The Seattle Mariners will take the field against their divisional rival Oakland Athletics in a Sunday matinee. The action will get going at 4:07 p.m. ET and fans looking to watch it can tune in to NBC Sports – California.
Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics Odds
Seattle (+150) is coming into this one as the underdog to Oakland (-160) and Vegas has set the Over/Under for this game at 9.5 runs (-105 for the over and -115 for the under). Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds standing at -145 for the Mariners +1.5 runs and +125 for the Athletics -1.5.
The Mariners have gone 23-31 SU this year and are 27-26 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 5.0 units for moneyline gamblers and 5.7 units ATS. Seattle has covered the spread only twice over its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven. The Athletics, on the other hand, are 27-25 SU and 24-27 ATS. The team’s lost 1.4 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 4.0 units ATS. Oakland has covered the spread in each of its last seven games and the under has cashed in four of those seven.
Oakland games have an over/under record of 24-24-3 so far in 2019. Mariners games have gone over 35 times, gone under 15 times and pushed on three instances.
Right-hander Mike Leake is projected to start for the visiting Mariners. Leake (3-5, 4.73 ERA) has recorded 45 strikeouts in 59 innings so far. He’s 1-0 with six strikeouts and a 1.35 ERA against Oakland this year.
The Athletics are planning to start lefty Brett Anderson (5-3, 4.14 ERA), who has 28 punchouts and 20 walks, along with a WHIP of 1.36. Anderson is 0-1 with five strikeouts and a 6.00 ERA in one start against Seattle this year.
As a unit, Oakland’s pitching staff has given up 4.3 runs per game overall this year. Its starting pitching staff has a 4.08 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.06 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 9.1 K/9. In 20 divisional games, Athletics starters have an ERA of 4.72 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.37.
The Oakland offense is putting up 4.8 runs per outing, including 4.7 per game against divisional foes and 6.0 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .291/.371/.570 over its last five contests and is 5-0 SU during that stretch.
The Athletics’ batters have been led by shortstop Marcus Semien and right fielder Stephen Piscotty. Semien is slashing .274/.367/.413 with five home runs, 23 RBIs, 33 runs and five stolen bases, and Piscotty’s line is .268/.339/.419 with six homers, 23 RBIs and 25 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, Seattle’s pitching staff allowed 5.9 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.97 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 6.91 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 5.46, along with a K/9 of 9.92.
The Mariners offense has slashed .244/.321/.457 on its way to 5.1 runs scored per game this year, including 5.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.0 per game over the team’s last five outings (0-5 SU).
Outfielders Domingo Santana and Mitch Haniger continue to lead Seattle’s hitters. Santana is slashing .278/.341/.498 with 10 home runs, 41 RBIs and 26 runs scored, while Haniger (.233/.325/.495) is up to 13 homers, 28 RBIs and 41 runs scored.
The Mariners have lost 4.8 units and are 6-8 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has hit in 11 of those games, compared to three that’ve gone under against left-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Athletics have lost 7.7 units and are 14-21 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has cashed in 17 of those games, compared to 16 that went under the total.
Mariners at Athletics Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Mariners, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has hit in three of Seattle’s last seven contests.
- The Mariners have an OPS of .779 this season and an OPS of .739 when facing left-handed pitchers. The Athletics’ OPS sits at .748 overall and .846 against southpaws.
- The Mariners have lost eight of their last nine games SU.
- Seattle has posted 21.4 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 22.0 over its last five.
- The Mariners have hit 16 home runs in their last 10 games. The Athletics have hit 25 over their last 10.
