Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Angels Betting Pick & Prediction 4/8/24
It’s an AL matchup tonight at Angel Stadium of Anaheim as the Los Angeles Angels host the Tampa Bay Rays. Zach Eflin will take the mound for the Rays, while Tyler Anderson gets the start for the Angels. First pitch is set for 9:38 PM ET.
The Rays are favored in this one with a money line payout of -144 compared to the Angels at +121. The over/under line is set at 8.5 runs, with the over paying out at -110 and the under at -112.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS VS TAMPA BAY RAYS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Los Angeles Angels Moneyline +121
This game will be played at Angel Stadium of Anaheim at 9:38 ET on Monday, April 8th.
HOW TO BET THE RAYS VS ANGELS:
- We have the Angels winning by a score of 5 to 4
- If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Angels to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over
Rays Records & Stats
Tampa Bay closed out their series with the Rockies by picking up a 3-2 win. Going into the game, they were favored at -142 on the money line. The Rays’ offense struggled for most of the game before tying things up in the 9th with a run and added two more in the top half of the 10th. The Rockies scored first and were up 2-0 heading into the 9th.
Ryan Pepiot put together a quality start for the Rays, going six innings and not giving up a run or hit. He struck out 11 in his start. At the plate, Austin Shenton and Jose Siri had two hits each, with Shenton scoring one run and driving in one RBI.
Zach Eflin and the Rays are on the road to take on the Angels. Eflin has started two games this season, and he comes into this one with a 1-1 record. He took a loss in his first start against the Blue Jays, and then picked up a win in his last outing against the Rangers. He has 5 strikeouts in each of his first two starts.
For the Rays, we have Yandy Díaz as our top projected hitter in terms of total hits, with his projection 13th best in the league today. Harold Ramírez is 2nd on the team in terms of total hits, with his projection 16th best in the league. If you’re looking for a Rays player to hit a home run, Jose Siri has the best odds on the team and his projection is 9th best in the league. If you’re looking for a Rays player to hit a home run, Isaac Paredes has the top odds on the team and his projection is 9th best in the league.
Angels Records & Stats
The Angels closed out their series vs. the Red Sox with a tough 12-2 loss. This game was closer than the final score indicates, as the Red Sox were leading just 4-2 heading into the 9th before they scored four times in their half of the 9th. The Angels offense was able to scratch across one run in the bottom of the 9th, but it wasn’t enough to pull off the comeback.
Chase Silseth took the loss for the Angels, going five innings and giving up three earned runs on three hits. He struggled with his command in the outing, giving up two home runs and issuing two walks. Mike Trout had a good game at the plate, going 1/2 with a homer and scoring one of the Angels two runs.
Coming off of a strong start to the season, Tyler Anderson will be on the mound for the Angels as they take on the Rays. Anderson picked up a win in his first start of the season, going 7 innings and striking out 5 while giving up 4 hits and 2 walks.
When looking at the Angels’ player projections for today’s game, we see that Mike Trout has the highest home run projection on the team and the 8th highest in the league today. Aaron Hicks has the 2nd highest hits projection on the team and the 23rd highest in the league. His home run projection is 11th in the league. Taylor Ward has the highest total hits projection for the Angels and Logan O’Hoppe has the 2nd highest home run projection on the team and the 9th highest in the league.