Mariners-Rangers Pointspread Pointers

The Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers will meet on the field at Rangers Ballpark on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals. The Mariners will trot Carlos Silva out to the mound in this one. Righthander Silva has a 4-12 record and a 5.62 ERA this season. It'll be Luis Mendoza toeing the rubber for the Rangers in this contest. Righthander Mendoza is 1-4 with a 9.12 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 141-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Adrian Beltre went 2-for-4 with two homers and four runs batted in to lead the Mariners past the Rangers 7-5 on Monday night. Seattle cashed as -120 road favorites as the game played over the 9.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. Raul Ibanez was 2-for-4 with a dinger for the Mariners, while Sean Green got the win in relief of starter Felix Hernandez for Seattle. David Murphy plated two runs for Texas, as reliever Frank Francisco was handed the loss for the Rangers. Current streak: Seattle has won 2 straight games. Texas has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Seattle: 40-65 SU Texas: 54-52 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Texas are 4-6 After playing Texas are 2-8 After a win are 5-5 Texas most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Seattle are 5-5 After playing Seattle are 8-2 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing on the road against Texas The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Texas Seattle is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Texas Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Texas The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games at home Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle Next up: Texas home to Seattle, Wednesday, July 30