Angels-Mariners Lines Preview

The Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Safeco Field. The Angels will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander John Lackey in this game. Lackey has a 0-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season. Lackey's opponent in this one will be Jarrod Washburn. The Mariners lefthander has a 3.11 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Angels lost to Texas 3-0 as a -115 favorite on Sunday. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (10). Jered Weaver gave up three runs on six hits over eight innings to take the loss for the Angels. The Mariners defeated Boston 3-2 as a +130 underdog on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Franklin Gutierrez delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning for Seattle and Ronny Cedeno was 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored in the win. Current streak: Los Angeles has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Los Angeles: 18-18 SU Seattle: 18-20 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Seattle are 5-5 After playing Texas are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 Seattle most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing LA Angels are 7-3 After playing Boston are 3-7 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Angels's last 10 games The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Angels's last 15 games when playing on the road against Seattle LA Angels are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against Seattle The total has gone OVER in 11 of Seattle's last 15 games when playing at home against LA Angels Seattle is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Angels The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing LA Angels Next up: Seattle home to LA Angels, Tuesday, May 19