Pirates vs. Angels Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 7, 2024

The Pittsburgh Pirates (16-19) are favorites (-129) on the moneyline when they take on the Los Angeles Angels (12-22) Tuesday at 6:40 PM ET, live on BSW. Quinn Priester will get the ball for Pittsburgh while Los Angeles will counter with Patrick Sandoval.

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Pirates vs. Angels Betting Lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-129)
• Underdog: Angels (+109)
• Over/under: 8.5

Pirates vs. Angels Betting Insights

• The Pirates have come away with five wins in the 13 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Pittsburgh has a record of 3-5 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -129 or more on the moneyline.
• The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 56.3% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Angels have won 39.3% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (11-17).
• Los Angeles is 7-11 (winning only 38.9% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +109 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Angels a 47.8% chance to win.

Pirates vs. Angels Hitting Leaders

• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 17 while batting .243.
• Reynolds’ home runs rank him 75th in Major League Baseball, and he is 69th in RBI.
• Connor Joe is batting .290 to lead Pittsburgh, while adding three homers and 14 runs batted in this season.
• Taylor Ward paces the Angels with 24 runs batted in while putting up a team-best batting average of .279.
• Ward ranks 20th in home runs and 14th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Luis Rengifo is batting .330 with six doubles, two home runs and six walks.

Pirates vs. Angels Pitching Rankings

• The Pirates strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
• The Pirates have the 10th-best ERA (3.65) in the majors this season.
• The Pirates have a combined WHIP of just 1.196 as a pitching staff, which is the ninth-best in baseball this season.
• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Angels pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors.
• Los Angeles has a 4.90 team ERA that ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Angels combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.354).