Mariners vs Indians MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The fans at Progressive Field will be treated to a game between the Seattle Mariners and the Cleveland Indians when they take their seats on Friday. The Mariners will give the ball to starter David Pauley in this one. Righthander Pauley is 0-4 this season with a 4.01 ERA. Starting this game for the Indians will be Fausto Carmona. The righthander has a 3.90 ERA to go along with a 11-9 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Mariners were defeated 5-1 by the A's last time out, as +110 underdogs. That game's six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Luke French suffered the loss for the Mariners, giving up seven hits and four runs over six innings. Trevor Crowe drove in a pair of runs to lead the Indians over the Orioles 4-1 on Thursday. The Indians won that game as -130 favorites, and the five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Jeanmar Gomez tossed six innings for the victory, allowing six hits and one earned run. Team records: Seattle: 44-71 SU Cleveland: 48-67 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Cleveland are 5-5 After playing Oakland are 4-6 After a loss are 3-7 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 1-9 Before playing Seattle are 6-4 After playing Baltimore are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland Seattle is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Cleveland Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Seattle Cleveland is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Seattle Next up: Cleveland home to Seattle, Saturday, August 14 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.