Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Mariners vs Rangers MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of Oddshark.com
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers meet at Rangers Ballpark.
Righthander Michael Pineda will take the mound for the Mariners to start this game. Pineda is 9-7 this season with a 3.53 ERA.
Pineda's opponent in this one will be Alexi Ogando. The Rangers righthander has a 2.88 ERA to go along with a 11-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
Last time out for Seattle, they were a 9-2 loser as they battled the Rangers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at -235 were rewarded, while the 11 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Current streak:
Seattle has lost 2 straight games.
Texas has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Seattle: 49-65 SU
Texas: 65-51 SU
Seattle most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Texas are 1-9
After playing Texas are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6

Texas most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Seattle are 8-2
After playing Seattle are 7-3
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against 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
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games 
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Texas home to Seattle, Wednesday, August 10


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