Mariners vs Rangers MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers meet at Rangers Ballpark. The Mariners will give the ball to starter Jason Vargas in this one. Lefthander Vargas is 9-12 this season with a 3.91 ERA. The Rangers will counter Vargas with Rich Harden. Righthander Harden has a 5.17 ERA to go along with a 5-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Felix Hernandez allowed one run over eight innings to earn the win, as the Mariners downed the Rangers 3-1 on Tuesday night. Seattle cashed as -145 road favorites, while the teams played UNDER the 7.5-run total set by oddsmakers. Justin Smoak hit a two-run blast for the Mariners, who also got a run batted in from Franklin Gutierrez in the win. David Murphy was 2-for-4 with an RBI for Texas, while Scott Feldman gave up three runs over 4 1-3 innings to take the loss for the Rangers. Current streak: Seattle has won 3 straight games. Texas has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Seattle: 61-96 SU Texas: 87-70 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Texas are 3-7 After a win are 2-8 Texas most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 3-7 Before playing LA Angels are 4-6 After playing Seattle are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Texas The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games at home Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Seattle Texas is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Seattle Next up: Seattle home to Oakland, Thursday, September 30 Texas home to LA Angels, Thursday, September 30 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.