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Seattle Mariners vs. Houston Astros
The Seattle Mariners and the Houston Astros will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Minute Maid Park.
Left hander Yusei Kikuchi will take the mound for the Mariners to start this game. Kikuchi is 7-7 this season with a 4.05 ERA.
The Astros will counter Kikuchi with Lance McCullers Jr.. Right hander McCullers Jr. has a 3.20 ERA to go along with a 10-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Astros as -263-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total opened at 8.
The Astros were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Padres. That made winners of bettors who got San Diego at -105 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Seattle, they were a 10-4 winner as they battled the Diamondbacks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Mariners at -123 were rewarded, while the 14 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Seattle:
Team record: 74-62 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games on the road
Houston:
Team record: 79-57 SU
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 16-6 ATS in its last 22 games when playing at home against Seattle
Next up:
Seattle at Houston Tuesday, September 7