Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction 08/04/2025 Today’s MLB Picks

The Los Angeles Angels and Tampa Bay Rays meet Monday in MLB action at Angel Stadium. Here’s a Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction. This article will include a Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Angels Pick.

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays are 55-58 on the year and play the Mariners, Athletics, and Giants next. The Tampa Bay Rays are batting .253 on the season, have a .317 OBP, and a .398 slugging percentage. The Tampa Bay Rays pitching staff has a 3.86 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. Yandy Diaz leads the Tampa Bay Rays with 120 hits and 65 RBI, while Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero have combined for 219 hits and 126 RBI. 

Adrian Houser gets the ball for the Tampa Bay Rays, and he is 6-2 with a 2.10 ERA and 47 strikeouts this season. This will be Houser’s first career game against the Los Angeles Angels.

Los Angeles Angels Betting Preview

The Los Angeles Angels are 54-58 on the year and play the Tigers, Dodgers, and Athletics next. The Los Angeles Angels are batting .232 on the season, have a .304 OBP, and a .406 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Angels pitching staff has a 4.58 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. Nolan Schanuel leads the Los Angeles Angels with 112 hits and 45 RBI, while Zach Neto and Taylor Ward have combined for 198 hits and 126 RBI. 

Yusei Kikuchi gets the ball for the Los Angeles Angels, and he is 4-7 with a 3.30 ERA and 132 strikeouts this season. Kikuchi is 6-3 with a 3.70 ERA and 76 strikeouts in his career against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Why the Los Angeles Angels will win

• The Rays have lost nine of their last 10 road games after playing the previous day.
• The Angels have won each of their last six Monday night games against American League opponents.
• The Rays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 11 Monday night games against AL West opponents.
• The Angels have covered the run line in each of their last six games against AL East opponents.

Why the Tampa Bay Rays will win

• The Rays have won 11 of their last 13 games as underdogs against the Angels.
• The Angels have lost eight of their last nine games against the Rays following a win.
• The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the last seven games between the Rays and Angels.
• The Angels have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games as favorites against AL East opponents.
• The Rays have led after 5 innings in four of their last five games as underdogs against AL West opponents.

Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts

• Jo Adell has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances with the Angels as favorites against AL East opponents.
• Yusei Kikuchi has recorded six or more strikeouts in eight of his last nine home appearances against AL East opponents.
• Mike Trout has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 14 appearances at Angel Stadium of Anaheim against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
• Yusei Kikuchi has recorded a win in four of his last five appearances at Angel Stadium of Anaheim against opponents that held a losing record.

Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts

• Yandy Diaz has hit a home run in two of the Rays’ last three games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Adrian Houser has recorded five or more strikeouts in three of his last four road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
• Taylor Walls has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances with the Rays as road underdogs against AL opponents.
• Taylor Walls has recorded a Double in each of the Rays’ last three games against AL opponents.
• Adrian Houser has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances with his team as an underdog .

Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction

The Rays have been a mess over the last two weeks, so I’m not running to the window to back them. Kikuchi has also been strong this season, with a 3.30 ERA and 1.42 WHIP. With that said, the Rays are still the better team and I don’t expect them to keep losing. Houser also has a 2.10 ERA and 1.22 WHIP on the season and managed to win each of his last six starts. Now that Houser is out of the hellhole that is the Chicago White Sox, he should be inspired to be even better. There’s reason to excited to show up to the ballpark for Houser. Give me the Rays for a much-needed victory.