Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Mariners will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Jason Vargas in this game. Vargas has a 9-8 record and a 3.55 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it'll be Brett Anderson who starts for the Athletics. Lefthander Anderson is 3-6 with a 3.17 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Mariners defeated Felix Hernandez pitched eight shutout innings, allowing only four hits while striking out nine for The Athletics lost to the Angels 7-4 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Jeff Larish drove in two runs for Team records: Oakland: 67-69 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Oakland are 4-6 After playing Cleveland are 4-6 After a win are 3-7 Oakland most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Seattle are 6-4 After playing LA Angels are 7-3 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing Oakland The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 10 games when playing on the road against Oakland Seattle is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games when playing Seattle The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 10 games when playing at home against Seattle Oakland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home Next up: Fantastic poker strategy articles are often overlooked as a key part of the OffshoreInsiders.com Network. It's more than just the best sports picks to beat the offshore betting line. |