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Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Monday when the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners meet at T-Mobile Park.
Right hander Glenn Otto will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Otto is 4-6 this season with a 5.40 ERA.
Otto's opponent in this one will be Chris Flexen. The Mariners right hander has a 3.79 ERA to go along with a 6-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Mariners as -155-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
The Mariners were a 8-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Astros. That made winners of bettors who got Houston at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (13) was good news for OVER bettors.
Texas won its last outing, a 11-8 result against the Athletics on July 24. Bettors who backed the Rangers at -145 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (19) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Texas:
Team record: 43-51 SU
Texas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Texas's last 14 games
Texas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Seattle:
Team record: 51-45 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Next up:
Texas at Seattle Tuesday, July 26