Oakland A's at Seattle Mariners Odds, Analysis & Picks
Date:
July 22, 10:10 pm
Location:
T-Mobile Park
TV:
MLB
Betting Odds
Moneyline:
Oak -1401Sea +131
Total:
7.5ov -110
<p><b>Oakland A's (55-42) at Seattle Mariners (51-45), 7/22/21</b><br><br />
<b>When:</b> 10:10 pm ET Thursday, July 22<br><br />
<b>Where:</b> T-Mobile Park<br><br />
<b>MLB Betting odds:</b> Oak -140/Sea +130<br><br />
<b>Over/under:</b> 7.5</p>
<p>The A's figured to make a run toward a playoff spot this season, but the Mariners are also hanging in the hunt, heading into this four-game AL West series in Seattle starting Thursday night. Righty Chris Flexen, having a break-out season for the Mariners, hits the hill here for the home team against lefty Sean Manaea for the visitors. How are we playing this game with <a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/free-mlb-picks" title="Expert MLB Picks">today's free baseball pick</a>?
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<h2>MLB Betting Odds </h2>
<p><a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/odds" title="MLB Odds Comparison">Thursday's baseball betting lines </a>opened Oakland at around -135 over Seattle, with an over/under of eight runs. Early betting action then bumped the A's about a nickel to -140.</p>
<p>Oakland could also be found getting around +120, giving the run and a half on the run line.</p>
<p>A's-Mariners MLB Betting Preview</p>
<p>Oakland just swept two games from the Angels earlier this week, winning 4-1 Monday and 6-0 Tuesday. The A's then enjoyed Wednesday off.</p>
<p>Just before that, Oakland dropped two of three games to Cleveland. So the A's are 3-2 since the All-Star break.</p>
<p>Seattle, meanwhile, just split two games at Colorado, winning Tuesday 6-4 but losing Wednesday 6-3. Just before that, the Mariners took two of three from the Angels. So Seattle is also 3-2 since the All-Star break.</p>
<p>At 55-42 and 51-45 overall, respectively, Oakland and the Mariners trail first-place Houston by three and 6.5 games in the AL West. The A's also own the second American League wild-card spot at the moment, 3.5 games clear of third-place Seattle.</p>
<p>These two teams have split six meetings so far this season, each team winning a series on the other's home field.</p>
<h2>Thursday's Pitching Match-Up</h2>
<p>This pitching match-up is a rematch of a game played back on June 2 in Seattle, a 6-0 Oakland victory.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/100290" title="Chris Flexen Pitching Logs">Flexen</a>, by our strict standards, is 7/17 on quality starts this season and four for his last five. Most recently, 12 days ago, he held the Angels scoreless on three hits through seven innings of a 2-0 Mariners win. And over his last five starts, he's allowed just five runs and 22 hits through 32 2/3 innings, with seven walks against 27 strikeouts.</p>
<p>The Mariners are a solid 13-4 with Flexen this season, 5-1 over his last six starts.</p>
<p>In his only career start against the A's, back on June 2, Flexen gave up five runs and seven hits through six innings and took the loss.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/79524" title="Sean Manaea Pitching Stats">Lefty Manaea</a> is 8/19 on quality starts this year but 0 for his last three. Last Friday, he gave up three runs and seven hits through 5 1/3 innings of a 5-4 Oakland win over Cleveland. But over his last three starts, he's allowed 11 runs – 10 earned – and 20 hits, including five home runs, through 17 innings, with one walk against 19 whiffs.</p>
<p>The A's are 12-7 with Manaea this season but only 1-4 over his last five starts.</p>
<p>In his only start this season against Seattle, back on June 2, Manaea tossed nine innings of four-hit, shutout ball, earning the victory.</p>
<h2>Splits With the Sticks </h2>
<p>Oakland is batting .231 against right-handed pitching this season, with a .311 team OBP and a .406 team slugging percentage.</p>
<p>Seattle is slashing .220/.286/.393 against left-handed pitching this season.</p>
<h2>The Bullpens</h2>
<p>The A's bullpen owns a 3.86 ERA this season, along with a 1.26 WHIP and a 2.31 K/BB ratio.</p>
<p>The Mariners pen owns a 4.10 ERA, a 1.24 WHIP, and a 2.90 K/BB ratio.</p>
<h2>MLB Betting Trends </h2>
<ul>
<li>The A's are 25-18 on the road this season.</li>
<li>The Mariners are 29-20 at home this season.</li>
<li>The A's are 32-29 against right-handed starters this season.</li>
<li>The Mariners are 20-14 against left-handed starters this season.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Totals Report</h2>
<p>Unders are 51-44 in A's games this season.</p>
<p>Overs are 49-44 in Mariners games this season.</p>
<p>Unders are 27-20 in games played at T-Mobile Park this season.</p>
A's vs. Mariners Prediction 7/22/21
Flexen's been great as of late, Manaea not as much, but Manaea tossed a beauty in beating Seattle in that June 2 match-up. So we're calling this pitching match-up a push. We're also calling the bullpen comparison a wash. We then move to the splits with the sticks, where we give Oakland a short edge. Looking a bit more big-picture, we expect the A's to stay in the AL playoff race and the Mariners to fade. So we're betting Oakland here for our free baseball betting pick for Thursday.
Free Pick:
Take Oakland -141
