Shohei Ohtani: MLB Player Prop Bets for Angels Vs Rays – August 18, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 18, 2023

On Friday, August 18 at 9:38 PM ET, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels will take on starter Erasmo Ramirez and the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, airing on MLBN.

Looking to place a bet on Ohtani ahead of his matchup on Friday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Ohtani

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +105
Runs 0.5 -127
Home Runs 0.5 +116
RBI 0.5 -131
Strikeouts 1.5 +108

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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays

  • Ramirez will get the start for the Rays, his second of the season.
  • The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Wednesday, when he threw one inning, giving up two earned runs while allowing four hits to the San Francisco Giants.
  • The Rays have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
  • The Rays have pitched to a 3.86 this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
  • The Rays have a combined WHIP of just 1.202 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
  • With just 129 homers allowed, the Rays rank fifth in the league at preventing long balls.

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Shohei Ohtani Stats vs. the Rays

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/25/2022 Drew Rasmussen 1-for-4 1 0 1 1 2/0 0
8/24/2022 Shane McClanahan 0-for-4 0 0 0 1 3/1 0
8/23/2022 Corey Kluber 1-for-3 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
8/22/2022 Jeffrey Springs 0-for-1 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
5/11/2022 Shane McClanahan 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 1
5/10/2022 Corey Kluber 2-for-5 1 0 0 1 0/0 0
5/9/2022 Jeffrey Springs 3-for-4 2 2 5 3 0/0 0
6/27/2021 Ryan Yarbrough 3-for-4 3 1 3 2 1/1 1
6/26/2021 Shane McClanahan 1-for-3 1 0 1 1 0/1 0
6/25/2021 Andrew Kittredge 2-for-4 1 1 1 1 1/0 0

Ohtani Stats and Trends

  • Ohtani has picked up a hit in 72.5% of his 120 games this season, with multiple base knocks in 29.2% of those contests (35).
  • In 31.7% of his games this season, he has hit a long ball (38 of 120). He’s gone deep in 8% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
  • In 58.3% of his games this year (70 of 120), he has scored at least one run. In 19 of those games (15.8%), he tallied more than one run scored.
  • In 44.2% of his 120 games this season, Ohtani has notched an RBI (53 times). Also, he’s notched 24 games with multiple RBI in 2023 (20.0%) and plated three or more of his team’s runs in six contests.
  • He has struck out one or more times 79 times this season in 120 games (65.8%), including 46 games with more than one strikeout (38.3%).
Home Away
58 GP 62
40 (69.0%) Games w/1+ Hit 47 (75.8%)
15 (25.9%) Games w/2+ Hits 20 (32.3%)
34 (58.6%) Games w/1+ Run 36 (58.1%)
19 (32.8%) Games w/1+ HR 19 (30.6%)
24 (41.4%) Games w/1+ RBI 29 (46.8%)

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