Major League Baseball Handicapping: Mariners vs Brewers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Seattle Mariners will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park. The Mariners will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Doug Fister in this game. Fister has a 3-3 record and a 2.45 ERA this season. Fister's opponent in this one will be Randy Wolf. The Brewers lefthander has a 4.79 ERA to go along with a 5-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jonathan Lucroy belted a three-run homer to lead the Brewers to an 8-3 win over the Mariners on Friday, as -160 favorites. That game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Dave Bush tossed six innings for the win, allowing seven hits and three runs for the Brewers. Ryan Rowland-Smith was tagged with the loss, giving up five hits and five runs. Current streak: Seattle has lost 2 straight games. Milwaukee has won 5 straight games. Team records: Seattle: 30-43 SU Milwaukee: 33-40 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Milwaukee are 1-3 After playing Milwaukee are 2-1 After a loss are 3-7 Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Seattle are 3-1 After playing Seattle are 2-1 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games Seattle is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 9 games on the road Seattle is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 9 games Next up: Milwaukee home to Seattle, Sunday, June 27 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.