May 8, 4:10 PM | GrassSafeco Field
Chicago White Sox vs Seattle Mariners Odds
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The Seattle Mariners look to emerge victorious in MLB odds action as the White Sox arrive at Safeco Field on Sunday.
Mark Buehrle, with a record of 2-3 on the season, gets the ball for the White Sox, while the Mariners trot Erik Bedard to the mound in this one. He is 1-4 so far in 2011.
View Chi White Sox vs Seattle Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook MLB line for this matchup, Seattle sat as -115 favorites. The total was set at 7.5.
Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the American League No. 9-ranked Mariners and the American League No. 7-rated White Sox in this matchup.
How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Seattle has the American League's No. 12-rated offensive output, at 7.5 hits per game. The White Sox average 8.1 hits per game, good for No. 9 on the American League list.
Chicago brings the American League's No. 12-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Mariners' league No. 6-ranked defense.
Last time out for Chicago, they were a 6-0 Sportsbook as they battled the Mariners on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the White Sox at +100 were rewarded, while the 6 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Chicago threw a shutout at Seattle in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Gavin Floyd to defeat Seattle 6-0 on Saturday.
Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing LA Angels are 7-3
After playing Seattle are 8-2
After a win are 3-7
Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 1-9
Before playing Baltimore are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 1-9
After a loss are 6-4
A few White Sox at Mariners trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Seattle is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Next up:
Chi White Sox at LA Angels, Monday, May 9
Seattle at Baltimore, Tuesday, May 10