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Monday, August 08, 2011

Mariners vs Rangers MLB Betting

Courtesy of Oddshark.com
The Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers will meet on the field at Rangers Ballpark on Monday in a battle of division rivals.
The Mariners will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Charlie Furbush in this game. Furbush has a 1-2 record and a 5.83 ERA this season.
It'll be Matt Harrison toeing the rubber for the Rangers in this contest. Lefthander Harrison is 9-8 with a 3.08 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 235-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.
Seattle lost its last outing, a 2-1 result against the Angels on August 7. Bettors who backed the Angels at -123 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Texas, they were a 5-3 winner as they battled the Indians at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at -162 were rewarded, while the 8 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Team records:
Seattle: 49-64 SU
Texas: 64-51 SU
Seattle most recently:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing Texas are 1-9
After playing LA Angels are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

Texas most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Seattle are 8-2
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games 
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Texas is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home
Next up:
Texas home to Seattle, Tuesday, August 9