The Seattle Mariners will go for their fourth win in a row they play host to the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field. NBC Sports – California will be televising the matchup and the game gets underway at 10:10 p.m. ET.
Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners Odds
Oakland (+160) is the underdog to Seattle (-170) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this night game at 8 runs (+100 for the under and -120 for the over). Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds coming in at Athletics +1.5 runs (-135) and Mariners +-1.5 runs (+115).
The Athletics are 14-15 SU and have gone 13-15 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 0.6 units for moneyline bettors in the season’s early going, despite having lost 4.3 units ATS. The Mariners, on the other hand, are 17-11 SU and 17-10 ATS. The team has gained 6.8 units for moneyline bettors and 7.0 units ATS.
Seattle games have an 18-9 over/under record so far in 2018. Athletics games have gone over 15 times, gone under 11 times and pushed on two occasions.
Brett Anderson will get the nod for the visiting Athletics. The southpaw Anderson is 0-0 with an ERA. He has yet to face the Mariners this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Mariners will turn to lefty James Paxton (1-1, 5.12 ERA), who has 44 strikeouts and 15 walks as well as a WHIP of 1.42. Paxton made three starts against the Athletics in 2017, compiling a 1-0 record with a 5.40 ERA.
As a unit, Seattle’s pitching staff has given up 4.8 runs per game overall in 2018. Its starters have a 5.57 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.73 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 10.5 K/9. In 11 games against AL West foes, Mariners starters have an ERA of 5.34 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.20.
The Seattle offense has put up 4.8 runs per outing, including 4.5 per game against divisional foes and 7.6 per game over its last five. The team has hit .285/.347/.564 over its last five contests and is 4-1 SU during that span.
Mitch Haniger has helped lead the Mariners’ offense this season with 10 home runs, 27 RBIs and 17 runs scored. Haniger seemed to take a step back when hitting left-handed pitchers at home last year, slashing .231/.286/.442 in 56 such plate appearances (his total season line was .282/.352/.491).
For the visitors, Oakland’s pitching staff allowed 4.9 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.62 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 7.59 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.26, along with a WHIP of 1.22 and a K-per-9 of 7.64.
The Athletics offense has slashed .259/.338/.436 on its way to 4.9 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.1 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).
Oakland’s offense has been led by Jed Lowrie, who is slashing .336/.392/.597 with seven home runs, 28 RBIs and 14 runs scored. He didn’t seem to enjoy hitting against left-handed pitching on the road in 2017. Over 73 such plate appearances, he put up a slash line of .203/.301/.359 (compared to his overall season line of .277/.360/.448).
The Mariners are coming off a 6-3 win in the prior game of this series.
Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Mariners, ATS Winner – Athletics, O/U – OVER
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Betting Trends
The over has cashed in five of Seattle’s last seven games.
The Athletics have hit 10 home runs in their last 10 games, including six over their last five.
Oakland has recorded 19.5 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 15.4 over its last five.
The Athletics have lost four of their last five games SU while the Mariners have won six of their last seven SU.
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