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Athletics Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Athletics Athletics and the Seattle Mariners meet at T-Mobile Park.
The Athletics will pin their hopes on the pitching of left hander Jeffrey Springs in this game. Springs has a 10-8 record and a 4.37 ERA this season.
It'll be George Kirby toeing the rubber for the Mariners in this contest. Right hander Kirby is 8-6 with a 4.22 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Mariners as -208-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 8.
The Mariners were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Athletics. That made winners of bettors who got Seattle at -225 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Athletics, they were a 3-2 loser as they battled the Mariners on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Mariners at -225 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Athletics:
Team record: 59-71 SU
The is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of The's last 9 games on the road
Seattle:
Team record: 69-60 SU
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing The
Seattle is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing The
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing The
Next up:
Athletics at Seattle Sunday, August 24