Twins-Mariners Who Will Cover?

The Minnesota Twins and the Seattle Mariners will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Safeco Field. Ace Francisco Liriano will be the starting pitcher for the Twins on this day. Lefthander Liriano is 4-3 this season with a 4.23 ERA. It'll be Miguel Batista toeing the rubber for the Mariners in this contest. Righthander Batista is 3-9 with a 7.07 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Twins lost to the Angels 5-3 as a +150 underdog on Sunday. The eight runs scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (8). Justin Morneau was 3-4 with a home run and three RBI for Minnesota and Nick Punto was 3-4 in the loss. The Mariners defeated Oakland 8-4 as a -190 favorite on Sunday. The 12 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Jose Lopez hit a three-run home run and Kenji Johjima was 2-3 with a solo home run for Seattle, while Miguel Cairo was 2-3 with two RBI in the win. Current streak: Minnesota has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Minnesota: 74-56 SU Seattle: 48-82 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Seattle are 6-4 After playing LA Angels are 2-8 After a loss are 7-3 Seattle most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Minnesota are 7-3 After playing Oakland are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Seattle The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 11 games when playing on the road against Seattle Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle Minnesota is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 9 of Seattle's last 11 games when playing at home against Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 11 of Seattle's last 14 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games at home Next up: Seattle home to Minnesota, Tuesday, August 26