Rays vs Angels Odds & Picks: Los Angeles Looks To Complete Sweep Vs Tampa Bay

The Los Angeles Angels (21-11) are 3-0 in their last three games against the Tampa Bay Rays (18-3), including a 2-0 start to this week’s three-game series in Los Angeles. The Angels will try to finish up a three-game sweep over the Rays as the winning Rays vs Angels prediction Wednesday night. 

Rays vs Angels Odds & Analysis

Sportsbook Odds

The Rays vs Angels predictions on this matchup have been pretty even as the Angels opened as -120 favorites and the line has moved just slightly up to Los Angeles -125. Tampa Bay is going off as a +105 road underdog and the total is set at 7 runs. The OVER is 4-1 in Tampa Bay’s last five games.

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Starting Pitchers

Shane McClanahan allowed three hits and two earned runs in 5.1 innings last Thursday in a 4-3 Tampa Bay win over the Seattle Mariners. McClanahan is off to a nice start in 2022 with a 3.06 ERA, a 0.99 WHIP and 47 strikeouts through his first six starts.

Shohei Ohtani struck out 11 batters across seven shutout innings in Los Angeles’ 8-0 win over the Boston Red Sox last Thursday night. Ohtani opened the season with a disappointing 0-2 record and 7.56 ERA through his first two starts, but he’s shaved his season totals down to a 3.08 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP thanks to a 3-0 run with a 0.95 ERA over his last three starts.

Tampa Bay Looking For Offense After Being No-Hit On Tuesday

The Rays fell to 0-3 over their last three games in Tuesday night’s 12-0 loss to the Angels. Tampa Bay had no answers for rookie Reid Detmers, who needed only 108 pitches to record a no-hitter in the win. The team has averaged only 1.33 runs per game over this current three-game losing streak.

Tampa Bay was 6-0 in the six games prior to this losing streak and had averaged 6.5 runs per game over that stretch. Bettors taking Tampa Bay as their Rays vs Angels prediction will need the Rays to get back on track on offense to earn an upset win in this spot.

Mike Trout’s Hot Bat Has Helped Fuel Angels’ Recent Hot Streak

Mike Trout went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three runs and three RBIs in Los Angeles’ blowout win on Tuesday night. Trout also went 2-for-3 with a home run in the Angels’ series-Sportsbook 11-3 win over the Rays on Monday. Los Angeles is averaging 7.43 runs per game over its current 6-1 run.

The Angels now rank second-best in the majors in runs scored with 5.06 runs per game on the season. Trout is leading the way with a .337 batting average, nine home runs, 25 runs and 19 RBIs in 2022.

Rays vs Angels Pick & Insights

Rays: Keys To Victory

Tampa Bay was 9-1 in its previous 10 games against Los Angeles before losing its last three meetings with the Angels. This figures to be a close game with Ohtani and McClanahan both pitching well this season, so the Rays just need to wake up on offense in order to grind out a road win as a Rays vs Angels prediction.

Angels: Keys To Victory

The Angels have been red-hot on offense over the last week of action and are sending their ace to the mound in Wednesday’s series finale. After rolling to easy blowout wins in the first two games of the series, Los Angeles has all the momentum as a Rays vs Angels pick ahead of this matchup.

Odds Shark’s Computer Rays vs Angels Prediction: Rays ML (+105)

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