Seattle pays a visit to Oakland on Wednesday, hoping to shut down the Athletics bats in baseball action at Overstock.com Coliseum.

Guillermo Moscoso will take the mound for Oakland, and he'll carry a 2-3 record into the contest. Jason Vargas gets the ball for Seattle; he's 6-5 so far this season.



View Seattle vs Oakland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had installed the Athletics as -125 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 6.5 before betting started to move the line.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Athletics, most recently No. 4 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Mariners, who rate an American League No. 8 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Oakland has the American League's No. 13-rated offensive output, at 7.9 hits per game. The Mariners average 7.4 hits per game, good for No. 14 on the American League list.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Oakland has the American League's No. 2-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Mariners own the American League's No. 1 mark in runs allowed.

The Mariners were a 4-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Athletics. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Seattle at +104 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. Seattle hopes solid pitching and defense that led to their last victory - a 10-strikeout performance from Felix Hernandez - will prevaiil again after their 4-2 victory against Oakland at Overstock.com Coliseum.




Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 2-8
Before playing LA Angels are 3-7
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a win are 3-7

Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 6-4
After playing Seattle are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Mariners at Athletics trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oakland's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Seattle
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle


Next up:
Seattle at LA Angels, Thursday, July 7
Oakland at Texas, Thursday, July 7