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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Los Angeles Angels
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Angels will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
Right hander Charlie Morton will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Morton is 14-6 this season with a 3.11 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Andrew Heaney who starts for the Angels. Left hander Heaney is 4-4 with a 4.30 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -140-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
The Angels were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Indians. That made winners of bettors who got Cleveland at -150 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay lost its last outing, a 6-4 result against the Rangers on September 12. Bettors who backed the Rangers at 145 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (10) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 87-61 SU
Tampa Bay is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 67-80 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
LA Angels is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Angels is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Los Angeles Saturday, September 14