The San Francisco Giants are playing host to the Seattle Mariners at AT&T Park. The opening pitch is scheduled for 1:35 p.m. ET and this interleague showdown will be shown on both RTNW and NSBA.
Seattle Mariners vs. San Francisco Giants Odds
Seattle (-190) is coming into this one as the favorite against San Francisco (+165) and Vegas has set the Over/Under for this one at 8 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total sit at +105 for the over and -125 for the under. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds sitting at Mariners +1.5 runs (+110) and Giants -1.5 runs (-120).
The Mariners are 2-1 SU and have gone 3-0 against the spread (ATS). They’ve accumulated 1.8 units for moneyline bettors through the early part of the season and 3.0 units ATS. The Giants are 2-2 SU and 2-2 ATS. They’ve gained 2.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline while gaining 0.3 units ATS.
Giants games have a 1-3 over/under record in 2018. The Mariners have an over/under record of 2-1.
The Mariners have lost units and are – ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. On the other hand, the Giants have netted 3.0 units and are 2-1 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher.
Marco Gonzales will get the nod for the visiting Mariners. The left-handed Gonzales started eight games last year and finished the season 1-1 overall with a 6.08 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP.
The Giants are rolling with lefty Ty Blach as their starter. Blach started 24 games last year and finished the season 8-12 overall with a 4.78 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP.
San Francisco’s pitchers have yielded 3.5 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. The team’s starters have an ERA of 2.42, a WHIP of 0.81 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 6.0. The bullpen has a 4.63 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 11.6 K/9.
The San Francisco hitters are putting up 0.5 runs per contest so far this season and the team has slashed .192/.239/.277 to begin the year.
The Giants’ batters have been led by second baseman Joe Panik and catcher Buster Posey. Panik is hitting .400/.438/.800 with six hits, two RBIs and two runs scored, while Posey is batting .308 with four hits and zero RBIs.
Panik did not seem to enjoy hitting against lefty pitching at home last season. Across 69 such plate appearances, he slashed .172/.217/.203 (compared to his overall season line of .288/.349/.421).
For the visiting squad, Seattle’s pitchers have allowed 3.7 runs per game and its starters own a 4.24 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 6.35 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 2.70, along with a K-per-9 of 10.80.
Mariners hitters have slashed .253/.304/.474 on their way to 4.0 runs scored per game this season.
Seattle’s offense has been led by right fielder Haniger Haniger and second baseman Robinson Cano. Haniger has five hits, three RBIs and two runs scored, while Cano (.600/.636/.800) is up to six hits, one RBI and three runs scored.
Haniger didn’t seem to enjoy hitting against left-handed pitchers last season. Over 97 plate appearances, he put up a slash line of .250/.289/.446 (his overall season line was .282/.352/.491).
Seattle Mariners vs. San Francisco Giants Free Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Mariners, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The Mariners and Giants did not face each other in 2017.
