Mariners vs Tigers Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The fans at Comerica Park will be treated to a game between the Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers when they take their seats on Saturday. Lefthander Jason Vargas will take the mound for the Mariners to start this game. Vargas is 6-3 this season with a 2.80 ERA. Vargas's opponent in this one will be Justin Verlander. The Tigers ace righthander has a 4.02 ERA to go along with a 9-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Johnny Damon cracked a two-run homer as the Tigers clawed apart the Mariners 7-1 on Friday. The Tigers won that game as -165 favorites, while the eight runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Austin Jackson and Don Kelly batted in a pair of runs for the Tigers. Max Scherzer scattered three hits and one earned run over eight innings for the win. Doug Fister was tagged with the loss, giving up five runs off six hits over his 4 2-3 innings for the Mariners. Current streak: Seattle has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Seattle: 33-46 SU Detroit: 42-36 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Detroit are 7-3 After playing Detroit are 7-3 After a loss are 4-6 Detroit most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Seattle are 2-8 After playing Seattle are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit Seattle is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games on the road Seattle is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Detroit Detroit is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home Detroit is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Seattle Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle Next up: Detroit home to Seattle, Sunday, July 4 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.