The streaking Seattle Mariners are seeking their ninth win in a row when they play host to the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field. The action gets going at 4:10 p.m. ET and you can watch it on both RTNW and FSW.
Los Angeles Angels at Seattle Mariners Odds
Seattle (+100) is the home-team underdog against Los Angeles (-110) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this one at 8.5 runs. Odds for wagering on the games total stand at -115 for the under and -105 for the over. Bettors can also wager on the games spread with the runline odds coming in at Angels -1.5 runs (+135) and Mariners +1.5 runs (-155).
The Mariners are 55-31 straight up (SU) and 44-41 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 21.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 0.2 units (ATS). The Angels have gone 43-43 SU this year and are 36-49 ATS. Overall, the teams lost 6.9 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 19.3 units ATS.
Mariners games have a 42-42-1 over/under record so far in 2018. Angels games have gone under 41 times, gone over 37 times and pushed on seven instances.
Garrett Richards will get the nod for the Halos. The right-handed Richards is 4-4 with a 3.42 ERA and 78 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with 10 strikeouts and a 2.08 ERA against Seattle this year (two starts).
The Mariners will turn to righty Mike Leake (8-4, 4.01 ERA), who has 66 punchouts and 24 walks as well as a WHIP of 1.21. Leake is 1-1 with eight strikeouts and a 3.18 ERA across two starts against Los Angeles this year.
Seattle’s pitching staff has yielded 4.1 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. Its starting pitching staff has a 3.94 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.80 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 9.9 K/9. In 31 divisional games, Mariners starters have an ERA of 3.89 and the bullpens ERA is 4.36.
Seattle’s offense has produced 4.4 runs per outing, including 4.4 per game against divisional foes and 3.8 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .259/.293/.398 over its last five games and is 5-0 SU during that stretch.
Jean Segura has helped lead the Mariners offense this year with six home runs, 45 RBIs, 60 runs and 14 stolen bases.
For the visitors, Los Angeles pitching staff allowed 4.2 runs per game and its starters own a 3.84 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 9.10 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 4.00, along with a K/9 of 8.96.
Angels hitters have slashed .244/.318/.413 on their way to 4.4 runs scored per game this year, including 5.1 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.6 per game over the teams last five outings (2-3 SU).
Mike Trout has led Los Angeles offense and is slashing .310/.454/.626 with 24 home runs, 49 RBIs, 66 runs and 13 stolen bases.
The Mariners just took the previous game in this series by a final score of four runs to one.
Los Angeles Angels at Seattle Mariners MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Mariners, ATS Winner – Mariners, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in five of Seattle’s last seven games.
- The Angels have hit 10 home runs in their last 10 games. The Mariners have hit nine over their last 10.
- Los Angeles has recorded 18 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 18 over its last five.
