Mariners vs Athletics Prediction & MLB Odds For Wednesday, September 4th
At 9:40 PM ET, the Mariners and Athletics face off in an AL West matchup. This one is being played at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, and the Mariners are favored on the money line (-142). The Athletics have a money line payout of +120, and the over/under line is at 7.5 runs.
George Kirby will be starting for the Mariners, while JP Sears is on the bump for the Athletics. Seattle is 69-70 this season, while the Athletics are 61-78. RSNW is carrying this one on TV.
Betting Odds & Lines for this Game
- Spread: Mariners -1.5 (+121) | Athletics 1.5 (-148)
- Total: 7.5
- MoneyLine: Mariners -142 | Athletics +120
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Mariners vs. Athletics Prediction: Moneyline
It was a low-scoring game in the most recent game of this Mariners vs. Athletics series. Seattle went into the matchup as -157 favorites and squeaked out a 2-1 win. Heading into the game, the Athletics were at +133 on the money line.
Oakland’s only run came in the 4th inning, as they could only muster two hits against Mariners starter Luis Castillo. J.T. Ginn pitched well for the Athletics in this one, going six innings and giving up just two earned runs.
Seattle’s offense was led by Cal Raleigh, who went 2/4 with a two-run homer. He scored both of the Mariners’ runs. After giving up the two-run homer to Raleigh, Ginn settled in and didn’t give up another run.
Seattle is 69-70 overall, and they are 6.5 games behind the Astros for the AL West lead. The Mariners have dropped four straight games, and they lost the first two games of this series vs. the Athletics. In the AL West, they are 20-17 in divisional games.
At home, the Mariners have gone 41-28, and they are just 28-42 on the road. This season, the Mariners are 50-44 as the favorite but just 19-26 when listed as the underdog. Seattle’s overall series record is 18-23-2.
With an overall record of 61-78, the Athletics are 4th in the AL West, trailing the Astros by 14.5 games. Oakland has gone 19-22 against other teams in the AL West. The Athletics have won two straight games, and their home record is currently at .500 (35-35).
So far, the Athletics have been the underdog in the majority of their games, where they are 50-74. As for their time as the favorite, the Athletics have gone 11-4. Oakland’s overall series record is 17-22-4, and they are up 2-0 in the current series vs. the Mariners.
Mariners vs. Athletics Prediction: Over/Under
Seattle’s combined run average is 7.8, and their over/under record this season is 62-70. When the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs, their record is 17-22. Overall, 54 of their games have had over/under lines set at 7.5 runs, accounting for 38.8% of their games. The average over/under line for their games this season is 8 runs.
For the season, the Mariners are averaging 4 runs per game, which is 26th in the league. This is a team that has really struggled at home, averaging just 3.7 runs per game. Overall, they are batting just .216, which is the worst mark in the MLB. However, they do have the 14th most home runs in the league.
Julio RodrÃguez and Randy Arozarena have both been swinging the bat well of late, with both players hitting two homers in their last nine games. During this stretch, RodrÃguez is 9/33 (.273), and Arozarena is 9/32 (.281). Rodriguez is also on a six-game hitting streak. For the season, Rodriguez is batting .259 with 13 homers, and Arozarena is at 18 homers but has a batting average of just .216.
When the Oakland Athletics are at home, the over/under line has been set at 7.5 runs in 17 of their games this season. In those games, the over has hit 12 times and the under has hit 5 times. The Athletics and their opponents have combined to average 8.7 runs per game this season, and their overall over/under record is 63-74.
The Athletics offense has been one of the league’s best home run hitting teams this season, but they are batting just .233 as a team (19th) and are averaging only 4.1 runs per game. Oakland’s team on-base percentage of .304 is also just 17th in the league. Brent Rooker has been a bright spot for the A’s, leading the team with a .294 batting average and 33 home runs, which is 6th best in the MLB. His 93 RBIs are also 9th best in the league.
Over his last nine games, Lawrence Butler has been on fire, going 17/40 with seven homers and 11 RBIs. This has helped him move into the team’s 3rd spot in home runs this season. Butler also has the longest active hitting streak on the team at 13 games. Miguel Andujar and Brent Rooker are also on solid streaks, at five and seven games, respectively.
Mariners vs. Athletics Prediction: Spread
Seattle is 28-42 against the run line on the road this season, including a current four-game losing streak. They are 21-24 against the run line as an underdog and 36-58 as a favorite. The Mariners’ average run margin in winning games is +3.5, while they are -3.1 in losing games.
Seattle is sending right-hander George Kirby to the mound today vs. the Athletics. He has made 28 starts this season and has a record of 10-10 with a 3.63 ERA. Kirby’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.11. In his 28 appearances, he has turned in 16 quality starts. Looking back at his most recent outing, Kirby picked up the win vs. the Angels. In that start, he went 5 2/3 innings, giving up five earned runs, and two home runs. Before that, he had won two straight starts.
When it comes to the run line, the Athletics have been a solid bet this season, going 77-62 overall. They are 39-31 at home and 38-31 on the road. They have been a better bet as the underdog, going 71-53 compared to 6-9 as the favorite. Their average run margin is -0.5 runs per game.
Left-hander JP Sears gets the start for the Athletics today as he faces off against the Mariners. Sears has made 27 starts this season and has a record of 11-9 with a 4.21 ERA. Coming into this game, he has a WHIP of 1.21 and has turned in 11 quality starts. Sears’ ERA at home is 8.14 compared to 4.04 on the road. In his last outing, he went seven innings, giving up just one earned run and picking up the win. Before that, he had allowed at least three earned runs in three straight starts. Sears has only allowed one homer in each of his last two outings.
Mariners vs. Athletics Pick: Athletics ML +120
There are a few ways you could look to play this one, but we really like the Athletics on the money line at +120. We have the final score at 6-5 in favor of the Athletics, and with the payout at +120, this is a great payout.
Looking at the starting pitchers, we have JP Sears finishing with six strikeouts compared to George Kirby with six. However, Kirby is projected to give up more runs, hits, and has a lower chance of picking up the win.
