Mariners-Rangers Who Will Cover?

The division rival Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers are set to renew hostilities on Thursday when they meet at Rangers Ballpark. R.A. Dickey will be the starting pitcher for the Mariners on this day. righthander Dickey is 1-6 this season with a 6.06 ERA. Dickey's opponent in this one will be Matt Harrison. The Rangers lefthander has a 7.32 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 149-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rangers were outhit on Wednesday, but came away with a 4-3 win over the Mariners. The Rangers won the game as -180 favorites, while the seven runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (11.5). Josh Hamilton homered for the Rangers, and Brandon Boggs had one RBI with a run scored. Eddie Guardado tossed the win in relief, and C.J. Wilson notched his 24th save. Jeremy Reed went 2-for-3 at the plate with one RBI for the Mariners, who were +165 underdogs in that game. Arthur Rhodes gave up the winning run in relief and was tagged with the loss. Current streak: Seattle has lost 2 straight games. Texas has won 2 straight games. Team records: Seattle: 40-67 SU Texas: 56-52 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Baltimore are 5-5 After playing Texas are 1-9 After a loss are 2-8 Texas most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Toronto are 4-6 After playing Seattle are 9-1 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Seattle is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road Seattle is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Texas Seattle is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Texas Seattle is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games Texas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Seattle Texas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Seattle Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Seattle home to Baltimore, Friday, August 1 Texas home to Toronto, Friday, August 1