If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners meet at Safeco Field.
Righthander Colby Lewis will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Lewis is 2-3 this season with a 5.70 ERA.
Lewis's opponent in this one will be Jason Vargas. The Mariners lefthander has a 5.45 ERA to go along with a 1-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total is sitting at 7.
In their last action, Texas was a 5-2 winner on the road against the Mariners. Bettors on Texas at +105 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Team records: Texas: 17-14 SU Seattle: 14-17 SU
Texas most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4 After playing Seattle are 6-4 After a win are 4-6
Seattle most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Chi White Sox are 3-7 After playing Texas are 2-8 After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider: Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Seattle Seattle is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Texas Seattle is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games at home Seattle is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Next up: Texas home to NY Yankees, Friday, May 6 Seattle home to Chi White Sox, Friday, May 6
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