Mariners-Tigers Odds Preview

The Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Comerica Park.

Lefthander Jarrod Washburn will take the mound for the Mariners to start this game. Washburn is 7-6 this season with a 2.87 ERA.

Washburn’s opponent in this one will be Lucas French. The Tigers lefthander has a 2.25 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 119-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Russell Branyan belted a game-winning home run in the eighth inning as the Mariners snuck past the Tigers 2-1, as -135 favorites on Wednesday. The team’s played UNDER the posted over/under (9).

Felix Hernandez whiffed eight batters over seven innings, as he improved to 11-3 overall. David Aardsma collected his 23^rd save with a scoreless ninth.

Clete Thomas drove in the lone run for the Tigers, who were +115 underdogs. Bobby Seay gave up the winning run and was saddled with the loss.

Team records:
Seattle: 50-44 SU
Detroit: 49-43 SU

Seattle most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Cleveland are 7-3
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Chi White Sox are 6-4
After playing Seattle are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle’s last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle’s last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit’s last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle
Detroit is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit’s last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle

Next up:
Seattle home to Cleveland, Friday, July 24
Detroit home to Chi White Sox, Friday, July 24