MLB Handicapping: Mariners vs Athletics

cg The Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics will meet on the field at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Monday in a battle of division rivals. Ryan Rowland-Smith will be the starting pitcher for the Mariners on this day. Lefthander Rowland-Smith is 0-3 this season with a 6.44 ERA. Starting this game for the Athletics will be Gio Gonzalez. The lefthander has a 4.08 ERA to go along with a 3-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total is sitting at 7½. The Mariners were clipped 2-1 by the Rays last time out, as +127 underdogs. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (6.5) set by sportsbooks. Cliff Lee gave up two runs off five hits with 10 strikeouts in a losing effort. The Athletics were blanked 4-0 on the road by the Angels in their last game on Sunday afternoon. The Angels were winners as -158 home favorites in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the day's posted total (9). Current streak: Seattle has lost 2 straight games. Oakland has lost 5 straight games. Team records: Seattle: 14-23 SU Oakland: 18-20 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Monday are 8-2 Before playing Oakland are 4-6 After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After a loss are 2-8 Oakland most recently: When playing on Monday are 8-2 Before playing Seattle are 5-5 After playing LA Angels are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games on the road Seattle is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games at home Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 10 games Next up: Oakland home to Seattle, Tuesday, May 18 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com