The Seattle Mariners will be taking the field against their divisional rival Oakland Athletics in a Saturday showdown. The matchup will get going at 9:07 p.m. ET and NBC Sports – California will be showing the game.
Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics Odds
The Mariners are only 30-43 SU and have gone 36-36 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 10.3 units for moneyline gamblers and 8.4 units ATS. Seattle has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in six of those seven. The Athletics, on the other hand, are 35-35 SU and 33-36 ATS. They’ve lost 2.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 4.1 units ATS. Oakland has a 3-4 ATS mark over its last seven games and the under has cashed in five of those seven.
Athletics games have an over/under record of 33-33-3 so far in 2019. Seattle has been a strong over bet with a total record of 48-20-4.
The southpaw Wade LeBlanc is getting the nod for Seattle. LeBlanc (3-2, 5.31 ERA) has recorded 33 strikeouts in 42.1 innings so far. He’s 0-1 with four strikeouts and a 7.20 ERA against Oakland this year.
The Athletics are putting the ball in the hands of righty Frankie Montas (8-2, 2.84 ERA), who’s got 79 strikeouts and 20 walks, along with a WHIP of 1.18. Montas hasn’t faced the Mariners yet this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (0-1, 6.00 ERA and four strikeouts across six innings).
As a unit, Oakland’s pitchers have allowed 4.6 runs per game overall this year. Its starters have an ERA of 4.23, a WHIP of 1.27 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.1. The bullpen has a 4.49 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 8.7 K/9. In 35 games against AL West foes, Athletics starters have an ERA of 4.89 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.94.
Oakland’s offense has produced 4.8 runs per contest, including 4.8 per game against divisional foes and 4.6 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .228/.314/.377 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
The Athletics’ hitters have been led by shortstop Marcus Semien and third baseman Matt Chapman. Semien is slashing .273/.355/.427 with nine home runs, 34 RBIs and 43 runs scored, and Chapman’s line sits at .254/.341/.504 with 16 homers, 36 RBIs and 42 runs.
In the visiting dugout, Seattle’s pitching staff allowed 6.1 runs per game and its starters own a 5.27 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 6.74 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 5.44, along with a WHIP of 1.40 and a K-per-9 of 9.05.
The Mariners offense has slashed .243/.325/.454 on its way to 5.2 runs scored per game this season, including 5.2 runs per game against divisional foes and 7.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Seattle’s offense has been fueled by Domingo Santana and Edwin Encarnacion, who have combined to launch 34 home runs. Santana is slashing .274/.339/.473 with 13 home runs, 49 RBIs and 37 runs scored, while Encarnacion is hitting .241/.356/.531 with 21 homers, 49 RBIs and 48 runs scored.
The Mariners have lost 4.7 units and are 26-24 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over’s hit in 33 of those games, compared to 14 that’ve gone under against lefty starters.
Mariners at Athletics MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Mariners, O/U – UNDER
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in only one of Seattle’s last seven games.
- The Mariners have a team OPS of .779 this season and an OPS of .776 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Athletics’ OPS stands at .746 overall and .722 versus righties.
- Oakland has posted 22.0 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 19.8 over its last five.
- The Mariners have hit 23 home runs in their last 10 games. The Athletics have hit 12 over their last 10.
