Marcus Semien and the surging Oakland Athletics will take the field against their division rival Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in a Saturday night game. The matchup will begin at 10:10 p.m. ET and fans can tune in to NBC Sports – California to catch the action.
Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners Odds
Bookmakers have Oakland (-135) as the favorite over Seattle (+125). The total currently stands at 10 runs and bettors can play the over or the under for -110. This game currently has a runline of Athletics -1.5 (+110) and Mariners +1.5 (-130).
The Mariners are 47-44 against the spread (ATS), but only 38-54 straight up (SU). They’ve lost 9.7 units for moneyline bettors and 4.7 units ATS. Seattle has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in five of those seven. The Athletics are 49-40 SU and have gone 45-43 against the spread. In total, the club has accumulated 4.9 units for moneyline gamblers, but have lost 0.2 units ATS. Oakland has covered the spread six times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven.
Mariners games have an over/under record of 57-28-6 so far in 2019. Athletics games have gone over 43 times, gone under 42 times and pushed on three instances.
Chris Bassitt will get the start for the visiting Athletics. The right-handed Bassitt is 5-3 with a 3.80 ERA and 72 strikeouts. He’s 0-1 with four strikeouts and a 4.76 ERA against Seattle this year.
The Mariners are putting the ball in the hands of lefty Marco Gonzales (9-7, 4.39 ERA), who has 76 strikeouts and 31 walks as well as a WHIP of 1.40. Gonzales is 2-0 with seven strikeouts and a 2.77 ERA over two starts against Oakland this year.
Oakland’s pitchers have allowed 4.3 runs per game and its starters own a 4.08 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 7.02 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.97, along with a K-per-9 of 9.05.
The Athletics offense has slashed .246/.322/.440 on its way to 5.1 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.1 runs per game against divisional foes and 7.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).
Oakland’s hitters have been paced by shortstop Marcus Semien and third baseman Matt Chapman, who have combined to launch 34 home runs. Semien is slashing .270/.350/.444 with 13 home runs, 47 RBIs and 59 runs scored, while Chapman has a .263 average with 21 homers, 52 RBIs and 58 runs scored.
In the home-team dugout, Seattle’s pitchers have given up 5.9 runs per game overall this year. The team’s starters have an ERA of 5.27, a WHIP of 1.42 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 6.9. The bullpen has a 5.09 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 8.9 K/9. In 44 games against divisional foes, Mariners starters have an ERA of 5.37 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.62.
Seattle’s offense is putting up 5.1 runs per contest, including 4.8 per game against divisional foes and 2.8 per game over its last five. The team has hit .217/.281/.363 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that span.
The Mariners’ offense has been led by left fielder Domingo Santana and catcher Omar Narvaez. Santana is slashing .281/.351/.493 with 18 home runs, 63 RBIs and 49 runs scored, while Narvaez’s line is .282/.355/.456 with 12 homers, 31 RBIs and 40 runs.
The Athletics have gained 8.8 units and are 13-10 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in 13 of those games, compared to nine that’ve gone under against lefties. On the other hand, the Mariners have lost 2.9 units and are 36-30 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 40 of those games, compared to 21 which went under the total.
Athletics at Mariners Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Athletics, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in five of Seattle’s last seven games.
- The Athletics have won six of their last seven games SU while the Mariners have lost seven of their last eight.
- Seattle has posted 17.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 16.4 over its last five.
- The Athletics have hit 19 home runs in their last 10 games. The Mariners have hit 12 over their last 10.
- The Athletics have a total OPS of .762 this season and an OPS of .832 against left-handed pitchers. The Mariners’ OPS sits at .770 overall and .759 against southpaws.
