The Seattle Mariners battle the visiting Oakland Athletics on Friday in MLB betting action at Safeco Field.

Seattle hands the ball to starter Felix Hernandez in this one and he'll try to improve on his 13-6 mark on the year. Oakland counters with AJ Griffin, who will try to quiet the fans and the Mariners bats at the same time.



View Oakland vs Seattle Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Mariners were listed as -140 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 6 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 10-rated Athletics taking on the American League's No. 9-rated Mariners in this contest.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Athletics rank No. 12 in the American League at 8 hits per game. That compares with Seattle’s No. 14 ranking in that category.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Seattle has the American League's No. 3-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Athletics own the American League's No. 2 mark in runs allowed.

Oakland was a 7-1 loser in its last match at home against the Angels. They lost as +101 underdogs, while the total score of 8 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. Oakland looks to rebound from a loss to the Angels, who beat them 7-1 on Wednesday behind a start from Dan Haren at O.co Coliseum.

In their last action, Seattle was a 2-1 Sportsbook at home against the Red Sox. Bettors on Seattle at -126 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Seattle got the job done in their last match in a 2-1 victory over Boston on Wednesday at Safeco Field behind starter Kevin Millwood.


Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Seattle are 6-4
After playing LA Angels are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5

Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 4-6
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

A few Athletics at Mariners trends to consider:
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 9 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Seattle
Oakland is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Oakland
Seattle is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games at home
Seattle is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games


Next up:
Oakland at Seattle, Saturday, September 8