Oakland will try to be nasty hosts on Monday when the Seattle Mariners pay a visit to Overstock.com Coliseum.

Oakland sends Brandon McCarthy out against Michael Pineda for the Mariners in this game. McCarthy is 1-4 with a 3.39 ERA on the season, while Pineda is 7-5 on the year and has a 2.65 ERA.



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Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Athletics in this one will find them as +115 underdogs on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 6.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 4 (Athletics) and the No. 8 (Mariners) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Oakland and its American League No. 13-rated batting order, averaging 3.5 runs per nine innings, against the American League's No. 14 lineup of the Mariners at 3.4 runs per outing.

Oakland owns the American League's No. 2 defense, allowing 3.6 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Seattle's American League No. 1-rated defense.

The Mariners were a 3-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Padres. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Seattle at +112 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors. Seattle looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Padres, a 3-1 final on Sunday in support of B Beavan at Safeco Field.

In their last action, Oakland was a 7-2 Sportsbook at home against the Diamondbacks. Bettors on Oakland at -111 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. The Athletics enjoyed a 7-2 victory at the expense of the Diamondbacks on Sunday, with Gio Gonzalez throwing 7 innings of 5-hit ball at Overstock.com Coliseum.


Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Oakland are 4-6
After playing San Diego are 6-4
After a win are 1-9

Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Seattle are 4-6
After playing Arizona are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few Mariners at Athletics trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Seattle's last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 11 games
Oakland is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
Oakland is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Seattle


Next up:
Seattle at Oakland, Tuesday, July 5