Oakland will look to improve on its 41-27 record when take on Seattle, a key part of the MLB odds lineup on Friday.

The Athletics will turn to Tom Milone and his 6-5 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Mariners send Joe Saunders (4-6) to the hill.



View Seattle vs Oakland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The moneyline was hovering in the range of -183 for the Athletics in this one over at Sportsbook. The over under number was sitting near 7.5 at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 12-rated Mariners taking on the American League's No. 7-rated Athletics in this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Oakland's No. 6 ranked American League offense (4.6 runs per game) against a Mariners defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 8 in the American League at 4.2 runs allowed per game. The Athletics have been averaging 8.5 hits per game, more than the Mariners have managed so far this season (8 hits on average).

Oakland owns the American League's No. 5 defense, allowing 4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Seattle's American League No. 8-rated defense.

Seattle lost its last outing, a 6-1 result against the Astros on June 12. Bettors who backed the Astros at +124 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Seattle looks to rebound from a loss to the Astros, who beat them 6-1 on Wednesday behind a start from Jordan Lyles at Safeco Field.

The Athletics were a 3-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Yankees. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Oakland at -109 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors. Oakland needed extra innings to get the job done against the Yankees on Thursday as the Athletics defeated them 3-2 at O.co Coliseum.


Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Oakland are 5-5
After playing Houston are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5

Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Seattle are 5-5
After playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

A few Mariners at Athletics trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Oakland
Seattle is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games at home
Oakland is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games


Next up:
Seattle at Oakland, Saturday, June 15