The Seattle Mariners battle the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in MLB betting action at Safeco Field.

Alex Cobb gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Rays on this day; he's 8-3 on the season. The Mariners, meanwhile, will counter with Hisashi Iwakuma, who will be looking to improve on his 12-6 mark.



View Tampa Bay vs Seattle Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Tampa Bay before the first pitch in this match found them as 102-moneyline favorites earlier today at Sportsbook. They saw the total of 7 earlier at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Mariners, most recently No. 13 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Rays, who rate an American League No. 6 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Seattle's No. 13-rated American League offense, averaging 3.9 runs per game, against a Rays defense that ranks No. 5 in the American League at 4 in runs allowed per game. The Mariners have averaged 8.3 hits per game so far, less than Rays batters have averaged on the year (8.8 hits per game).

Defensively, Tampa Bay features the American League's No. 8-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.4 runs per game. Seattle, meanwhile, comes in at No. 14 in the American League at home, scoring 3.9 runs per game.

The Rays were a 6-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Angels. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at +176 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors. The Rays endured a 6-2 loss at the hands of the Angels on Thursday, with David Price throwing 7 innings of 11-hit ball at Angel Stadium.

Seattle lost its last outing, a 7-6 result against the Royals on September 5. Bettors who backed the Royals at -166 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (13) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Seattle lost a tight one on Thursday, seeing the game get away from them in extra innings and falling by a 7-6 score against Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium.


Tampa Bay Rays Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Seattle are 6-4
After playing LA Angels are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Kansas City are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7

A few Rays at Mariners trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Tampa Bay is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing Seattle
Tampa Bay is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
Seattle is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing Tampa Bay


Next up:
Tampa Bay at Seattle, Saturday, September 7