The Oakland Athletics host Seattle on Sunday, looking to build on their 41-29 mark against the 31-38 Mariners in MLB betting action at O.co Coliseum.

For the Athletics, Bartolo Colon gets the ball, charged with keeping the Mariners hitters off the base paths. He'll face Hisashi Iwakuma, 7-1 on the year.



View Seattle vs Oakland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Mariners were listed as +-126 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks, including Sportsbook. The total was set at 7 before betting started earlier on Monday over at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Athletics, most recently No. 7 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Mariners, who rate an American League No. 12 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Oakland's No. 6 ranked American League offense (4.5 runs per game) against a Mariners defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 8 in the American League at 4.1 runs allowed per game. The Athletics have been averaging 8.5 hits per game, more than the Mariners have managed so far this season (8.1 hits on average).

Oakland owns the American League's No. 4 defense, allowing 3.9 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Seattle's American League No. 8-rated defense.

In their last action, Seattle was a 4-0 Sportsbook on the road against the Athletics. Bettors on Seattle at +110 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Felix Hernandez chucked 7 shutout innings at the Athletics in their last game, striking out 8 in a 4-0 win against Oakland in baseball action at O.co Coliseum.




Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing LA Angels are 3-7
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 8-2
After playing Seattle are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3

A few Mariners at Athletics trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 8 games at home
Oakland is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Seattle


Next up:
Seattle at LA Angels, Monday, June 17
Oakland at Texas, Monday, June 17