MLB Handicapping: Mariners vs Rangers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers will meet on the field at Rangers Ballpark on Monday in a battle of division rivals. Cliff Lee will be the starting pitcher for the Mariners on this day. Lefthander Lee is 3-2 this season with a 2.91 ERA. Starting this game for the Rangers will be ace Scott Feldman. The righthander has a 5.82 ERA to go along with a 3-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Mariners lost to the Angels 9-4 as a -115 favorite on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Ichiro Suzuki was 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored for Seattle, while Jason Vargas allowed four runs on 10 hits over six innings. The Rangers lost to Tampa Bay 9-5 as a +125 underdog on Sunday. The 14 runs score went OVER the posted over/under total (10). Matt Treanor hit a pair of solo home runs for Texas and Rich Harden allowed four runs on four hits over five innings. Current streak: Seattle has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Seattle: 22-34 SU Texas: 30-26 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Texas are 4-6 After playing LA Angels are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7 Texas most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Seattle are 6-4 After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing Texas Seattle is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle Texas is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games Next up: Texas home to Seattle, Tuesday, June 8 The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting.