The Seattle Mariners (7-16) visit the Los Angeles Dodgers (16-7) on Monday for a two-game interleague series at Dodger Stadium with a 9:40 p.m. ET first pitch. We analyze the Mariners-Dodgers MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Mariners at Dodgers: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Justin Dunn vs. RHP Ross Stripling
Dunn makes his fourth start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 4.85 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and eight strikeouts across 13 innings over three starts so far.
- The Mariners are 2-1 in Dunn’s three appearances, all against divisional foes, and they have averaged 8.33 runs per game in the three games he has started.
- Dunn’s best outing of the season came last time out, posting his first quality start with two earned runs over six innings in a win at Texas on Aug. 10.
Stripling has turned in a 3-1 record, 3.97 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with 20 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings across his four outings.
- Stripling was tattooed for six earned runs and two walks in 4 2/3 innings in a loss at home against the San Diego Padres Aug. 11, his most recent outing.
- Stripling hasn’t had a quality start since his first appearance of the season on July 24 against the San Francisco Giants.
Mariners at Dodgers: Key injuries
(Get the latest injury news here.)
Mariners
- OF Mitch Haniger (groin) out
- RP Yoshihisa Hirano (illness) out
- C Tom Murphy (foot) out
- OF Julio Rodriguez (wrist) out
Dodgers
- RP Joe Kelly (shoulder) out
- 3B Edwin Rios (hamstring) questionable
- C Will Smith (neck) out
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Mariners at Dodgers: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated Monday at 8:25 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Dodgers 7, Mariners 2
Moneyline (ML)
The Dodgers (-278) are just too expensive on the moneyline, as you cannot have long-term success betting heavy favorites. For instance, let’s say you hit this winner 70 percent of the time. Hitting at a 70 percent clip in betting is outstanding, except you would be in the hole -$482.1 betting $100 over a 100-game span. Needless to say, AVOID.
New to sports betting? A $10 bet on Los Angeles will net a $3.60 profit if it wins, while a winning $10 wager on Seattle (+240) will return a profit of $24.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The default run line is listed as Dodgers (-2, -115), but there is no sense in potentially playing a winner into a push, and very rarely do bettors use a flat two line. Use the alternate line of DODGERS (-1.5, -139) and enjoy the win, paying just a little more juice. L.A. is on a five-game winning streak, with four of those victories coming by three or more runs. If anything, take a chance on the Dodgers (-2.5, +100) to win by at least three and take plus-money.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 10 (-110) is worth a very small-unit play in this one. The Dodgers have hit the over in four in a row, but the Mariners offense cannot be trusted to help out. They have averaged just 1.8 runs per contest during their six-game losing skid.
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