Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners Betting Preview 05/17/18

The Seattle Mariners will play host to the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field. The opening pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET and this AL matchup will be shown on both RTNW and FSDT.

Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners Odds

Detroit (+155) is the underdog to Seattle (-165) and Vegas has put the Over/Under for this night game at 8.5 runs (-115 for the under and -105 for the over). Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the runline odds coming in at Tigers +1.5 runs (-140) and Mariners +-1.5 runs (+120).

The Mariners are 24-18 SU and 24-17 ATS. The team has gained 6.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 6.1 units against the spread (ATS). Seattle has a 3-4 ATS mark over its last seven games and the over has hit in four of those seven. The Tigers are 19-23 SU and have gone 24-17 ATS. In total, the team’s accumulated 2.5 units for moneyline bettors in this young season and 3.6 units ATS. Detroit’s covered the spread six times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in five of those seven.

Seattle games have an over/under record of 25-16 so far in 2018. Detroit has an over/under record of 19-21-1.

Left-hander Matthew Boyd is the projected starter for the visiting Tigers. Boyd is 2-3 with a 3.21 ERA and 32 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with six strikeouts and a 4.50 ERA against Seattle this year.

The Mariners are sending lefty Marco Gonzales (3-3, 5.31 ERA) to the mound. Gonzales has 41 strikeouts and eight walks to his name, as well as a 1.52 WHIP. Gonzales is 0-1 with three strikeouts and a 6.00 ERA against Detroit this year.

Seattle’s pitchers have yielded 4.6 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. The club’s starting pitching staff has a 4.79 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.07 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 10.3 K/9.

The Seattle offense is putting up 4.6 runs per outing, including 4.5 per game over its last 10 games and 4.8 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .280/.351/.434 over its last five matchups and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.

The Mariners’ batters have been led by right fielder Mitch Haniger and second baseman Robinson Cano. Haniger is slashing .294/.380/.569 with 10 home runs, 32 RBIs and 21 runs scored, and Cano is hitting .287 with four homers, 23 RBIs and 24 runs.

Haniger did not do very well against left-handed pitchers at home last year, slashing .231/.286/.442 over 56 such plate appearances (his total season line was .282/.352/.491).

In the visiting dugout, Detroit’s pitchers have allowed 4.8 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.32 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 7.09 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.37, along with a K/9 of 8.16.

The Tigers offense has slashed .261/.321/.420 on its way to 4.5 runs scored per game this year, including 4.8 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.0 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).

Detroit’s hitters have been led by right fielder Nicholas Castellanos and third baseman Jeimer Candelario. Castellanos is slashing .316/.373/.500 with four home runs, 24 RBIs and 21 runs scored, while Candelario is slashing .272/.359/.497 with five homers, 16 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

Castellanos performed well against left-handed pitching on the road last year. Across 87 such plate appearances, he maintained a slash line of .329/.368/.720 (his overall season line was .272/.320/.490).

The Tigers have gained 2.4 units and are 6-3 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has cashed in seven of those games, as opposed to two that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Mariners have netted 1.1 units and are 9-6 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in seven of those games, compared to eight that’ve gone under.

Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners Prediction

Predictions: SU Winner – Mariners, ATS Winner – Tigers, O/U – OVER

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