Pirates vs Angels Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for Sept. 4

Odds updated as of 6:12 p.m.
MLB action on Friday includes the Pittsburgh Pirates taking on the Los Angeles Angels.
Before you do any MLB betting on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here's everything you need to know.
Pirates vs Angels Game Info
- Pittsburgh Pirates (69-72) vs. Los Angeles Angels (53-87)
- Date: Friday, September 4, 2026
- Time: 6:45 p.m. ET
- Venue: PNC Park -- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Coverage: Apple TV+
Pirates vs Angels Odds & Moneyline
- All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
- Moneyline: PIT: (-196) | LAA: (+164)
- Spread: PIT: -1.5 (+116) | LAA: +1.5 (-140)
- Total: 8.5 -- Over: (-118) | Under: (-104)
Pirates vs Angels Probable Starting Pitchers
Probable Pitchers: Jared Jones (Pirates) - 2-6, 4.83 ERA vs Ryan Johnson (Angels) - 3-7, 5.47 ERA
This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Pirates will send Jared Jones (2-6) to the mound, while Ryan Johnson (3-7) will take the ball for the Angels. When Jones starts, his team is 7-9-0 against the spread this season. Jones' team has a record of 2-4 this season when he starts and they are the favorite on the moneyline. The Angels have a 5-9-0 record against the spread in Johnson's starts. The Angels have been the underdog on the moneyline in 14 of Johnson's starts this season, and they went 5-9 in those games.
Pirates vs Angels Prediction & Pick
All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Pirates win (72.4%)
Pirates vs Angels Moneyline
- Pittsburgh is the favorite, -196 on the moneyline, while Los Angeles is a +164 underdog on the road.
Pirates vs Angels Spread
- The Pirates are hosting the Angels and are favored by 1.5 runs (+116 to cover) on the runline. Los Angeles is -140 to cover.
Pirates vs Angels Over/Under
- Pirates versus Angels, on Sept. 4, has an over/under of 8.5, with the over being -118 and the under -104.
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Pirates vs Angels Betting Trends
- The Pirates have been victorious in 41, or 56.2%, of the 73 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season Pittsburgh has come away with a win two times in four chances when named as a favorite of at least -196 on the moneyline.
- The Pirates and their opponents have hit the over in 74 of their 139 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Pirates are 67-72-0 against the spread in their 139 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Angels have won 34.8% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (39-73).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +164 or longer, Los Angeles has a 5-6 record (winning 45.5% of its games).
- The Angels have had an over/under set by bookmakers 139 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 57 of those games (57-79-3).
- The Angels have gone 70-69-0 against the spread this season.
Pirates Player Leaders
- Bryan Reynolds has 33 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 80 walks while hitting .261. He has an on-base percentage of .369 and a slugging percentage of .418.
- Among all qualifying hitters, he is 58th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 18th, and he is 73rd in slugging.
- Brandon Lowe leads Pittsburgh with 131 hits. He is batting .254 this season and has 58 extra-base hits. He's also slugging .482 with an on-base percentage of .324.
- Among qualifiers, he ranks 69th in batting average, 84th in on-base percentage and 26th in slugging percentage.
- Nick Gonzales leads the Pirates with an OPS of .769. He has a slash line of .310/.372/.397 this season.
- Gonzales takes a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .421 with a double, four walks and three RBIs.
- Oneil Cruz is batting .270 with a .362 OBP and 58 RBI for Pittsburgh this season.
Angels Player Leaders
- Zach Neto has accumulated 127 hits with a .431 slugging percentage, both team-best marks for the Angels. He's batting .236 and with an on-base percentage of .317.
- Including all the qualifying hitters in MLB, his batting average ranks 105th, his on-base percentage is 93rd, and he is 60th in slugging.
- Mike Trout's .375 OBP paces his team. He has a batting average of .239 while slugging .423.
- He is 102nd in batting average, 10th in on-base percentage and 65th in slugging percentage in MLB.
- Vaughn Grissom is batting .249 with 20 doubles, 10 home runs and 23 walks.
- Wade Meckler is hitting .296 with 11 doubles, three home runs and 25 walks.
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