Marcus Semien and the Oakland Athletics will head north to face their division rival Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. NBC Sports – California will be televising the matchup and the game will get underway at 10:10 p.m. ET.
Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners Odds
Las Vegas has Oakland (-235) as the favorite over Seattle (+215). You can play matchup’s total with current odds listed at -105 for over 9 runs and -115 for under 9. This game currently has a runline of Athletics -1.5 (-175) and Mariners +1.5 (+155).
The Athletics are 95-63 SU and are 88-69 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 23.4 units for moneyline bettors and 16.5 units ATS. Oakland has covered the spread only twice over its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven. The Mariners, on the other hand, are 66-92 SU and 78-79 ATS. They’ve lost 15.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 11.0 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.
Mariners games have an over/under record of 85-61-11 in 2019. The Athletics have been a decent under bet with a total record of 72-80-5.
Southpaw Sean Manaea will get the nod for the visiting Athletics. Manaea is 3-0 with a 1.14 ERA and 25 strikeouts. This is his first outing against Seattle this year. He did make three starts against the team in 2018, posting a 2-1 record with a 3.05 ERA and 12 strikeouts.
The Mariners are turning to righty Felix Hernandez (1-7, 6.51 ERA), who has 54 strikeouts and 21 walks as well as a WHIP of 1.52. Hernandez made five starts against the Athletics in 2018, putting together a 1-5 record with a 5.18 ERA.
Oakland’s pitching staff allowed 4.3 runs per game and its starters own a 4.06 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 7.06 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.95, along with a WHIP of 1.25 and a K-per-9 of 9.36.
Athletics hitters have slashed .250/.330/.452 on their way to 5.3 runs scored per game this year, including 5.4 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Shortstop Marcus Semien and third baseman Matt Chapman continue to lead Oakland’s hitters. Semien is slashing .288/.370/.525 with 32 home runs, 91 RBIs and 121 runs scored, while Chapman is hitting .245 with 35 homers, 89 RBIs and 99 runs scored.
For the home team, Seattle’s pitching staff has allowed 5.6 runs per game overall in 2019. The team’s starters have a 5.27 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.90 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 8.6 K/9. In 72 games against divisional foes, Mariners starters have an ERA of 5.90 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.94.
Seattle’s hitters have put up 4.7 runs per outing, including 4.4 per game against divisional foes and 2.2 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .162/.203/.260 over its last five matchups and is 1-4 SU during that span.
The Mariners’ offense has been led by catcher Omar Narvaez and right fielder Mallex Smith. Narvaez is slashing .280/.352/.464 with 22 home runs, 55 RBIs and 63 runs scored, while Smith’s line is .228/.301/.337 with six homers, 37 RBIs, 69 runs and 45 stolen bases.
The Athletics have gained 4.2 units and are 58-53 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in 51 of those games, as opposed to 57 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Mariners have lost 14.1 units and are 21-29 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 26 of those games, compared to 22 that’ve cashed the under.
Athletics at Mariners MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Athletics, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- The over has cashed in three of Oakland’s last seven contests.
- The Mariners have dropped four of their last five games SU.
- Oakland fielders have zero errors over the last five outin, compared to four errors for Seattle over its last five.
- The Athletics have hit 15 home runs in their last 10 games. The Mariners have hit 11 over their last 10.
- The Athletics have a total OPS of .782 this season and an OPS of .773 against right-handed pitchers. The Mariners’ OPS sits at .746 overall and .735 versus righties.
