The Seattle Mariners will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Kansas City Royals invade Safeco Field on Friday.

Blake Beaven gets the call for the Seattle Mariners and he will try to build on a 5-6 mark. In the other dugout, Jeremy Guthrie brings a 3-9 ledger to the game for the Royals as he tries to quiet the Mariners bats.



View Kansas City vs Seattle Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Mariners as -130 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 7.5 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Mariners rated this week at No. 11 and the Royals sitting at No. 6.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Seattle has the American League's No. 14-rated offensive output, at 7.8 hits per game. The Royals average 9.4 hits per game, good for No. 2 on the American League list.

Defensively, Kansas City features the American League's No. 6-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.3 runs per game. Seattle, meanwhile, comes in at No. 14 in the American League at home, scoring 2.9 runs per game.

In their last action, Kansas City was a 4-1 loser on the road against the Mariners. Bettors on Seattle at -110 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Kansas City didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 4-1 to Seattle on Thursday at Safeco Field.




Kansas City Royals Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Seattle are 3-7
After playing Seattle are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Kansas City are 4-6
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a win are 2-8

A few Royals at Mariners trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Kansas City's last 15 games when playing Seattle
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City


Next up:
Kansas City at Seattle, Saturday, July 28