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Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers
The Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers will meet on the field at Globe Life Field on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
The Mariners will trot Logan Gilbert out to the mound in this one. Right hander Gilbert has a 2-2 record and a 3.12 ERA this season.
The Rangers will counter Gilbert with Nathan Eovaldi. Right hander Eovaldi has a 1.56 ERA to go along with a 4-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -112-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total opened at 8.
The Rangers were a 7-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Orioles. That made winners of bettors who got Texas at -145 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Seattle lost its last outing, a 10-1 result against the Twins on June 26. Bettors who backed the Twins at -125 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Seattle:
Team record: 41-39 SU
Seattle is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games
Seattle is 3-12 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Texas:
Team record: 40-41 SU
Texas is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Texas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Seattle at Texas Saturday, June 28