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Minnesota Twins vs. Seattle Mariners Free Preview 05/26/18

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

The Seattle Mariners are playing host to the Minnesota Twins at Safeco Field. The opening pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET and Fox Sports North is in line to showcase this AL showdown.

Minnesota Twins vs. Seattle Mariners Odds

Seattle (-140) is hosting this game as the favorite against Minnesota (+130) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this night game at 8 runs (-110 for the over and -110 for the under). Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the runline odds coming in at Twins +1.5 runs (-170) and Mariners -1.5 runs (+150).

The Mariners are 30-20 SU and 28-21 ATS. The team’s gained 8.3 units for moneyline bettors and 5.5 units against the spread (ATS). The Twins, on the other hand, have gone 21-25 SU this year and are 26-19 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 3.9 units for moneyline bettors, but have gained 5.0 units ATS.

Mariners games have a 27-22 over/under record so far in 2018. The Twins have an over/under record of 22-22-1.

The right-handed Jake Odorizzi will get the nod for the visiting Twins. Odorizzi is 3-2 with a 3.17 ERA and 55 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with seven strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against Seattle this year (two starts).

The Mariners are putting the ball in the hands of lefty Wade LeBlanc (0-0, 2.65 ERA), who’s got 27 strikeouts and five walks, as well as a WHIP of 1.12. LeBlanc is 0-0 with four strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against Minnesota this year.

As a unit, Seattle’s pitchers have given up 4.2 runs per game overall this season. Its starters have a 4.31 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.64 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 10.2 K/9.

Seattle’s hitters are putting up 4.4 runs per contest, including 3.6 per game over its last 10 games and 2.4 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .204/.279/.259 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.

The Mariners’ batters have been led by Jean Segura, who is hitting .316/.333/.445 with three home runs, 33 RBIs, 35 runs and 12 steals.

In the visiting dugout, Minnesota’s pitchers have allowed 4.5 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.05 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 9.00 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.56, along with a WHIP of 1.29.

The Twins offense has slashed .239/.314/.396 on its way to 4.1 runs scored per game in 2018, including 3.1 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.0 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).

Eddie Rosario has led Minnesota’s hitters so far and is slashing .289/.312/.522 with nine home runs, 28 RBIs and 29 runs scored. He seemed to take a step back when hitting lefty pitching on the road in 2017. Across 91 such plate appearances, he maintained a slash line of .267/.286/.372 (his total season line was .290/.328/.507).

The Mariners are coming off a 2-1 victory in the prior game of this series.

Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners MLB Prediction

Predictions: SU Winner – Mariners, ATS Winner – Twins, O/U – OVER

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Notes

Betting Notes

The under has hit in five of Seattle’s last seven games.

The Twins have hit five home runs in their last 10 games. The Mariners have hit six over their last 10.

Minnesota has posted 16.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 15.0 over its last five.

The Mariners have won six of their last seven games SU.

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