MLB Handicapping: Mariners vs Rays

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Seattle Mariners and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Tropicana Field. Doug Fister will be the starting pitcher for the Mariners on this day. Righthander Fister is 2-1 this season with a 1.71 ERA. It'll be Wade Davis toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Righthander Davis is 3-2 with a 3.18 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Mariners blew a late lead and fell 6-5 to the Orioles last time out, as -145 favorites. That game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Ichiro Suzuki went deep for a two-run shot for the Mariners, while Brandon League blew a late lead and was tagged with the loss. The Rays jumped out to an early lead and held on to defeat the Angels 4-3 in the series rubber match on Wednesday. The Rays won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Carl Crawford had two hits and scored once for the Rays, while Ben Zobrist and B.J. Upton drove in one run apiece in the win. David Price went 6 1-3 innings and improved to 5-1. Current streak: Seattle has lost 2 straight games. Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games. Team records: Seattle: 13-21 SU Tampa Bay: 24-10 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After playing Baltimore are 4-6 After a loss are 2-8 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Seattle are 7-3 After playing LA Angels are 6-4 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Seattle's last 20 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Seattle is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games on the road Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay Seattle is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle Tampa Bay is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home Tampa Bay is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Tampa Bay's last 20 games when playing at home against Seattle Next up: Tampa Bay home to Seattle, Saturday, May 15 The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting.