The Seattle Mariners (57-52) and Los Angeles Angels (56-54) meet Thursday for game 2 of a 4-game series. First pitch from Angel Stadium is set for 9:38 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Mariners vs. Angels odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Angels lead 4-3
Seattle won 5-3 as a +152 road underdog in the series opener Thursday. The Angels held a 3-1 lead entering the 9th inning when Mariners OF Cade Marlowe hit a grand slam to secure the win. The M’s have won back-to-back games and are 7-3 in their last 10 overall, improving to 26-26 on the road on this year.
The Angels have extended their losing skid to 3 games with Thursday’s loss and are now 5-5 in their last 10 overall. Los Angeles is 29-24 at home this season.
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Mariners at Angels projected starters
RHP Luis Castillo vs. LHP Reid Detmers
Castillo (7-7, 2.88 ERA) makes his 23rd start. He has a 1.01 WHIP, 2.3 BB/9 and 10.2 K/9 through 131 1/3 IP.
- Last outing: Win, 6 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 7 K in 4-0 road win Sunday vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
- Career vs. Los Angeles: 2-1, 2.55 ERA (24 2/3 IP, 7 ER), 17 H, 5 BB, 38 K through 4 starts
Detmers (2-8, 4.35 ERA) makes his 20th start. He has a 1.29 WHIP, 3.5 BB/9 and 11.3 K/9 through 101 1/3 IP.
- Last outing: Loss, 4 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K in 6-1 road loss Saturday vs. Toronto Blue Jays
- Career vs. Seattle: 2-0, 2.79 ERA (19 1/3 IP, 6 ER), 17 H, 8 BB, 19 K across 4 starts
Mariners at Angels odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:48 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Mariners -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Angels +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Mariners -1.5 (+140) | Angels +1.5 (-165)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -120 | U: +100)
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Mariners at Angels picks and predictions
Prediction
Mariners 6, Angels 5
Moneyline
LEAN MARINERS (-120).
The Mariners are currently the hotter team and are 2-1 in their last 3 meetings with the Angels. Seattle is 7-2 in its last 9 games and while it has been mediocre on the road this season, the Angels have also been kind of mediocre at home.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
I believe the Angels +1.5 (-165) can keep this one close, but the line is not worth the juice. Focus on the moneyline and/or total instead.
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Over/Under
BET OVER 8 (-120).
The Over is 3-0-1 in Seattle’s last 4 overall, 3-2 in Castillo’s last 5 starts, and 3-0 in Castillo’s last 3 starts vs. Los Angeles.
The Over is 2-1 in Detmers’ last 3 starts vs. Seattle.
The Over is also 5-2-1 in the last 8 Seattle-Los Angeles meetings.
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