Sunday, August 7, 2011

AL West Preview: Seattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels

The Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Angel Stadium.

The Mariners will give the ball to starter Felix Hernandez in this one. Righthander Hernandez is 10-9 this season with a 3.36 ERA.

The Angels will counter Hernandez with Ervin Santana. Righthander Santana has a 3.32 ERA to go along with a 7-8 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total is sitting at 6½.

In their last action, Seattle was a 5-1 winner on the road against the Angels. Bettors on Seattle at +139 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Team records: Seattle: 49-63 SU Los Angeles: 62-52 SU

Seattle most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing Texas are 1-9 After playing LA Angels are 5-5 After a win are 4-6

Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing Seattle are 6-4 After a loss are 8-2

A few trends to consider: Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing LA Angels The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels Seattle is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games LA Angels are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle

Next up: Seattle at Texas, Monday, August 8 LA Angels at NY Yankees, Tuesday, August 9

AL West Preview: Seattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels

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