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You can bet Thursday's Angels vs. Rays game online where Tampa was coming in at -133 and LA at +127. The total here is 7.5.
Pitching Matchup
PITCHING MATCHUP: Angels LH Andrew Heaney (6-6, 3.64 ERA) vs. Rays RH Hunter Wood (0-0, 3.38)
Heaney is unbeaten in his last four outings (2-0) and has strung together five consecutive quality starts and seven in his past eight appearances. He is 0-4 with a 5.22 ERA on the road, however.
Wood gave up two runs on four hits with four strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings of relief in his last trip to the mound Sunday against Baltimore. The 24-year-old Arkansas native has permitted one run on five hits with seven strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings in three starts this year. Wood faces the Angels for the first time.
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Tampa is 8-2 in the last ten meetings.
Tampa Bay is 20-6 in their last 26 home games.
The Angels are 2-10 in their last 12 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
The Angels are 3-13 in their last 16 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
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Current 2018 MLB Record: 31-28 (52.5%)
2018 NBA Record: 12-4-1 (75%)
