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2018 MLB Season
(65-49) Seattle Mariners vs. Houston Astros (73-42)
Date: Thursday, August 9, 2018
Time: 8:10 PM ET
Venue: Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Projected Starters: Paxton vs. Verlander
MLB Moneyline Odds: Astros -145 | Mariners +135
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: OFF
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 7
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Seattle Mariners
The Mariners and A’s both lost on Monday but the difference of the losses is representative of the gap between the two teams as a whole.
Seattle lost to Texas after narrowly defeating them on Monday. Right now, Texas is giving Seattle all it can really handle and I imagine there are about 24 teams in the league that would be doing the same, if they were hosting the M’s.
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The A’s lost a hard-fought battle to the Dodgers. Oakland gave LA all it could handle, which it will continue to do on Wednesday before going to LA to play the Angels over the weekend, which may get Mike Trout back.
There are less than fifty games left and the race is tight, so anything is not only possible, but, realistically, should be expected. Seattle or Oakland could get into that other wild card slot with the Yankees.
But Oakland looks the far better side as we approach the home stretch. Its pitching is way better than Seattle’s and the offense is nearly as far ahead.
Houston Astros
But the M’s do catch a break in getting Houston now, with Correa and Altuve out. It still seems like Altuve will be the first to come back, even though he was injured long after Correa. Reports are good on him but he’s not ready to come back yet.
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Justin Verlander has cruised through the dog days just a bit, but he’s maintained an ERA now far above 2.00 and a WHIP south of 0.90. The only question for him will be whether he can take his game back to another level in the playoffs after playing at such a high mark all season.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- SEA are 2-7 in their last 9 road games.
- SEA are 2-6 in their last 8 overall.
- SEA are 2-6 in their last 8 games on grass.
- HOU are 35-16 in their last 51 games on grass.
- HOU are 36-17 in their last 53 overall.
- HOU are 23-11 in Verlanders last 34 starts.
- Head to Head: SEA are 8-20 in the last 28 meetings.
Free Seattle Mariners vs. Houston Astros MLB Prediction: Verlander.
The gap is narrower without the double play combination up the middle but I still like Verlander and whoever AJ Hinch can throw out there over Seattle, which doesn’t come across many easy wins there days.
4* Free MLB Betting Pick: Astros ML
MLB Free Score Prediction: Seattle 3 – Houston 5
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