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Domingo Santana and the Seattle Mariners will be taking the field against their division rival Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in a Friday night game. The action starts at 10:07 p.m. ET and you can catch it on both RTNW and FSW.

Seattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels Odds

Los Angeles (-110) is the favorite over Seattle (+100) and Vegas has put the Over/Under for this night game at nine runs. Odds for betting on the game’s total stand at -105 for the over and -115 for the under. There’s a runline of Mariners +1.5 (-210) and Angels -1.5 (+175) for this matchup.

The Mariners have gone 14-8 SU this year and are 13-8 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 6.8 units for moneyline bettors in this young season and 4.8 units ATS. Seattle has covered the spread only twice over its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. The Angels, on the other hand, are 8-11 SU and 11-7 ATS. The team’s lost 1.4 units for moneyline bettors while earning 3.6 units ATS. Los Angeles has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven.

Angels games have an over/under record of 4-13-1 so far in 2019. The Mariners have been a decent over bet with a total record of 14-5-2.

Southpaw Marco Gonzales is projected to start for the visiting Mariners. Gonzales (4-0, 3.19 ERA) has racked up 19 strikeouts in 30 innings so far. He’s 1-0 with three strikeouts and a 1.08 ERA against Los Angeles this year.

The Angels are turning to righty Felix Pena (0-1, 3.65 ERA), who has 12 strikeouts and five walks as well as a WHIP of 1.30. Pena has yet to face the Mariners this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (0-1, 189.00 ERA across 0.1 innings).

Seattle’s pitchers have allowed 5.1 runs per game and its starters own a 3.90 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 6.62 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 5.03, along with a K/9 of 9.72.

The Mariners offense has slashed .267/.347/.504 on its way to 6.5 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.3 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).

Outfielders Domingo Santana and Mitch Haniger have led Seattle’s hitters. Santana is slashing .315/.382/.500 with four home runs, 24 RBIs and 12 runs scored, while Haniger is hitting .267 with five homers, 15 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

For the home team, Los Angeles’ pitching staff has allowed 4.7 runs per game overall in 2019. The club’s starters have an ERA of 6.03, a WHIP of 1.49 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.1. The bullpen has a 3.30 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 9.9 K/9. In 14 games against AL West foes, Angels starters have an ERA of 6.22 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.42.

Los Angeles’ offense has produced 4.2 runs per contest, including 3.8 per game against divisional foes and 5.4 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .269/.372/.421 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.

The Angels’ hitters have been led by Andrelton Simmons and Mike Trout. Simmons is hitting .253/.263/.360 with 19 hits, 10 RBIs and seven runs scored, and Trout’s line is .348/.544/.717 with five homers, 12 RBIs and 12 runs.

The Mariners have gained 4.5 units and are 11-7 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in 11 of those games, as opposed to five that’ve hit the under against righties. On the other hand, the Angels have lost 3.0 units and are 2-3 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over’s hit in zero of those games, compared to five that went under the total.

Mariners at Angels Free MLB Tip

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

Betting Notes

  • Each teams has logged 16 extra-base hits over its last five contests.
  • The Angels have lost five of their last six games SU.
  • Seattle has recorded 21.5 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 17.4 over its last five.
  • Each team has hit 13 home runs over its last 10 games.