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Monday, April 11, 2011

Blue Jays vs Mariners MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
The Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Safeco Field.
The Blue Jays will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jesse Litsch in this game. Litsch has a 1-0 record and a 4.27 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Felix Hernandez who starts for the Mariners. Righthander Hernandez is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 167-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total is sitting at 6½.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 3-1 loser as they battled the Angels on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Angels at -185 were rewarded, while the 4 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Seattle was a 6-4 loser at home against the Indians. Bettors on Cleveland at +113 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (10) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Current streak:
Toronto has lost 2 straight games.
Seattle has lost 7 straight games.
Team records:
Toronto: 5-4 SU
Seattle: 2-7 SU
Toronto most recently:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing Seattle are 6-4
After playing LA Angels are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

Seattle most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 4-6
After playing Cleveland are 4-6
After a loss are 0-10
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Seattle
Toronto is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Next up:
Seattle home to Toronto, Tuesday, April 12