Baseball bettors look for value at U.S. Cellular Field on Friday as host Chicago battles the Seattle Mariners in baseball odds action.

The White Sox will rely on Jake Peavy to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Felix Hernandez will be his counterpart for the Mariners. Jake Peavy is 6-1 this season, and Felix Hernandez is 4-4.



View Seattle vs Chi White Sox Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Mariners listed as underdogs of +-140 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 7, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the White Sox, most recently No. 10 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Mariners, who rate an American League No. 12 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Chicago's No. 4 ranked American League offense (4.7 runs per game) against a Mariners defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 5 in the American League at 4.1 runs allowed per game. The White Sox have been averaging 8.8 hits per game, more than the Mariners have managed so far this season (7.9 hits on average).

Chicago owns the American League's No. 3 defense, allowing 4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Seattle's American League No. 5-rated defense.

The Mariners were a 21-8 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Rangers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Seattle at +215 on the moneyline, while the total score (29) was good news for OVER bettors. Seattle ran up the score in their last game on Wednesday, jumping to a lead and resulting in a 21-8 victory against Texas.

In their last action, Chicago was a 4-3 Sportsbook on the road against the Rays. Bettors on Chicago at +125 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The White Sox enjoyed a 4-3 victory at the expense of the Rays on Wednesday, with Jose Quintana throwing 3 2/3 innings of 1-hit ball at Tropicana Field.


Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Chi White Sox are 2-8
After playing Texas are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Seattle are 7-3
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After a win are 9-1

A few Mariners at White Sox trends to consider:
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Seattle
Chi White Sox are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against Seattle


Next up:
Seattle at Chi White Sox, Saturday, June 2