The Seattle Mariners will be taking the field against their AL West foe Texas Rangers in a Saturday showdown. The game will start at 8:35 p.m. ET and the action will be televised on either RTNW or FSSW.
Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers Odds
The Rangers are 74-61 against the spread (ATS), but just 66-70 straight up (SU). They’ve gained 5.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 4.0 units ATS. The Mariners are 57-79 SU and have gone 68-67 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 11.8 units for moneyline bettors and 9.1 units ATS.
Texas games have a 60-72-3 over/under record in 2019. The Mariners have been a great over bet with a total record of 76-49-10.
As a unit, Texas’ pitching staff has allowed 5.3 runs per game overall this season. The team’s starting pitching staff has a 5.10 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.63 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 8.8 K/9. In 66 divisional games, Rangers starters have an ERA of 5.41 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.53.
The Texas offense has put up 5.0 runs per contest, including 5.3 per game against divisional foes and 2.8 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .175/.254/.281 over its last five contests and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
Elvis Andrus and Shin-soo Choo have led the Rangers’ hitters this year. Andrus is slashing .273/.312/.398 with 10 home runs, 60 RBIs, 66 runs and 27 steals, and Choo’s line is .263/.370/.455 with 20 homers, 49 RBIs and 78 runs.
In the visiting dugout, Seattle’s pitchers have allowed 5.6 runs per game and its starters own a 5.30 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 7.02 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.87, along with a K/9 of 8.58.
The Mariners offense has slashed .241/.321/.437 on its way to 4.8 runs scored per game this year, including 4.5 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Seattle’s hitters have been led by outfielders Domingo Santana and Mallex Smith. Santana is slashing .256/.332/.449 with 21 home runs, 69 RBIs and 63 runs scored, while Smith is hitting .238/.308/.362 with six homers, 35 RBIs, 62 runs and 38 steals.
The Mariners have lost 8.2 units and are 18-24 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has hit in 23 of those games, compared to 17 that’ve gone under against -handed starting pitchers.
Mariners at Rangers Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Rangers, ATS Winner – Mariners, O/U – UNDER
Betting Notes
- The under has cashed in six of Texas’ last seven games.
- Seattle has posted 18.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 14.2 over its last five.
- The Mariners have hit 10 home runs in their last 10 games. The Rangers have hit nine over their last 10.
