Angels-Mariners Pointspread Pointers

The Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Safeco Field.

The Angels will give the ball to starter Jon Garland in this one. Righthander Garland is 1-1 this season with a 5.54 ERA.

The Mariners will counter Garland with Carlos Silva. Righthander Silva has a 3.21 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Raul Ibanez hit two home runs and helped the Mariners defeat the Angels 8-5 on Friday, as -125 favorites. The 13 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8).

Ibanez finished 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs for the Mariners. Felix Hernandez picked up the win, allowing four runs off nine hits.

Vladimir Guerrro was 2-for-5 with one RBI for the Angels, who were +105 underdogs. Felix Hernandez allowed five runs off four hits in the loss.

Team records:
Los Angeles: 6-5 SU
Seattle: 5-6 SU

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Seattle are 7-3
After playing Seattle are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

Seattle most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing LA Angels are 4-6
After playing LA Angels are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
LA Angels are 14-7 SU in their last 21 games when playing Seattle
Seattle is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Seattle is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Seattle is 7-14 SU in their last 21 games when playing LA Angels

Next up:
Seattle home to LA Angels, Sunday, April 13

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