The Seattle Mariners (12-19) and San Diego Padres (18-13) hook up for the middle contest of a three-game interleague set at Petco Park with a 9:10 p.m. ET first pitch. We analyze the Mariners-Padres MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Mariners at Padres: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Taijuan Walker vs. RHP Dinelson Lamet
Walker has posted a 2-2 record, 4.00 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with 25 strikeouts across 27 innings over five starts, serving up five homers and issuing eight walks.
- Walker is trending in the right direction, posting quality starts in consecutive outings for the first time this season.
- Walker tied a season best with seven innings against the Dodgers in a win Aug. 19, allowing three earned runs – all on solo homers – with four hits, a walk and eight strikeouts.
Lamet rolls in with a 2-1 record, 1.89 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 45 strikeouts across 33 1/3 innings in his six outings.
- Lamet is tied for fifth in the league in strikeouts, and he has struck out at least eight batters in each of his past three contests.
- Lamet has faced the M’s only once in his career. He allowed just two hits and four walks with 12 strikeouts across seven scoreless innings in a win Aug. 6, 2019 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle
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Mariners at Padres: Key injuries
(Get the latest injury news here.)
Mariners
- OF Mitch Haniger (groin) out
- C Tom Murphy (foot) out
- OF Julio Rodriguez (wrist) out
Padres
- OF Tommy Pham (hand) out
- RP Drew Pomeranz (shoulder) out
- RP Kirby Yates (elbow) out
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Mariners at Padres: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Padres 5, Mariners 2
Moneyline (ML)
The Padres (-223) have been slamming opponents left and right. Literally. However, the Mariners (+195) tuned them up in the opener, 8-3, providing a cautionary tale of why you never bet a favorite with a line over -170 or so. Despite the fact the M’s have won four in a row, and seven of the past nine against the Padres, you cannot trust them, either. AVOID.
New to sports betting? A $10 bet on San Diego will return a profit of just $4.48 if they win, while a $10 wager on Seattle will fetch a profit of $19.50.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The better bet if you like the PADRES (-1.5, -106) is smashing the run line, as they’re essentially even money. San Diego lost Tuesday, snapping a seven-game win streak. However, in their past seven victories they have won six games by at least two runs.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 8 (-110) is worth playing lightly. While Seattle is averaging 7.3 runs per game during their four-game winning streak, and San Diego ranks fifth in the majors with 5.35 runs per game, we have two solid pitchers on the bump. It won’t be a low-scoring affair, but we also won’t see a lot of fireworks, either.
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