Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Betting Pick & Prediction 5/10/24

From T-Mobile Park in Seattle, we have an American League matchup between the Athletics and Mariners. First pitch on Friday is set for 9:40 PM ET. Oakland comes in with a record of 18-21, while the Mariners are currently 20-18.

Friday night’s starting pitching matchup features Paul Blackburn for the Athletics and Bryan Woo for the Mariners. Looking at the odds, the over/under line is at 7.5 runs, and the Mariners are the favorite at -148 on the money line.

SEATTLE MARINERS VS OAKLAND ATHLETICS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Seattle Mariners Moneyline -148

This game will be played at T-Mobile Park at 9:40 ET on Friday, May 10th.

HOW TO BET THE ATHLETICS VS MARINERS:

• We have the Mariners winning by a score of 6 to 5
• However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the Athletics to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over

Athletics Records & Stats

The Athletics will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Rangers with a 12-11 loss. Oakland was the +118 underdog at home going into this matchup. Things looked good for the Athletics early on, as they got on the board with two runs in the 1st inning and added another two runs in the 2nd.

Oakland started Osvaldo Bido, and he took the loss, going only 2 2/3 innings, and giving up four earned runs on three homers. The Athletics’s offense scored 11 runs on 14 hits but only had two home runs. Shea Langeliers went 2/5 with a homer and three RBIs.

The Athletics will be on the road to take on the Mariners with an 18-21 record, which has them 3rd in the AL West. So far, they are 4.0 games behind the Rangers for the division lead. This season, they are 3-4 in division games and have an overall series record of 6-5-1.

At home, the Athletics are 10-13 this year, and they are at an even 8-8 on the road. Oakland closed out their series vs. the Rangers with a loss and went on to lose the first game of their series vs. the Angels. The Athletics are 14-20 as the underdog this year but have gone 4-1 when favored.

When the Athletics win, they win big, with an average run margin of 3.2 runs per game. But when they lose, they lose big, with an average run margin of -4.1 runs per game. As a result, their overall run line record is 22-17, with a run line record of 20-14 as the underdog. Their run line record on the road is 10-6, and they have covered the run line in two straight games as the underdog.

The Oakland Athletics have had a high percentage of games with over/under lines set at 7.5 runs this season, with 59.0% of their games having that line. Their over/under record when the line is set at 7.5 runs is 4-9. Their over streak is at 3 games, with their last game against the Rangers going over the total of 8 runs.

Paul Blackburn gets the start for the Athletics today as he faces off against the Mariners on the road. So far this season, he has made seven starts and has a record of 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA. Blackburn has pitched well at home, coming in with a 1.51 ERA compared to 6.5 on the road. In his last outing, he picked up the win, going seven innings and giving up just one earned run. Looking back further, he has given up at least one homer in three straight outings. Opponents are batting .208 off Blackburn this season.

Heading into today’s game, the Athletics are 22nd in the league in runs scored, averaging 3.9 runs per game. However, they have been better at home, putting up 4.5 runs per contest. As a team, they are batting just .221, which is 20th in the league, and have the 11th best slugging percentage in the league. Oakland’s offense has been good at hitting home runs this season, as they are 3rd in the league in homers.

Over the team’s last seven games, Abraham Toro and Brent Rooker have been swinging the bat well, with Toro going 12/32 (.375) and Rooker going 12/26 (.462) with four homers. Rooker’s 24 RBIs are 11th best in the league, and he also leads the team with nine homers. Shea Langeliers and Tyler Nevin are also tied for 1st on the team with nine homers.

Mariners Records & Stats

The Mariners will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Twins with an 11-1 loss. Seattle was actually the slight favorite on the money line going into the game but fell behind big early, as the Twins scored five times in the first.

Offensively, the Mariners only had one fewer hit than the Twins but scored just one run. Their lone run came in the 2nd inning. Luke Raley was the only Mariners hitter to have more than one hit, going 2/4 with a run scored.

Seattle is 20-18 overall this season, and they are 2nd in the AL West, 1.5 games behind the Rangers. The Mariners lost the final two games of their series vs. the Twins and went 1-3 in the series. So far, they have gone 4-2 in divisional games.

At home, the Mariners are 11-8 this season compared to a record of 9-10 on the road. As the favorite, Seattle has gone 11-9 this season and 9-9 as the underdog. Their overall series record is 6-5-1 this season.

Seattle has been a .500 team against the run line this season, going 18-20, but they have been a better bet on the road, where they are 9-10. They have been a slight underdog in most games, and they have gone 10-8 against the run line in those games. Their average run differential for the season is just +0.1 runs per game, but they have been outscored by an average of 3.4 runs per game in their losses.

Seattle’s over/under record is 11-25 on the season, and they are on a three-game over streak. The Mariners’ average combined run total for the season is 7.3, and their games have averaged an over/under line of 8 runs. When the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs, their record is 4-8. So far this season, 47.4% of their games have had over/under lines set higher than 7.5 runs.

Bryan Woo is coming off a season in which he made 18 starts and finished with a record of 4-5. His ERA for the season was 4.21, and he had a WHIP of 1.21. Woo finished the season with four quality starts and allowed a total of 13 home runs. In terms of strikeouts, Woo averaged 9.55 per nine innings and finished the season with a strikeouts-to-walk ratio of 3.0. Last season, Woo faced the Athletics twice and finished with a record of 2-0 and an ERA of 0.0.

Cal Raleigh and Mitch Haniger have been the Mariners’ top power threats this season, with Raleigh leading the team with nine homers and Haniger not far behind with five. However, Raleigh is hitting just .209 this season, and Haniger is batting only .213. Julio Rodriguez has been one of the team’s most consistent hitters, batting .262 for the season and going deep one time.

Over his last seven games, Cal Raleigh has gone deep three times but is hitting just .174. Jorge Polanco and Mitch Haniger have also struggled of late, batting .188 and .190, respectively. Josh Rojas has been hot of late, going 11/25 in his last six games, but he has just one home run this season.