The Seattle Mariners host Minnesota on Friday, looking to build on their 55-64 mark against the 50-67 Twins in MLB betting action at Safeco Field.

Seattle hands the ball to starter Hisashi Iwakuma in this one and he'll try to improve on his 2-2 mark on the year. Minnesota counters with Nick Blackburn, who will try to quiet the fans and the Mariners bats at the same time.



View Minnesota vs Seattle Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Mariners as -140 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 7.5.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Mariners, most recently No. 9 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Twins, who rate an American League No. 13 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Seattle's No. 14 ranked American League offense (3.9 runs per game) against a Twins defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 14 in the American League at 5.2 runs allowed per game. The Mariners have been averaging 7.8 hits per game, less than the Twins have managed so far this season (9.1 hits on average).

Defensively, Minnesota features the American League's No. 13-rated defense on the road, allowing 5.1 runs per game. Seattle, meanwhile, comes in at No. 14 in the American League at home, scoring 3.1 runs per game.

Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 5-1 loser as they battled the Tigers at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Tigers at -145 were rewarded, while the 6 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. The Twins were saddled with a loss last time out in Cole De Vries' start, as they lost 5-1 against Detroit on Wednesday at Target Field.

In their last action, Seattle was a 1-0 Sportsbook at home against the Rays. Bettors on Seattle at -130 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (1) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Seattle hopes solid pitching and defense that led to their last victory - a 12-strikeout performance from Felix Hernandez - will prevail again after their 1-0 victory against Tampa Bay at Safeco Field.


Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Seattle are 2-8
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Minnesota are 7-3
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

A few Twins at Mariners trends to consider:
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 12 games on the road
Seattle is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota


Next up:
Minnesota at Seattle, Saturday, August 18