Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Cleveland Indians and the Seattle Mariners will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Safeco Field. Fausto Carmona will be the starting pitcher for the Indians on this day. Righthander Carmona is 11-13 this season with a 4.19 ERA. The Mariners will counter Carmona with Lucas French. Lefthander French has a 3.92 ERA to go along with a 3-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Shin-Soo Choo went deep for a two-run homer and drove in five runs as the Indians defeated the Mariners 6-3 on Thursday. The Indians won that game as +140 underdogs, while the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Josh Tomlin tossed the win for the Indians, allowing seven hits and three runs over six innings. Doug Fister suffered the loss for the Mariners, giving up seven hits and four runs over 5 1-3 innings. Current streak: Team records: Seattle: 52-82 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Seattle are 6-4 After playing Seattle are 8-2 After a win are 3-7 Seattle most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing Cleveland are 4-6 After playing Cleveland are 2-8 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle Cleveland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Seattle Cleveland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Seattle is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Cleveland Seattle is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games Seattle is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland 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. |