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The Seattle Mariners (70-70) and Oakland A’s (61-79) wrap up a 4-game set Thursday. First pitch from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is set for 3:37 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Mariners vs. A’s odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Mariners lead 5-4
The Mariners dropped the 1st 2 games of this series, both walk-off wins for the A’s. Seattle put it together Wednesday night, taking out a lot of frustration on Oakland with a 16-3 victory to punish LHP JP Sears and the bullpen.
Seattle RHP George Kirby turned in a quality start with 2 ER and 6 H allowed with 9 K across 6 IP in a victory, while DH Mitch Garver and 3B Luis Urias each drove in 4 runs. Urias and OF Victor Robles each collected 3 hits, too.
The Mariners snapped a 4-game skid, all losses by a single run. Despite just a .500 record, Seattle is squarely in the chase for a postseason spot, but it needs a lot of help with 22 games remaining.
The A’s host Seattle for the final time at the Coliseum before it pulls up stakes and heads to Sacramento next season, prior to its move to Las Vegas.
Mariners at A’s projected starters
RHP Bryan Woo vs. RHP Joey Estes
Woo (6-2, 2.30 ERA) makes his 18th start. He has a 0.81 WHIP, 0.9 BB/9 and 6.8 K/9 in 94 IP.
- Last start: No-decision, 6 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 5 H (3 HR), 0 BB, 3 K in 5-4 road loss vs. Los Angeles Angels Saturday
- 2024 road splits: 2-2, 2.94 ERA (52 IP, 17 ER), 0.92 WHIP, .212 opponents’ batting average (OBA), 6 BB, 36 K in 10 starts
- Post All-Star break: 3-1, 2.16 ERA (50 IP, 12 ER), 6 HR, 0.74 WHIP, .180 OBA, 4 BB, 42 K in 8 starts
- Career vs. A’s: 3-0, 0.00 ERA (21 1/3 IP, 0 ER), 0.70 WHIP, 8.4 K/9 in 4 starts
Estes (6-6, 4.29 ERA) makes his 20th start and 21st appearance. He has a 1.11 WHIP, 1.9 BB/9 and 7.0 K/9 in 107 IP.
- Last start: No-decision, 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 H (1 HR), 0 BB, 7 K in 3-2 road loss vs. Texas Rangers Saturday
- 2024 home splits: 4-1, 2.31 ERA (58 1/3 IP, 15 ER), 0.81 WHIP, .188 OBA, 8 BB, 40 K in 9 starts (1 CG)
- Post All-Star break: 2-2, 2.86 ERA (44 IP, 14 ER), 1.00 WHIP, .219 OBA, 8 BB, 34 K in 8 appearances (7 starts)
- Career vs. Mariners: 2-1, 3.38 ERA (16 IP, 6 ER), 4 HR, 0.63 WHIP, 6.8 K/9 in 3 starts
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Mariners at A’s odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 4 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Mariners -148 (bet $148 to win $100) | A’s +126 (bet $100 to win $126)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Mariners -1.5 (+116) | A’s +1.5 (-140)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -106 | U: -114)
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Mariners at A’s picks and predictions
Prediction
Mariners 3, Athletics 2
Moneyline
The MARINERS (-148) are a good bet behind Woo, who has never surrendered a run in 3 career starts against the A’s (+126).
Estes has also handled himself well against Seattle, and he has pitched well since the All-Star break, too. Look for this one to be a nail-biter, with the M’s coming out on top in a close one.
Run line/Against the spread
If you can’t bring yourself to back the A’S +1.5 (-140) straight up, they’re not a bad bet catching the run and a half. The Mariners -1.5 (+116) took out a ton of frustration on Oakland in Wednesday’s rout, but prior to that they had 4 consecutive 1-run losses.
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Over/Under
UNDER 7.5 (-114) might be the best play on the board in what could be a surprising pitchers’ duel between Woo and Estes under the Golden State sunshine.
Again, Woo has never allowed a run in 21 1/3 IP across 4 career starts against the A’s, and Estes has a sub-3.00 ERA since the All-Star break. These might not be your first choices when thinking about effective AL pitchers, but both have been keeping scores surprisingly low lately.
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