Mariners vs. Rangers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 14, 2024

The Seattle Mariners (74-73) hope to avoid an upset as -139 favorites when they take on Marcus Semien (with homers in two straight contests) and the Texas Rangers (71-76). First pitch is at 9:40 p.m. ET Saturday, live from T-Mobile Park and airing on ROOT Sports NW. Logan Gilbert will get the ball for Seattle while Texas will counter with Max Scherzer.

Here is our betting preview for this game, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Mariners vs. Rangers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mariners (-139)
• Underdog: Rangers (+118)
• Over/under: 6.5

Mariners vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• The Mariners have been favorites in 101 games this season and have come away with the win 56 times (55.4%) in those contests.
• Seattle has a record of 32-28 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -139 or more on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mariners have a 58.2% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Rangers are 21-42 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 33.3% of those games).
• Texas has a 9-19 record (winning just 32.1% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +118 or longer.
• The Rangers have an implied moneyline win probability of 45.9% in this matchup.

Mariners vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders

• Cal Raleigh leads Seattle in home runs with 30 and runs batted in with 92.
• Including all hitters in MLB, Raleigh is 14th in home runs and 16th in RBI.
• Randy Arozarena has 109 hits and an OBP of .329 to go with a slugging percentage of .392 this season.
• Semien has 25 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 58 walks while hitting .239.
• Among all batters in the majors, Semien ranks 49th in home runs and 50th in RBI.
• Josh Smith has 27 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 44 walks while hitting .263.

Mariners vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings

• The Mariners average 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the league.
• The Mariners have the second-best ERA (3.52) in the majors this season.
• The Mariners have a combined 1.084 WHIP as a pitching staff, first-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 11th in MLB.
• Texas has the 25th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.34).
• The Rangers average baseball’s 21st-ranked WHIP (1.286).