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 Wednesday in a battle of division rivals. The Mariners will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Ian Snell in this game. Snell has a 0-4 record and a 4.55 ERA this season. It'll be C.J. Wilson toeing the rubber for the Rangers in this contest. lefthander Wilson is 4-3 with a 3.62 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Colby Lewis gave up one run over seven innings to get the victory, as the Rangers dumped the Mariners 7-1 on Tuesday night. Texas cashed as -130 home favorites, while the game resulted in a PUSH on the 8-run total set by oddsmakers. Elvis Andrus was 3-for-5 with two runs batted in for the Rangers, who got a two-run jack from Vladimir Guerrero in the win. Rob Johnson went 2-for-4 with an RBI for Seattle, while losing pitcher Felix Hernandez was rocked for seven runs over six innings for the Mariners. Team records: Seattle: 23-35 SU Texas: 31-27 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Texas are 4-6 After playing Texas are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 Texas most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Seattle are 4-6 After playing Seattle are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing on the road against Texas The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 10 games when playing Texas Seattle is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Texas Seattle is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle Texas is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle Texas is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Seattle Next up: Texas home to Seattle, Thursday, June 10 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.