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Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners
The Oakland Athletics and the Seattle Mariners will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at T-Mobile Park.
The Athletics will trot Frankie Montas out to the mound in this one. Right hander Montas has a 8-8 record and a 4.33 ERA this season.
The Mariners will counter Montas with Yusei Kikuchi. Left hander Kikuchi has a 3.83 ERA to go along with a 6-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Athletics as -110-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Mariners were a 4-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Athletics. That made winners of bettors who got Oakland at -141 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Oakland was a 4-1 winner in its last match on the road against the Mariners. They won as -141 favorites, while the total score of 5 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Oakland:
Team record: 56-42 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Oakland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games on the road
Seattle:
Team record: 50-46 SU
Seattle is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Next up:
Oakland at Seattle Saturday, July 24