The Texas Rangers battle the visiting Seattle Mariners on Thursday in MLB betting action at Rangers Ballpark.

The Rangers will rely on Martin Perez to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Hisashi Iwakuma will be his counterpart for the Mariners. Martin Perez is 2-1 this season, and Hisashi Iwakuma is 7-3.



View Seattle vs Texas Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Rangers in this matchup found them as -140 favorites on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 9 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the American League No. 4-ranked Rangers and the American League No. 13-rated Mariners in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Texas owns the No. 5 ranking for hits in the American League at 8.9 per game. By contrast, the Mariners are rated No. 13 in the same category at 8.2 per game.

Seattle brings the American League's No. 8-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Rangers' league No. 2-ranked defense.

The Mariners were a 4-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Rangers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Seattle at +130 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. Seattle needed extra innings to get the job done against the Rangers on Wednesday as the Mariners defeated them 4-2 at Rangers Ballpark.




Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Cincinnati are 7-2
After playing Texas are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

Texas Rangers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing Seattle are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

A few Mariners at Rangers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Seattle's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
Seattle is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Texas' last 19 games at home
Texas is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas' last 10 games
Texas is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games


Next up:
Seattle at Cincinnati, Friday, July 5
Texas home to Houston, Friday, July 5