Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Seattle Mariners and the Baltimore Orioles will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Camden Yards. The Mariners will give the ball to ace starter Felix Hernandez in this one. Righthander Hernandez is 2-3 this season with a 4.30 ERA. Starting this game for the Orioles will be ace Kevin Millwood. The righthander has a 3.26 ERA to go along with a 0-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Miguel Tejada drove in a pair of runs as the Orioles defeated the Mariners 5-2 to even the three-game series at a game apiece on Wednesday. The Orioles won that game as -120 favorites, while the six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Brad Bergesen tossed 7 2-3 innings for the win, allowing just one run off five hits. Ryan Rowland-Smith was tagged with the loss, giving up three runs off seven hits in three innings for the Mariners. Team records: Baltimore: 10-24 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After playing Baltimore are 5-5 After a loss are 2-8 Baltimore most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Cleveland are 3-7 After playing Seattle are 3-7 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore Seattle is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Baltimore Seattle is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road Seattle is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Baltimore is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle Baltimore is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle Next up: 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 |