Athletics vs Mariners MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Oakland Athletics and the Seattle Mariners will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Safeco Field. Righthander Trevor Cahill will take the mound for the Athletics to start this game. Cahill is 17-8 this season with a 3.08 ERA. The Mariners will counter Cahill with Lucas French. Lefthander French has a 4.08 ERA to go along with a 5-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Chris Carter went deep for a two-run dinger as the A's defeated the Mariners 8-1 on Thursday. The A's won that game as a -110 pick'em, while the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks. Gio Gonzalez tossed seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts to earn the victory for the A's. Doug Fister suffered the loss on the mound for the Mariners, allowing 13 hits and six runs over his 5 1-3 innings. Current streak: Seattle has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 78-81 SU Seattle: 61-98 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Seattle are 3-7 After playing Seattle are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 Seattle most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Oakland are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle Oakland is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road Oakland is 4-16 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Seattle Oakland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games Seattle is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Oakland Seattle is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland Next up: Seattle home to Oakland, Saturday, October 2 Whether it's winning at poker, tearing up the oddsmaker in college football wagering or the NFL betting links, all the info is on the OffshoreInsiders.com Network.