Mariners at A's MLB Gambling Pick

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MLB Baseball Betting Odds - Seattle at Oakland
BetUS MLB betting odds: Oakland -200, Seattle +170; Total 7.5

The sputtering Seattle Mariners (35-54), who are having some trouble scoring runs, play the second game of their series against the Oakland Athletics (48-41) in American League action that is scheduled to take place at 10:05 PM ET on Tuesday night at McAfee Coliseum (natural turf) in Oakland.



Carlos Silva (4-10, 5.85 ERA) takes the mound for the Mariners, while Justin Duchscherer (9-5, 1.96 ERA) is the starting pitcher for the Athletics. It is a baseball wagering matchup between right-handers.

At BetUS online sportsbook, Oakland is listed as a -200 sports betting favorite (Seattle is +170), with a total of 7.5 runs (the Over is -115, while the Under is -105).

Here are some of the MLB Baseball betting trends as they relate to this MLB wagering matchup:

* SEA has played five of its last six games UNDER the total
* SEA has won five of its last seven road games
* OAK has played four of its last five games UNDER the total
* OAK has played six of its last seven home games UNDER the total

In the HEAD-TO-HEAD sports betting trends:

* SEA has won seven of the last ten meetings
* Four of the last six meetings have gone UNDER the total
* SEA has won eight of the last nine meetings as the road team

The Mariners actually do not have the worst record in the major leagues. That "distinction" belongs to the Washington Nationals. Seattle has experienced two problems this season - an inability to score runs (just 4.01 per game) and an inability to stop runs from scoring (4.69 per contest). Lately the Mariners have been a little more non-offensive than usual, tallying just 13 runs in their last four games. Last night they played their fourth "under" in a row, as they fell to the A's by a 4-3 score. Dana Eveland, the starter for Oakland, was just a little better than Jarrod Washburn of Seattle. Or one team's offense was just a little worse - take you pick.

Right now Oakland, which has allowed less runs per game than anyone in the American League (3.67), is still trying to make a race of it in the AL West, but the A's are six games behind the Los Angeles Angels. There is some life in their contention for a potential wild card spot, however, as Oakland is just two games in the loss column behind the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox.

Seattle's starter on Tuesday night, Carlos Silva, has surrendered just a single run in three of his last four starts against the Athletics. And one of those starts was this season, a seven-inning stint on April 17 when he gave up just four hits. Otherwise, however, Silva has had a difficult time getting people out on a consistent basis in 2008. And Seattle has not had any success in games he's started over the past month and a half, going 1-8 in his last nine mound appearances, and scoring just 13 runs in his last five starts.

Justin Duchscherer has been a model of consistency and was an easy selection for the American League All-Star team. The right-handed ace has made 14 starts, and in only ONE of those starts has he given up more than two runs. Over his last five outings he has compiled a 1.43 ERA. It's almost a wonder he hasn't won every start. But Oakland sometimes forgets to hit for him; indeed, they have scored three runs or less seven times he's stepped on the mound.

If you were playing a side, there would only BE one side, and of course that would be Oakland with Duchscherer. But considering Seattle doesn't hit (only Ichiro Suzuki is over the .300 mark), we like the more attractive price with the total. Let's go UNDER 7.5 runs at -105 in the BetUS Major League Baseball betting odds.

JAY'S PLAY: UNDER 7.5 (-105)

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