Should I Bet the LA Angels Today vs. the Tampa Bay Rays? Tuesday August 5
With Jose Soriano having had three straight starts since the All-Star Break, he is currently sporting a 2.25 ERA and 1.00 WHIP over 20 frames. All eyes will be on the Angels for this game as they host Tampa Tuesday night.
Anaheim, California; Tuesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT
Angels -125, Rays +106; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
Action was balanced during the AM hours though around 64% of the total action came in on the Over with no movement of the number.
The 55-58 Angels are winning around 60% of their games of late while the 55-59 Rays have won just two of their last ten games overall.
Six of the last ten games of this series have gone Over the current total of 8.5.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Ryan Pepiot (6-9, 3.80 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 128 strikeouts); Angels: Jose Soriano (7-8, 3.65 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 115 strikeouts)
Soriano actually lost his most recent start against the Rangers having given up two runs over seven innings.
The Tampa Bay Rays will attempt to stop their four-game road slide in a matchup with the Los Angeles Angels.
Los Angeles has a 30-28 record at home and a 55-58 record overall. The Angels are 38-10 in games when they scored five or more runs.
Tampa Bay is 55-59 overall and 23-29 on the road. Rays hitters are batting a collective .252, which ranks fourth in the AL.
The matchup Tuesday is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Angels have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Schanuel has 21 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 45 RBI while hitting .277 for the Angels. Taylor Ward is 10 for 39 with three home runs over the last 10 games.
Brandon Lowe has 12 doubles and 19 home runs for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 8 for 35 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 6-4, .212 batting average, 3.36 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
Rays: 2-8, .204 batting average, 3.77 ERA, outscored by 17 runs
The Angels most certainly have value Tuesday night priced at -125 versus a struggling Tampa Bay team.
Do continue to monitor should we decide to pull the trigger on this pick here at Gambling911.com. We most certainly will NOT be betting on Tampa Bay this evening.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
