The Seattle Mariners (73-72) are favorites (-162) on the moneyline when they take on the Texas Rangers (70-76) Thursday at 9:40 p.m. ET, live on BSSW. Bryce Miller will get the ball for Seattle while Texas will counter with Kumar Rocker.
Take a look at our betting primer for this contest, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Odds to Win
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Mariners to win vs Rangers -162
Mariners vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Mariners (-162)
- Underdog: Rangers (+136)
- Over/under: 7
Mariners vs. Rangers Betting Insights
- The Mariners have won in 56, or 56%, of the 100 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Seattle has a record of 13-13 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -162 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mariners have a 61.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Rangers have a 20-42 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 32.3% of those games).
- Texas has gone 5-10 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +136 or longer (33.3%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rangers a 42.4% chance to win.
Mariners vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders
- Cal Raleigh leads Seattle in home runs with 30 and runs batted in with 91.
- Of all MLB hitters, Raleigh is 131st in batting average, 109th in on-base percentage, and 63rd in slugging.
- Randy Arozarena is batting .219 with an OBP of .330 and a slugging percentage of .393 this season.
- Marcus Semien is hitting .238 with 25 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 58 walks.
- Semien’s home run total ranks 59th in the big leagues, and he is 53rd in RBI.
- Josh Smith has 27 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 44 walks while hitting .265.
Mariners vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings
- The Mariners have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
- The Mariners have the second-best ERA (3.54) in the majors this season.
- The Mariners have a combined 1.088 WHIP as a pitching staff, which is the best in baseball this season.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 12th in MLB.
- Texas’ 4.34 team ERA ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Rangers average baseball’s 21st-ranked WHIP (1.286).