Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners: Best Odds and Preview for September 22, 2021

Two of MLB’s top power hitters go head-to-head when the Oakland Athletics (82-69) and the Seattle Mariners (82-69) meet at 9:40 PM ET on Wednesday at RingCentral Coliseum. Matt Olson has 37 homers (sixth in the league) for the favored Athletics (-139), and Mitch Haniger ranks ninth in MLB play with 34 round-trippers this season for the Mariners (+120).

Cole Irvin gets the starting nod for Oakland, and Chris Flexen is Seattle’s choice to start.

Best Odds for Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners

Welcome to the BestOdds betting breakdown where we use data from our industry leading partner, Sportradar, to identify performance trends in order to analyze teams’ chances to win the upcoming game.

Today, we are looking at the MLB matchup between the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners in which the Athletics are currently the clear pick among bettors at regulated sportsbooks to claim victory.

Athletics vs Mariners Moneyline Action

Athletics Insights

Betting Trends

• The Athletics have been victorous in 61, or 59.8%, of the 102 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Contests with Oakland have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 68 of 150 chances this season.
• The Athletics rank 12th in the league with 689 total runs scored this season.
• Oakland has been favored in 10 of its past 10 games and won five of those matchups.
• In their last 10 games with an over/under, the Athletics and their opponents have combined to clear the total three times.

Probable Starting Pitcher Stats

• Irvin gets the start for the Athletics, his 30th of the season. He is 10-13 with a 3.94 ERA and 112 strikeouts in 164 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his last appearance on Saturday, the lefty went six innings against the Angels, giving up one earned run while surrendering seven hits.
• Irvin’s team has a 14-15 record in his 29 starts.
• Irvin has had 29 starts that sportsbooks set a total for this season, and 10 of those outings finished over the total.

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Mariners Insights

Betting Trends

• The Mariners have been the underdog on the moneyline 110 total times this season. They’ve finished 60-50 in those games.
• In the 151 games bookmakers have set an over/under for Seattle, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 75 times (75-69-7).
• The Mariners are the 23rd-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.3 runs per game (639 total).
• Seattle has a 3-3 record over the six games it was the underdog on the moneyline in its last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 matchups, the Mariners and their opponents combined to go over the run total five times.

Probable Starting Pitcher Stats

• Flexen makes the start for the Mariners, his 29th of the season. He is 12-6 with a 3.66 ERA and 110 strikeouts over 162 1/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander’s most recent time out came on Saturday against the Royals, when he threw 5 2/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing six hits.
• Flexen’s team has won 19 of his 28 starts.
• Flexen’s starts hit the over on the run total 15 times in 28 games with a set total this season.

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Pick for Athletics vs. Mariners

Bet split data from regulated betting sites combined with our in-depth statistical analysis favors the Athletics to win over the Mariners.

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