Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Boston Red Sox and the Seattle Mariners will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Safeco Field. The Red Sox will give the ball to starter Jon Lester in this one. Lefthander Lester is 11-4 this season with a 2.81 ERA. The Mariners will counter Lester with David Pauley. Righthander Pauley has a 3.27 ERA to go along with a 0-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Bill Hall went deep for a solo shot and the Red Sox defeated the Mariners 2-1 on Friday, as -118 favorites. That game's three runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Scott Atchison pitched just over one inning of relief for the win, and Jonathan Papelbon collected his 22nd save. Jason Vargas allowed eight hits and two runs over seven innings in the Mariners loss. Current streak: Team records: Seattle: 37-60 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 10-0 Before playing Seattle are 5-5 After playing Seattle are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 Seattle most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Boston are 5-5 After playing Boston are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle Boston is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Seattle Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road Seattle is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Boston Seattle is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Boston Seattle is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games Seattle is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games at home Next up: 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. |