The Toronto Blue Jays will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Seattle Mariners invade Rogers Centre on Thursday.

Toronto hands the ball to starter Henderson Alvarez in this one and he'll try to improve on his 8-12 mark on the year. Seattle counters with Felix Hernandez, who will try to quiet the fans and the Blue Jays bats at the same time.



View Seattle vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Blue Jays were listed as +130 moneyline underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 7.5 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 11 (Blue Jays) and the No. 9 (Mariners) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Toronto has the American League's No. 6-rated offensive output, at 8.2 hits per game. The Mariners average 7.8 hits per game, good for No. 14 on the American League list.

Comparing defensive stats, Seattle owns the American League's No. 10-rated road mark, allowing 4.7 runs per game on the highway. Toronto, on the other hand, rates No. 8 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Seattle, they were a 3-2 Sportsbook as they battled the Blue Jays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Mariners at +118 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Seattle looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Blue Jays, a 3-2 final on Wednesday in support of Kevin Millwood at Rogers Centre.




Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Texas are 5-5
After playing Toronto are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Seattle are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

A few Mariners at Blue Jays trends to consider:
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
Toronto is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Seattle
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Toronto's last 15 games when playing Seattle
Toronto is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home


Next up:
Seattle at Texas, Friday, September 14
Toronto home to Boston, Friday, September 14