At Tropicana Field on Wednesday, the Tampa Bay Rays (10-8) play the Los Angeles Angels (8-9), with first pitch at 6:50 PM ET.

The Rays are favored (-122 on the moneyline) when they square off against the Angels (+102). The Tampa Bay Rays will hand the ball to Zack Littell (1-0, 1.17 ERA), who is looking for win No. 2 on the season, and the Angels will turn to Reid Detmers (3-0, 1.04 ERA).

Prepare for the Rays vs. Angels with everything you need to know ahead of Wednesday’s game, including viewing options.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Los Angeles Angels odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Rays (-122, bet $122 to win $100)
• Underdog: Angels (+102, bet $100 to win $102)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rays vs. Angels: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
• Game Time: 6:50 PM ET
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Rays stats and trends

Rays betting records

• The Rays have entered the game as favorites 16 times this season and won nine, or 56.2%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay is 7-6 this season when entering a game favored by -122 or more on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 55% chance of a victory for the Rays.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 11 of 18 opportunities.
• The Rays are 8-9-0 against the spread this season.

Zack Littell (Rays probable starter)

• Littell (1-0) takes the mound for the Rays in his fourth start of the season. He has a 1.17 ERA in 15 1/3 innings pitched, with 15 strikeouts.
• In his most recent time out on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels, the righty tossed 4 1/3 innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering six hits.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 1.17, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in three games this season. Opponents are hitting .254 against him.
• The opposing Angels offense has a collective .241 batting average, and is 15th in the league with 142 total hits and 15th in MLB action with 80 runs scored. It has the 14th-ranked slugging percentage (.390) and ranks eighth in home runs (20) in all of MLB.
• Littell has pitched 4 1/3 innings, giving up one earned run on six hits while striking out four against the Angels this season.

Rays batting stats

• The Rays have hit 16 homers this season, which ranks 18th in the league.
• Hitters for Tampa Bay have combined for a team rank of 21st in the majors with a .365 team slugging percentage.
• The Rays have a team batting average of .241 this season, which ranks 17th among MLB teams.
• Tampa Bay ranks 18th in the majors with 78 total runs scored this season.
• The Rays have an on-base percentage of .308 this season, which ranks 21st in the league.
• Tampa Bay is ranked 18th in strikeouts per game (8.6) among MLB offenses.

Angels stats and trends

Angels betting records

• The Angels have been victorious in seven, or 46.7%, of the 15 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This year, Los Angeles has won four of nine games when listed as at least +102 or worse on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 49.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over in nine of its 17 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Angels are 9-7-0 against the spread in their 16 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Reid Detmers (Angels probable starter)

• Detmers gets the start for the Angels, his fourth of the season. He is 3-0 with a 1.04 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 17 1/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent time out came on Friday against the Boston Red Sox, when the left-hander threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
• The 24-year-old has put together a 1.04 ERA and 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings in three games this season, while allowing a batting average of only .140 to opposing hitters.
• Detmers is looking to prolong a second-game quality start streak in this matchup.
• Detmers will look to build on a four-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.7 frames per appearance).
• He has made one appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
• The opposing Rays offense has the 21st-ranked slugging percentage (.365) and ranks 18th in home runs hit (16) in all of MLB. They have a collective .241 batting average, and are 13th in the league with 146 total hits and 18th in MLB action scoring 78 runs.
• The 24-year-old ranks sixth in ERA (1.04), 11th in WHIP (.808), and first in K/9 (13.5) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.

Angels batting stats

• The Angels rank eighth in MLB play with 20 total home runs.
• This season, Los Angeles’ .390 slugging percentage ranks 14th in baseball.
• The Angels are 17th in MLB with a .241 batting average.
• The offense for Los Angeles is the No. 15 offense in baseball, scoring 4.7 runs per game (80 total runs).
• The Angels’ .313 on-base percentage ranks 17th in baseball.