Rays vs. Angels Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/24/2022

Led by Christian Bethancourt (three-game homer streak), the Tampa Bay Rays (67-55) are favorites versus the Los Angeles Angels (52-71) Wednesday at 7:10 PM ET. Sportsbooks have named the Rays as -274 favorites for the game. Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ Mike Mayers.

Rays vs. Angels Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Rays vs. Angels

Our best bet is the Angels on the moneyline at +223 after analyzing all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will over the total of 7 runs.

Our computer pick: Los Angeles Angels (+223) and Over (7)

Rays vs. Angels Game Info

• Tampa Bay Rays probable starting pitcher: Shane McClanahan
• Los Angeles Angels probable starting pitcher: Mike Mayers
• Game Day: Wednesday, August 24, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field

Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Angels Pitching Matchup

Rays Starter Shane McClanahan

• McClanahan makes the start for the Rays, his 24th of the season. He is 11-5 with a 2.29 ERA and 173 strikeouts through 141 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Friday, the left-hander tossed seven innings against the Kansas City Royals, allowing two earned runs while surrendering two hits.
• In 23 games this season, the 25-year-old has an ERA of 2.29, with 11 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .185 against him.
• McClanahan is trying to continue a second-game quality start streak in this matchup.
• McClanahan will look to extend a four-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.0 innings per appearance).
• He meets an Angels offense that ranks 26th in the league with 461 runs while batting .226 as a squad. It has a collective .375 slugging percentage (24th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 134 home runs (13th in MLB).
• Head-to-head against the Angels this season, McClanahan has thrown seven innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out 11.
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 25-year-old ranks fifth in ERA (2.29), second in WHIP (.863), and fifth in K/9 (11).

Angels Starter Mike Mayers

• Mayers will make his first start of the season for the Angels.
• The 30-year-old right-hander will make his first start after pitching in relief 18 times this year.
• He has pitched to a 5.22 ERA this season with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.8 walks per nine across 18 games.
• The Rays have scored 508 runs this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB. They have 978 hits, 20th in baseball, with 110 home runs (23rd in the league).

Rays Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rays have won 50, or 60.2%, of the 83 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• Tampa Bay has played as a favorite of -274 or more once this season and won that game.
• The implied probability of a win from the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 73.3%.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 56 of their 122 opportunities.
• The Rays have an ATS record of 58-64-0 in 122 games with a spread this season.

Angels Betting Picks & Insights

• The Angels have been victorious in 15, or 27.3%, of the 55 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given Los Angeles this season with a +223 moneyline set for this game.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 31% chance of pulling out a win.
• Contests with Los Angeles have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 54 of 123 chances this season.
• The Angels are 56-67-0 against the spread in their 123 games that had a posted line this season.

Rays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Yandy Diaz is the Rays best hitter so far this season, hitting at a team-leading .275 rate along with seven homers and 46 RBI.
• Diaz’s home runs place him 195th in the majors, and he is 106th in RBI.
• Randy Arozarena has put his power on display as he leads his team with 17 home runs and 66 runs batted in.
• Arozarena is 51st in home runs and 30th in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Arozarena has three games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .389 with a double, a home run, three walks and four RBI.
• Harold Ramirez has 17 doubles, five home runs and 16 walks while hitting .333.
• Ramirez is on a seven-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last 10 outings he is batting .378 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI.
• David Peralta has 22 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 29 walks while hitting .251.
• Peralta brings a three-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is batting .238 with a double and an RBI.

Angels Leaders & Batting Stats

• Shohei Ohtani paces the Angels in home runs (27), runs batted in (72) and has recorded a team-best batting average of .265.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Ohtani ranks 10th in homers and 21st in RBI.
• Mike Trout is hitting .270 with 17 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs and 40 walks.
• Trout ranks 18th in homers and 73rd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Taylor Ward has 13 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 49 walks while batting .254.
• Luis Rengifo is batting .268 with 18 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 13 walks.