Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Rays vs Angels Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

A winning streak will be on the line for the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday when they battle the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium.

The Rays will trot Jeff Niemann out to the mound in this one. Righthander Niemann has a 10-3 record and a 3.12 ERA this season.

The Angels will counter Niemann with ace Dan Haren. Righthander Haren has a 4.55 ERA to go along with a 8-12 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Evan Longoria went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs batted in on Tuesday, as the Rays defeated the Angels 10-3. The Rays won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks.

Wade Davis scattered six hits and two runs over 5 1-3 innings for the Rays victory.

Ervin Santana surrendered eight hits and six runs over 5 1-3 innings in the loss.

Current streak:
Tampa Bay has won 4 straight games.
Los Angeles has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
Tampa Bay: 78-48 SU
Los Angeles: 62-65 SU

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing LA Angels are 6-4
After a win are 8-2

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Baltimore are 6-4
After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels are 17-6 SU in their last 23 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home
LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay

Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Boston, Friday, August 27
LA Angels home to Baltimore, Friday, August 27

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