MLB Handicapping: Reds vs Mariners

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Cincinnati Reds and the Seattle Mariners will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Safeco Field in an interleague contest. Aaron Harang will be the starting pitcher for the Reds on this day. Righthander Harang is 5-6 this season with a 5.44 ERA. Starting this game for the Mariners will be Ryan Rowland-Smith. The lefthander has a 6.88 ERA to go along with a 0-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Michael Saunders went deep for a three-run homer in leading the Mariners to a 5-1 victory over the Reds on Saturday. The Mariners won that game as -180 favorites, while the six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks. Felix Hernandez went the distance for the win, allowing five hits and one earned run with nine strikeouts. Sam LeCure gave up eight hits and five runs in suffering the loss for the Reds. Current streak: Cincinnati has lost 2 straight games. Seattle has won 3 straight games. Team records: Cincinnati: 37-32 SU Seattle: 27-41 SU Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing Oakland are 2-7 After playing Seattle are 0-7 After a loss are 5-5 Seattle most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-3 After playing Cincinnati are 7-0 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Cincinnati is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Seattle Seattle is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cincinnati Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Seattle is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games Next up: Cincinnati at Oakland, Monday, June 21 Seattle home to Chi Cubs, Tuesday, June 22 Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him.