The Seattle Mariners will take the field as home favorites (-170) in the season opener against the Athletics (+143) at T-Mobile Park on Thursday at 10:10 p.m. ET. Logan Gilbert starts for Seattle while Sacramento will counter with Luis Severino.
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Mariners to win vs Athletics -170
Mariners vs. Athletics betting lines
- Favorite: Mariners (-170)
- Underdog: Athletics (+143)
- Over/under: 7
Mariners betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Mariners betting info
- The Mariners won 64 of the 110 games they were the moneyline favorite last season (58.2%).
- When they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -170 or shorter last year, the Mariners had a record of 14-5 (73.7%).
- The Mariners have a 63% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- The Mariners combined with their opponents to hit the over on the total 76 times last season for a 76-73-13 record against the over/under.
- The Mariners went 75-86-0 against the spread last season.
Mariners hitting info
- Cal Raleigh put up 34 home runs and had 100 runs batted in last season.
- Julio Rodriguez hit .273 a season ago with 155 hits.
- Randy Arozarena hit .219 a season ago with 33 doubles, 20 home runs and 73 walks.
- Luke Raley had 19 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 27 walks while hitting .243.
Mariners pitching rankings
- The pitching staff for the Mariners had a collective 8.9 K/9 last season, which ranked ninth in MLB.
- The Mariners had the second-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.50).
- Last season the Mariners had the lowest WHIP in baseball (1.078).
- Mariners pitchers combined to surrender 183 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (17th-fewest in MLB).
Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Athletics betting info
- Last season, the Athletics won 55 out of the 140 games, or 39.3%, in which they were the underdog.
- The Athletics had a record of 21-44, a 32.3% win rate, when they were set as the underdog by +143 or more by sportsbooks last season.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 41.2% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
- Games involving the Athletics went over the total set by oddsmakers in 77 of 162 chances last season.
- The Athletics were 86-76-0 against the spread in their 162 chances last season.
Athletics hitting info
- Brent Rooker hit 39 home runs last season, drove in 112 runs and posted a .293 batting average.
- JJ Bleday collected 139 hits, posted an OBP of .324 and a .437 SLG.
- Lawrence Butler finished with a .262 average, 22 home runs and 57 RBI last season.
- Shea Langeliers hit .224 with an OBP of .288 and a slugging percentage of .450.
Athletics pitching rankings
- The Athletics had a 7.9 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 28th in baseball.
- Athletics pitchers had a combined ERA of 4.38 last year, which ranked 25th in MLB.
- The Athletics ranked 25th in MLB with a combined 1.335 WHIP last season.
- The Athletics gave up the eighth-fewest long balls last season with only 169 home runs allowed.
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