Pirates vs. Angels Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 6, 2024

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Pirates vs. Angels Betting Odds, Probable Starters 5/6/2024

Data Skrive:

The Pittsburgh Pirates will take the field against the Los Angeles Angels (12-21) on Monday. The game begins at 6:40 PM ET on SportsNet PT, with the Pirates listed as -130 favorites on the moneyline. Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ Tyler Anderson.

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Moneyline

Pirates to win vs Angels -130

Bet $20, Payout $35.38

Pirates vs. Angels Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Pirates (-130)
  • Underdog: Angels (+110)
  • Over/under: 8

Pirates vs. Angels Betting Insights

  • The Pirates have won in four, or 33.3%, of the 12 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
  • This season Pittsburgh has come away with a win two times in six chances when named as a favorite of at least -130 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 56.5% chance of walking away with the win.
  • The Angels have been the underdog on the moneyline 27 total times this season. They’ve finished 11-16 in those games.
  • Los Angeles is 7-9 (winning 43.8% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +110 or longer.
  • The Angels have an implied moneyline win probability of 47.6% in this game.

Pirates vs. Angels Hitting Leaders

  • Connor Joe leads Pittsburgh with a batting average of .292. He’s also hit three home runs with 14 RBI.
  • Joe ranks 102nd in home runs and 95th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
  • Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in home runs (four) and runs batted in (17) this season while batting .235.
  • Taylor Ward paces the Angels with 24 runs batted in while putting up a team-high batting average of .280.
  • In all of the majors, Ward is 16th in homers and 11th in RBI.
  • Luis Rengifo is batting .330 with six doubles, two home runs and six walks.

Pirates vs. Angels Pitching Rankings

  • The Pirates average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the league.
  • The Pirates have the 11th-ranked ERA (3.66) in the majors this season.
  • The Pirates have a combined WHIP of just 1.198 as a pitching staff, which is the ninth-best in baseball this season.
  • The Angels pitching staff ranks 12th in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Los Angeles has a 4.91 team ERA that ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Angels average MLB’s 24th-ranked WHIP (1.367).