Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Betting Pick & Prediction 6/5/24
At 9:40 PM ET, the Mariners and Athletics face off in an AL West matchup. This one is taking place at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, and the Mariners are favored on the money line (-159). The Athletics are +135 at the moment.
Wednesday’s forecast in Oakland calls for temperatures in the upper 70s and partly cloudy skies. RSNW will be televising this game, and Logan Gilbert will be starting for the Mariners. Joey Estes goes for the Athletics, who are 24-38 and they are 4th in the AL West. Seattle is 35-27 and they have won four straight.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS VS SEATTLE MARINERS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Oakland Athletics Moneyline +135
This game will be played at Oakland Coliseum at 9:40 ET on Wednesday, June 5th.
HOW TO BET THE MARINERS VS ATHLETICS:
- We have the Athletics winning by a score of 5 to 4
- If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Athletics to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over
Seattle picked up a 4-3 win over the Athletics in the most recent game of this series. The Mariners had a three-run 3rd inning and scored the game’s go-ahead run in the 9th. As for the A’s, they scored their final run in the 6th. Heading into the game, the Mariners were favored at -162 on the money line.
George Kirby started for the Mariners, going five innings and giving up two earned runs. He finished the game with nine strikeouts but didn’t factor into the decision. Tayler Saucedo got the win out of the bullpen, and Mitch Spence took the loss for Oakland.
JJ Bleday went 2/4 with a home run for the A’s, while Josh Rojas did the same for the Mariners. Rojas also scored three times and drove in a run.
Mariners Records & Stats
Seattle is 35-27 overall and leads the AL West by 5.5 games over the Rangers. The Mariners have won four straight games, and they are 13-4 against other teams in the AL West. Seattle took the first game of this series vs. the Athletics and has an overall series record of 10-7-2 this year.
At home, the Mariners have gone 21-11 this year, and they have gone 14-16 on the road. As the road favorite, the Mariners are 6-5 this year, and they have won two straight road games as the favorite. Seattle’s overall record has been helped by their strong play of late, as they are 8-2 over their last 10 games.
Seattle is a team that has been right around even in run differential this season, with an average margin of victory of 0.1 runs per game. The Mariners have been a solid bet on the run line overall, with a 31-31 record, but they have been better at home, where they are 18-14. As the underdog, they have been even better, going 15-12 on the run line.
Seattle is on the road against Oakland, and the over/under line for the game is set at 7.5 runs. The Mariners’ games have averaged 7.4 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 23-36. When their over/under line has been set at 7.5 runs, their record is 6-12. Overall, 45.2% of their games have had over/under lines set higher than 7.5 runs, and 25.8% have had lines set lower. The under has hit in their last two games.
Right-hander Logan Gilbert gets the start for the Mariners today as he faces the Athletics on the road. He has made 12 starts this year and has a record of 3-3 with a 3.29 ERA. Gilbert’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.00. In his last outing, he took the loss, giving up four earned runs in six innings of work. Looking back over his last three starts, Gilbert has finished with a no-decision in each outing. Gilbert has allowed at least one homer in each of his last three starts.
Julio Rodríguez has been swinging a hot bat of late, going 13/35 in his last nine games, including one home run and eight RBIs. For the season, he is batting .269 with four home runs. Ty France and Cal Raleigh are the Mariners’ top power threats, with France’s seven homers ranking 13th in the league, and Raleigh’s 11 leading the team and sitting 9th in the MLB.
As a team, the Mariners are 27th in scoring at 3.8 runs per game. They are also the league’s worst team in terms of striking out, averaging nine Ks per game. Overall, they are batting just .223 and have an on-base percentage of only .298.
Athletics Records & Stats
With an overall record of 24-38, the Athletics are 4th in the AL West, 11 games behind the Mariners for the division lead. So far, they have really struggled against other AL West teams, going 5-13 in the division. Oakland has dropped two straight games, and they are 3-7 over their last 10 games.
At home, the Athletics are 13-17 this year compared to an 11-21 mark on the road. As the underdog, Oakland is just 18-36 this year with a 6-2 record as the favorite. The Athletics have dropped three straight series and have an overall series record of 7-11-1 this year.
When it comes to the run line, the A’s have been a solid bet this season, going 30-32 overall. They have been slightly better on the road, where they are 16-16, compared to 14-16 at home. Oakland has been an underdog in most of its games this season, going 28-26 against the run line in those contests. The A’s have been outscored by an average of 1.0 runs per game this season, with a scoring margin of -1.5 on the road and -0.6 at home.
When the Oakland Athletics play at home, the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs for their games. The combined run average for their games this season is 8.6 runs per game. Overall, the over/under record for the Athletics this season is 28-32, and they have gone 9-10 when the line is set at 7.5 runs. The over has hit in 64.5% of their games this season, and they are currently on a two-game under streak.
Joey Estes is getting the start for the A’s at home against the Mariners. This will be his 4th start of the season, and he has a win and 2 no-decisions so far. Estes has 5 strikeouts in each of his first two starts, and he’s coming off a 5-inning outing where he gave up 1 earned run on 2 hits.
The Athletics are 5th in home runs this season and have a few guys who have hit for a good average and have strong power numbers. Brent Rooker and Shea Langeliers are both tied for the team lead with 12 homers, with Rooker’s 39 RBIs being the best mark on the team and 10th in the league. Rooker has gone 5/19 in his last five games, with a homer and five RBIs. Miguel Andujar has also been swinging a hot bat of late, going 8/23 in his last five games.
As a team, the Athletics are batting just .224, which is 20th in the league, and are averaging only 3.8 runs per game. They have been even worse on the road, averaging just 3.2 runs per contest. Overall, they are one of the league’s worst teams in terms of on-base percentage and slugging percentage.