Indians-Mariners Odds Preview

The Cleveland Indians and the Seattle Mariners will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Safeco Field. Lefthander Aaron Laffey will take the mound for the Indians to start this game. Laffey is 2-1 this season with a 4.50 ERA. Starting this game for the Mariners will be Ryan Rowland-Smith. The lefthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Indians defeated Toronto 5-4 as a +160 underdog on Thursday. The nine runs scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (9). Shin-Soo Choo drove in a pair of runs and scored once for Cleveland, while David Huff picked up the win after allowing four runs on eight hits over 7 2-3 innings. The Mariners defeated Detroit 2-1 as a +115 underdog on Thursday. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Jarrod Washburn pitched seven shutout innings and allowed only two hits for Seattle, while Mike Sweeney was 2-4 with an RBI in the win. Current streak: Seattle has won 2 straight games. Team records: Cleveland: 38-58 SU Seattle: 51-44 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Seattle are 4-6 After playing Toronto are 6-4 After a win are 1-9 Seattle most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Cleveland are 7-3 After playing Detroit are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games Cleveland is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Seattle Cleveland is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 9 games Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing Cleveland Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Seattle home to Cleveland, Saturday, July 25