Mariners vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 27, 2024

The Oakland Athletics (69-90) enter Friday’s matchup with the Seattle Mariners (82-77) following their 2-1 series victory over the Rangers. The Mariners, coming off of a series win against the Astros, are listed as -170 favorites for Game 1. The series begins at T-Mobile Park, starting at 10:10 p.m. ET on NBCS-CA. Seattle’s Emerson Hancock gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s JP Sears.

Take a look at our betting primer for this matchup, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Mariners vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mariners (-170)
• Underdog: Athletics (+143)
• Over/under: 7.5

Mariners vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Mariners have been favorites in 107 games this season and have come away with the win 61 times (57%) in those contests.
• This season Seattle has come away with a win 12 times in 17 chances when named as a favorite of at least -170 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mariners have a 63% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Athletics have been the underdog on the moneyline 137 total times this season. They’ve gone 55-82 in those games.
• Oakland has gone 21-42 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +143 or longer (33.3%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Athletics a 41.2% chance to win.

Mariners vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Cal Raleigh leads Seattle in home runs with 31 and runs batted in with 96.
• Including all hitters in MLB, Raleigh is 15th in home runs and 18th in RBI.
• Julio Rodriguez is batting .274 to lead Seattle, while adding 20 homers and 67 runs batted in this season.
• Brent Rooker paces the Athletics with 38 home runs and 110 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .298.
• In all of MLB, Rooker is sixth in homers and fifth in RBI.
• JJ Bleday is batting .243 with 43 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 66 walks.

Mariners vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Mariners have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
• The Mariners have the first-best ERA (3.50) in the majors this season.
• No team allows fewer walks and hits than the Mariners, who lead MLB with a 1.079 WHIP.
• The Athletics pitching staff ranks 28th in the majors with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Oakland has the 24th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.37).
• The Athletics have the 24th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.335).