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Kole Calhoun and the Los Angeles Angels are ready to take on their divisional foe Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in a Tuesday night game. The first pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET and the matchup will be shown on both RTNW and FSW.

Los Angeles Angels at Seattle Mariners Odds

Las Vegas has Los Angeles (+105) as the underdog to Seattle (-115). If you’re thinking the game’s total is going to finish under 9 runs, then Vegas is teeing up -110 odds. Picking the over will return -110 odds. There’s a runline of Angels +1.5 (-200) and Mariners -1.5 (+170) for this matchup.

The Mariners are 6-1 straight up (SU) and 6-0 against the spread (ATS). The team has gained 6.0 units for moneyline bettors and 6.2 units ATS. On the other hand, the Angels are 1-4 SU and have gone 2-2 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 2.0 units for moneyline gamblers in this young season and 0.6 units ATS.

Mariners games have an over/under record of 6-0 thus far in 2019. Los Angeles has an over/under record of 0-4.

Trevor Cahill (0-1, 6.00 ERA) is projected to get the start for the visiting Angels. The right-handed Cahill struck out 100 hitters in 110 innings last year (20 starts) while finishing the season 7-4 overall with a 3.76 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP.

The Mariners are putting the ball in the hands of lefty Marco Gonzales (2-0, 4.76 ERA), who started 29 games last year while finishing the season 13-9 overall with a 4.00 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. He recorded six starts against Los Angeles a year ago and registered a 3-0 record with a 3.34 ERA and 38 strikeouts.

Los Angeles’ pitchers have allowed 3.6 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.84 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 3.65 K/9. The bullpen has an outstanding ERA of just 1.10, along with a K-per-9 of 9.92.

The Angels offense has yet to get things going, hitting just .188/.257/.256 on its way to 2.4 runs scored per game in 2019.

Kole Calhoun and Mike Trout have led Los Angeles’ offense. Calhoun is slashing .238/.273/.476 with five hits, two RBIs and three runs scored, while Trout is hitting .286 with four hits and three RBIs.

In the other dugout, Seattle’s pitching staff has allowed 5.4 runs per game overall in 2019. The club’s starters have an ERA of 3.72, a WHIP of 1.37 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 6.5. The bullpen has a 3.62 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 8.6 K/9. In three divisional games, Mariners starters have an ERA of 2.81 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.21.

The Seattle offense has produced 7.7 runs per contest, including 8.0 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .299/.396/.575 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.

Shortstop Tim Beckham and left fielder Domingo Santana have paced the Mariners’ offense this year. Beckham is slashing .423/.516/.885 with 11 hits, eight RBIs and eight runs scored, and Santana’s line sits at .333/.444/.700 with three homers, 11 RBIs and seven runs.

The Angels have lost 1.0 units and are 0-1 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has cashed in zero of those games, compared to one that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Mariners have netted 2.6 units and are 4-0 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in four of those games, as opposed to zero which went under the total.

Angels at Mariners MLB Prediction

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

Betting Trends

  • The Angels went 8-11 SU against the Mariners last season.
  • The Angels’ bullpen managed 3.86 ERA against the Mariners last year.