Seattle Mariners at Washington Nationals Betting Lines and Pick

The Washington Nationals get a visit from the Seattle Mariners in MLB baseball betting action on Thursday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

For the Washington Nationals, Gio Gonzalez gets the ball, charged with keeping the Seattle Mariners hitters off the base paths. He'll face Ariel Miranda, 3-2 on the year.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

The Washington Nationals were listed as -157 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while odds makers set the Sportsbook total line around 9.5 earlier at Sportsbook.

Odds Shark computer score prediction models pick a possible 5.9-2.5 win for the Nationals on Thursday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

Seattle Mariners vs Washington Nationals Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

Washington (28-17) will face the 20-27 Mariners in this tilt. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Washington vs Seattle injuries news.

The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Washington Nationals at No. 15 and the Seattle Mariners at No. 25 heading into this contest.

Statistical Matchup

Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Washington has baseball's No. 1-rated offensive output, at 9.71 hits per game. The Seattle Mariners average 8.38 hits per game, good for No. 18 on the list.

Washington owns the No. 18 defense, allowing 5.8 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Seattle's No. 26-rated defense.