MLB Betting - Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners
MLB sports betting is back with the Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.
The Oakland Athletics take on the Seattle Mariners, who surprisingly are still in the Top 10 in the MLB Power Rankings (link to MLB Power Rankings article), on Wednesday night without a lot at stake. The Athletics have pride, however, and pride can go a long way in baseball. Oakland will need more than pride to prevent a sweep at the hand of the Mariners on Wednesday night. They send pitcher Gio Gonzalez to the mound. Gonzalez is 4 and 4 with a 5.78 ERA and a 1.76 WHIP.
Seattle counters Gonzalez with pitcher Luke French. French is .500 as well with a 3 and 3 record. His ERA of 3.83 and WHIP of 1.63 makes him the favorite in this matchup.
Here are the BetUS online betting odds for this game:
Oakland Athletics
Gio Gonzalez – L +1 ½ -210 -105 O 8 ½ -105 O/U 4 -115/-115
Seattle Mariners
Lucas French – L -1 ½ +175 -115 U 8 ½ -115 O/U 4 -120/-110
Here are a few online wagering trends for this game.
The Oakland Athletics are 5 and 1 in their last 6 during game 3 of a series.
The Oakland Athletics are 2 and 5 in their last 7 games on grass.
The Seattle Mariners are 1 and 5 in their last 6 games following a win.
The Seattle Mariners are 4 and 0 in their last 4 games as a favorite at home.
Perhaps the real key in this game is whether or not Gio Gonzalez can produce the same somewhat sharp start against the Mariners on Wednesday night that he did against the Detroit Tigers in his last start. Yes, he did allow two home runs and three runs off of four hits, but he struck out nine.
Translate those stats to a team like the Mariners and all of a sudden Gonzalez becomes a tough pitcher to beat.
That, and the fact that Seattle will once again be without Ichiro Suzuki, has me believing that the Athletics could avoid the sweep here. Seattle will be tough, but Oakland is the bet.
I’m going to bet the Oakland Athletics to win straight-up at the odds of -105 in this game.
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