MLB Odds: Cubs vs Mariners

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Chicago Cubs and the Seattle Mariners will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Safeco Field. Righthander Ryan Dempster will take the mound for the Cubs to start this game. Dempster is 5-5 this season with a 3.67 ERA. It'll be Jason Vargas toeing the rubber for the Mariners in this contest. Lefthander Vargas is 5-2 with a 2.88 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cubs defeated the Angels 12-1 as a -140 favorite on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Derrek Lee drove in four runs for the Cubs and Ryan Theriot was 3-4 with an RBI and three runs scored. The Mariners defeated Cincinnati 1-0 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The one run scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Ryan Rowland-Smith pitched six shutout innings for Seattle and Franklin Gutierrez drove in the only run for Seattle in the win. Current streak: Seattle has won 4 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 31-38 SU Seattle: 28-41 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Seattle are 4-2 After playing LA Angels are 4-1 After a win are 2-8 Seattle most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-3 After playing Cincinnati are 8-0 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Seattle The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 12 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games at home Next up: Seattle home to Chi Cubs, Wednesday, June 23 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.