MLB Odds: Mariners vs Rangers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Rangers Ballpark. Ace Felix Hernandez will be the starting pitcher for the Mariners on this day. Righthander Hernandez is 3-4 this season with a 3.26 ERA. Hernandez's opponent in this one will be Colby Lewis. The Rangers righthander has a 3.62 ERA to go along with a 4-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 122-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total is sitting at 8½. Cliff Lee went the distance to pick up the win in the Mariners' 4-2 victory over the Rangers on Monday night. Seattle cashed as -120 road favorites, while the teams played UNDER the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers. Michael Saunders hit a three-run shot for the Mariners, as Rob Johnson was 2-for-4 with a run batted in for Seattle. Josh Hamilton and Justin Smoak drove in runs for Texas, while losing pitcher Scott Feldman allowed three earned runs over 5 2-3 innings for the Rangers. Current streak: Texas has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Seattle 23-34 SU Texas: 30-27 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 0-10 Before playing Texas are 4-6 After playing Texas are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 Texas most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Seattle are 5-5 After playing Seattle are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing Texas The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 9 games when playing Seattle Texas is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home Next up: Texas home to Seattle, Wednesday, June 9 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.