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2021 MLB Handicapping
(66-58) Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics (70-54)
Date: Monday, August 23rd, 2021
Time: 9:40 PM ET
Venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA
Projected Pitchers: Marco Gonzales (SEA) vs. Paul Blackburn (OAK)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Mariners +110 Athletics -141
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Mariners +1.5, Athletics -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8.5
The Mariners will be in Oakland to take on the Athletics for game 1 Monday at 9:40 ET.
Marco Gonzales is going for the Mariners and Paul Blackburn gets the start for the Athletics.
When these teams met last, the Mariners swept a 3 game series.
Seattle Mariners
The Mariners have had a decent season so far. They have played better than what a lot of people thought.
They are in 3rd place of the American League West with a record of 66-58. They trail the Astros by 7.5 games.
Seattle has lost the first 2 games of the series against the Astros. Houston beat them 15-1 on Saturday.
Logan Gilbert got hit very hard on Saturday. The right hander went 4.2 innings and allowed 9 earned runs.
Marco Gonzales is 5-5 with an ERA of 4.01. His last start was against the Rangers on Wednesday where he went 5.1 innings and did not allow an earned run. Seattle won that game 3-1.
Overall, the pitching has not been great for this team. They have an ERA of 4.42 which is 17th best in baseball.
They are scoring 4.17 runs per game which is 21st best overall.
Seattle has hit 155 home runs which is 10th best in the majors.
Oakland Athletics
The Athletics have had a strong season so far.
They are in 2nd place of the American League West with a record of 70-54. The Astros lead them by 3.5 games.
Oakland has split the first 2 games of the series against the Giants. San Francisco came back and won 6-5 on Saturday.
Sean Manaea went 4.2 innings and allowed 2 earned runs on Saturday.
Paul Blackburn is 0-1 with an ERA of 5.06. His last start was against the White Sox where he went 5.1 innings and allowed 3 earned runs. Chicago won that game 3-2.
Pitching has been strong for this team. They have an ERA of 3.69 which is 7th best overall.
They have also been productive when it comes to offense. They are scoring 4.52 runs per game which is 15th best in the game.
Oakland has hit 155 home runs which is 14th best in the league.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Mariners are 3-7 in their last 10 games vs. a team with a losing record.
- Mariners are 1-6 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Athletics are 5-1 in their last 6 home games.
- Athletics are 4-1 in their last 5 home games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
- Athletics are 5-2 in their last 7 games vs. the American League West.
- Athletics are 35-16 in their last 51 home games vs. a left hander starter.
Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Prediction:
This is a matchup between 2 good teams in the American League West. I look for the Athletics to start off this series well.
Oakland is a better team and they have played well at their home ballpark this year. I do not feel that good with Seattle in this one.
Blackburn was solid in his last outing and I look for him to build on that. Oakland may not crush Gonzales, but I feel they will do enough against him to get a win.
I like the Athletics on the moneyline here.
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