The Texas Rangers (21-13) play the 2nd contest of a 3-game series with the Seattle Mariners (17-18) Tuesday at T-Mobile Park. First pitch is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Rangers vs. Mariners odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Rangers lead 1-0. Mariners won the season series 14-5 in 2022.
Texas posted a 2-1 victory Monday, overcoming a 1-0 deficit after the 1st inning by picking up 2 runs in the top of the 7th inning. The Under (7.5) easily cashed, a rarity after seeing the Over go 5-1 in the past 6 contests in the series.
The Mariners are still 6-2 across the past 8 games, and 5-2 in the past 7 inside the AL West. Seattle enters this game 32-14 across the past 46 tries in Game 2 of a series.
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Rangers at Mariners projected starters
LHP Andrew Heaney vs. RHP George Kirby
Heaney (2-2, 5.52 ERA) makes his 7th start. He has a 1.30 WHIP, 4.3 BB/9 and 9.5 K/9 in 29 1/3 innings.
- Last start: No-decision, 4 2/3 IP, 6 ER, 4 H (3 HR), 4 BB, 5 K in 12-7 home loss vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday
- Allowed just 2 H and 3 BB with 4 K across 5 scoreless IP in a no-decision on April 16 against the Houston Astros in his only road start of the season
Kirby (3-2, 3.11 ERA) makes his 7th start. He has a 0.98 WHIP, 0.7 BB/9, 6.2 K/9 in 37 2/3 IP innings.
- Last start: Win, 7 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 2 K in 5-3 road win vs. Oakland Athletics Thursday
- Home splits this season: 2-1, 4.32 ERA (16 2/3 IP, 8 ER), .273 opponents batting average (OBA) in 3 starts
Rangers at Mariners odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:35 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Rangers +145 (bet $100 to win $145) | Mariners -175 (bet $175 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Rangers +1.5 (-145) | Mariners -1.5 (+120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Rangers at Mariners picks and predictions
Prediction
Mariners 6, Rangers 3
Moneyline
The MARINERS (-175) are quite expensive on the moneyline, so go lightly. However, this falls right under my personal limit of -180 for a singular bet.
The M’s are 40-18 in the past 58 meetings at T-Mobile Park and have won 36 of their last 51 games overall against Texas.
The Mariners are also 10-2 in the past 12 home games against a left-handed starting pitcher while going 5-2 in the past 7 against division foes.
Run line/Against the spread
The MARINERS -1.5 (+120) failed to win or cover in Monday’s series opener, but they’re still 6-2 across the past 8 games and have covered the run line in 5 of those outings. If you like the M’s to win, you should like them to cover the run line, too.
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Over/Under
The OVER 7.5 (-115) is a decent play, as these teams should see a little more offense than the series opener.
The Over is 6-3 in the past 9 games inside the division for the Rangers despite the Under on Monday, and it’s 35-16-3 in the past 54 tries in Game 2 of a series, too. In addition, the total has gone Over at an 11-6-1 clip across the past 18 vs. RHP for the Rangers.
The Over is 7-1 in the past 8 in Game 2 of a series for the Mariners, too, while going 4-2 in the past 6 games overall at home.
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