Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Seattle Mariners will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark. The Mariners will give the ball to starter Ryan Rowland-Smith in this one. Lefthander Rowland-Smith is 0-4 this season with a 6.95 ERA. Rowland-Smith's opponent in this one will be Tommy Hunter. The Rangers righthander has a 1.00 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs as the Rangers sailed past the Mariners 12-2 on Wednesday. The Rangers won that game as -210 favorites, and the 14 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. C.J. Wilson allowed just four hits and two runs over seven innings in earning the win for the Rangers. Ian Snell was manhandled for eight runs off eight hits in 1 2-3 innings in suffering the loss for Current streak: Team records: Texas: 32-27 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing San Diego are 7-3 After playing Texas are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 Texas most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Milwaukee are 2-1 After playing Seattle are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Seattle is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Texas Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Seattle is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Seattle is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Texas Texas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle Texas is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games at home Texas is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Seattle Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping. |