The Los Angeles Angels are on the road to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday night. Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out an Angels-Pirates prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.

Tyler Anderson will take the ball for the Angels. Mitch Keller will start for the Pirates.

Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

MLB Odds: Angels-Pirates Odds

Los Angeles Angels: +1.5 (-188)

Moneyline: +110

Pittsburgh Pirates: -1.5 (+155)

Moneyline: -130

Over: 8 (-105)

Under: 8 (-115)

How to Watch Angels vs. Pirates

Time: 6:40 PM ET/3:40 PM PT

TV: Bally Sports West, SportsNet Pittsburgh

Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)

Why The Angels Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Angels have Tyler Anderson on the mound, and he is off to a hot start to the season. In six starts this season, Anderson has a 2.23 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, and an opposing batting average of .185. He is pitching extremely well, and that should continue in this game. The Pirates have the sixth-worst batting average, second-worst slugging percentage, sixth-lowest average exit velocity. Anderson should be able to continue his hot start in this game, and help the Angels win this game.

The Angels are facing Mitch Keller, and he has been hittable lately. He has allowed 11 earned runs in his last 16 innings pitched to go along with 16 hits, and eight walks. Keller has not been at his best, and the Angels need to take advantage of that. If Los Angeles can get their bats going in this game, they will be able to at least keep this game within a run.

Why The Pirates Will Cover The Spread/Win

As mentioned, Keller has not been great lately, but the Angels do not hit the ball well. Los Angeles is batting .238 with a .669 OPS in their last five games. In those five games, the Angels have scored just 14 runs. That is less than three runs per game. They have won just one of those five games, as well. Keller has a great chance to get himself back on the right track in this game. If he pitches well, the Pirates are going to win this game to open up the series.

Pittsburgh is coming off a series win, and they need to win some more games to get back in contention in the NL Central. The good news is they are playing an Angels team that is without some of their better players due to injury. Pittsburgh needs to take advantage of this Monday night. If the Pirates can just play their game, and Mitch Keller can pitch well, they are going to win.

Final Angels-Pirates Prediction & Pick

This should be a decent game. The Angels are not playing well, but they have their best pitcher on the bump in this game. Anderson is throwing the ball well, and he keeps the Angels in every game he pitches. However, the Angels are not playing well, and the Pirates are coming off a weekend series win in which they really needed.

For this game, I am going to take the Angels to cover the spread. They are the team that is playing worse, but Anderson has been pitching very well this season. I am not sure the Angels win this game, but I like their chances to keep this game within one run.

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Final Angels-Pirates Prediction & Pick: Angels +1.5 (-188)