), the fourth-fewest in the majors.
  • Tampa Bay struck out 10 Rangers batters while allowing seven hits in a 4-3 loss in its last game.

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

  • This season, the Angels have been the underdog six times and won four of those games.
  • Los Angeles has not been a bigger underdog this season than the +138 moneyline set for this game.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Angels, based on the moneyline, is 42%.
  • Games involving Los Angeles have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in six of nine chances this season.
  • The Angels are 4-5-0 against the spread this season.

Angels hitting info

  • Logan O’Hoppe leads Los Angeles in batting average (.345), home runs (five) and runs batted in (nine) this season.
  • Among all hitters in MLB, O’Hoppe’s home run total is second, and his RBI total is 17th.
  • O’Hoppe has safely hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .381 with four home runs, a walk and eight RBI.
  • Kyren Paris has eight hits and an OBP of .545 to go with a slugging percentage of .889 this season.
  • Among all major league hitters, Paris is 42nd in home runs and 99th in RBI.
  • Mike Trout has collected six base hits, an OBP of .300 and a slugging percentage of .500 this season.
  • Trout has hit safely in five games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with a double, three home runs, four walks and six RBI.
  • Luis Rengifo has eight hits and an OBP of .306 to go with a slugging percentage of .438 this season.
  • Rengifo has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .333 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBI.

Angels pitching rankings

  • The Angels have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majors.
  • Los Angeles pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.50 ERA this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
  • Angels pitchers have a 1.341 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
  • With 16 homers allowed, the Angels rank 28th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Los Angeles pitchers struck out 10 Guardians batters while allowing three hits in a 6-2 win last time out.
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