The Houston Astros and the Seattle Mariners will meet at Safeco Field on Friday night. Both teams are hot as a pistol with the Mariners winning five straight games and the Astros have been winners in four straight. Seattle is looking to cut into the Astros’ 12.5 game lead in the division over them this weekend.
The Astros will trot Joe Musgrove out to the mound in this one. Right hander Musgrove has a 4-6 record and a 5.09 ERA this season. Musgrove has made two career starts against the Mariners. Both of them came this season. He had a no-decision April 6 at Houston. He allowed two runs on five hits in five innings of a 4-2 loss. Musgrove got the win April 11 at Seattle. He gave up three runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings of a 7-5 victory.
Felix Hernandez will pitch for Seattle. The Mariners right hander has a 4.73 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season. The “Kings Court” will be back in session for the first time since April 26th. King Felix went on the DL with Bursitis is his right shoulder. Hernandez, the Mariners’ career leader in wins (156), innings (2,442 1/3), strikeouts (2,286) and starts (364), has won both his appearances at home this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Mariners as -118-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game’s total opened at 8.5. The moneyline has dropped slowly today, as they Mariners are now -114-monyline favorites. The total has been hammered up to 9.5.
Last time out for Seattle, they were a 9-6 winner as they battled the Detroit Tigers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Mariners at -142 were rewarded, while the 15 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Astros were a 12-9 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Oakland Athletics. That made winners of bettors who got Houston at -102 on the moneyline, while the total score (21) was good news for OVER bettors.
Recent Form
Team
record
money
vs LHP
vs RHP
Fave
Dog
O/U
Diff
Houston
50-24
$1,243.00
10-9
40-15
48-20
2-4
37-32-5
1.62
Seattle
38-37
-$36.00
11-10
27-27
24-13
14-24
36-36-3
-0.02
Pitchers Last 3 Starts
Joe Musgrove (4-6) ERA: 5.09
event date
Opponent
Result
score
OU Result
ip
money
Jun 18, 2017
BOS
L
5-6
O
5.2
-$100.00
Jun 12, 2017
TEX
L
1-6
U
4.2
-$100.00
May 26, 2017
BAL
W
2-0
U
7
$74.00
Felix Hernandez (2-2) ERA: 4.73
event date
Opponent
Result
score
OU Result
ip
money
Apr 25, 2017
DET
L
9-19
O
2
-$100.00
Apr 19, 2017
MIA
W
10-5
O
6.1
$69.00
Apr 14, 2017
TEX
W
2-1
U
7.1
$74.00
Bullpen
Houston’s relievers have pitched 10 innings in the last 3 games.
Seattle’s relievers have pitched 8.2 innings in the last 3 games.
Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent
Houston Astros – Joe Musgrove
Date
score
Winner
ip
hits
Runs
Earned Runs
walks
strikeouts
Decision
Apr 11, 2017
7-5
HOU
5.1
7
3
3
1
2
Win
Apr 6, 2017
4-2
SEA
5
5
2
2
3
2
No Decision
Seattle Mariners – Felix Hernandez
Date
score
Winner
ip
hits
Runs
Earned Runs
walks
strikeouts
Decision
Apr 3, 2017
3-0
HOU
5
5
2
2
0
6
Loss
Sep 27, 2016
8-4
HOU
5.2
10
8
4
2
3
Loss
Sep 16, 2016
6-0
HOU
4.1
8
6
5
3
3
Loss
Jun 12, 2015
10-0
HOU
0.1
5
8
8
2
1
Loss
Sep 8, 2014
4-1
SEA
6
5
0
0
4
8
No Decision
Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
5.51
3
4.89
19
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense
6.71
1
4.16
8
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
4.87
9
3.89
3
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense
5.27
9
4.14
5
Head To Head Detail
Date
Away
away score
Home
home score
line
O/U
Away Pitcher
Home Pitcher
Away Hits
Home Hits
Away Walks
Home Walks
Away Strikeouts
Home Strikeouts
Apr 12, 2017
HOU
10
SEA
5
107
8.5
O
Mike Fiers (R)
Yovani Gallardo (R)
16
9
6
1
4
7
Apr 11, 2017
HOU
7
SEA
5
115
8.5
O
Joe Musgrove (R)
Ariel Miranda (L)
14
9
3
5
10
5
Apr 10, 2017
HOU
0
SEA
6
-130
7.5
U
Charlie Morton (R)
James Paxton (L)
6
11
3
3
10
7
Apr 6, 2017
SEA
4
HOU
2
-157
9
U
Ariel Miranda (L)
Joe Musgrove (R)
7
6
4
3
8
10
Apr 5, 2017
SEA
3
HOU
5
-112
7.5
O
James Paxton (L)
Charlie Morton (R)
6
13
8
3
14
9
Apr 4, 2017
SEA
1
HOU
2
-160
8.5
U
Hisashi Iwakuma (R)
Lance McCullers Jr. (R)
7
5
2
3
11
3
Apr 3, 2017
SEA
0
HOU
3
-151
8.5
U
Felix Hernandez (R)
Dallas Keuchel (L)
3
6
4
1
8
6
Sep 28, 2016
SEA
12
HOU
4
111
8.5
O
James Paxton (L)
Doug Fister (R)
15
11
7
1
10
10
Sep 27, 2016
SEA
4
HOU
8
-111
8
O
Felix Hernandez (R)
Mike Fiers (R)
11
11
1
2
7
6
Sep 26, 2016
SEA
4
HOU
3
-122
7.5
U
Hisashi Iwakuma (R)
Collin McHugh (R)
12
10
6
2
16
10
MLB Betting Trends
Houston Astros 50-24
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Mariners 38-37
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Houston
Seattle is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Houston
Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Houston
Dirty has been an employee or owner of some of the top online sports gambling forums since 1998. He worked at EOG.com from it's inception until 2008 when he left and opened GamblingIQ and then in 2012 opened Handicappers Hidaway. He has written hundreds af articles over the years and always has his "Dirty Dozen" College Football poll up starting the first week of October.
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