Mariners-Rangers Odds Preview

The Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers will meet on the field at Rangers Ballpark on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals.
Jason Vargas will be the starting pitcher for the Mariners on this day. Lefthander Vargas is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
It’ll be Scott Feldman toeing the rubber for the Rangers in this contest. Righthander Feldman is 2-0 with a 3.24 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Mariners defeated Minnesota 5-3 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The eight runs scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (8).
Ken Giffey Jr. hit a two-run home run for Seattle and Jose Lopez hit a solo home run in the win.
The Rangers defeated the White Sox 7-1 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (10).
Hank Blalock hit a pair of solo home runs for Texas, while Vicente Padilla allowed one run on one hit over seven innings in the win.
Team records:
Seattle: 16-16 SU
Texas: 17-14 SU
Seattle most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Texas are 5-5
After playing Minnesota are 5-5
After a win are 3-7

Texas most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Seattle are 7-3
After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle’s last 5 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
Seattle is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas’s last 5 games when playing Seattle
Next up:
Texas home to Seattle, Wednesday, May 13

 

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