Rays-Angels Odds Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Angels will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Angel Stadium. The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Matt Garza in this game. Garza has a 7-8 record and a 3.63 ERA this season. Garza's opponent in this one will be Sean O'Sullivan. The Angels righthander has a 4.39 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 123-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rays lost to Seattle 11-2 as a -140 favorite on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5). Dioner Navarro hit a two-run home run for Tampa Bay and Scott Kazmir was ripped for seven runs on nine hits in 4 1-3 innings. The Angels lost to Texas 7-0 as a -185 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5). John Lackey took the loss for the Angels after giving up four runs in eight hits in 6 2-3 innings. Team records: Tampa Bay: 61-50 SU Los Angeles: 65-44 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing LA Angels are 6-4 After playing Seattle are 7-3 After a loss are 7-3 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Monday are 8-2 Before playing Tampa Bay are 2-8 After playing Texas are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Tampa Bay's last 24 games on the road LA Angels are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Angels's last 10 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay The total has gone OVER in 15 of LA Angels's last 19 games Next up: LA Angels home to Tampa Bay, Tuesday, August 11