Leading off the Series – Seattle Mariners vs. Minnesota Twins

The Seattle Mariners face off against the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in the first of a three game series. For Seattle, things have slowed down some. Going 3 and 7 in your last 10 with four straight losses will do that to you. They send pitcher Chris Jakubauskus to the mound. Jakubauskus has a terrible ERA of 5.76 and a record of 1 and 3 but his WHIP of 1.28 is okay.

The Twins counter Jakubauskus with pitcher Scott Baker. Baker has been horrid this season with an 0 and 4 record, a 9.15 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP.

Here is the BetOnline online sportsbook betting line for this game.

Seattle Mariners

Chris Jakubasukus – R +1 ½ -155 +140 O 9 -115

Minnesota Twins

Scott Baker – R -1 ½ +135 -160 U 9 -105

Here are a few online wagering trends for this game.

The Seattle Mariners are 1 and 4 in their last 5 games on the road as underdogs.

The Seattle Mariners are 3 and 11 in their last 14 games on the road versus a team with a losing record.

The Minnesota Twins are 0 and 4 in Scott Baker’s last 4 starts.

The Minnesota Twins are 1 and 5 in their last 6 games overall.

The trends point to both teams losing this game but since that isn’t possible MLB betting fans will have to take a stand on one of these teams.

I very well can’t bet the Twins at -160 in this game. Scott Baker just hasn’t been pitching well. Then again, a wager on Chris Jakubauskus doesn’t make a whole lot of sense either. Jakubauskus has been awful this season and the Mariners have been awful in their last four games. Seattle is batting .222 as a team.

What’s the bet in this game when things look bad on the run line for both starting pitchers and to win straight-up?

The BetOnline Total. The total of 9 runs just looks to high to me. Minnesota doesn’t usually light up the scoreboard and the Mariners rarely score runs.

I’ll be wagering that the game goes under the total of 9 at -105 in the sportsbook.