Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners Odds, Picks and Predictions

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22 May 2023

Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners Odds, Picks and Predictions

The month of May is not yet over and theOakland Athletics record is on a historic pace. They are 10-38 with a run differential of -168 and are already 20 games back in the American League West MLB standings.

That should give the Seattle Mariners (22-24) confidence as they look to cut into their seven-game deficit with a softer MLB schedule this week. Seattle has a +18 run differential, which is third in its division, but they are behind three MLB teams who are all above .500.

Here is a breakdown of each team, Athletics vs Mariners odds, starting pitchers, and MLB picks.

Moneyline: Athletics vs Mariners odds show the Mariners are favored at -310 on the moneyline. The Athletics are +250 on the moneyline.

Run Line: Mariners are -1.5 (-150) on the run line. Athletics are +1.5 (+130) on the run line.

Over/Under Total: The over/under for the games is 8 runs with -105 odds on the over and -115 odds on the under.

MLB odds show the Athletics’ implied run total is 2.5 runs, with -120 odds on the over and -110 odds on the under. The Mariners’ implied run total is 5 runs with -105 odds on the over and -125 odds on the under.

Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners

Location of the game: T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA.

Date & Time: Monday, May 22. 9:40 p.m. ET

It will be interesting to see how one of the least appealing MLB games fares in front of a national audience, granted in a late time slot. The Mariners swept the Athletics May 2-4, though one game was decided by a run and another was decided by two, with the middle game a five-run margin.

The Seattle Mariners players are probably hoping for an offensive outburst. They are 20th in scoring 4.41 runs per game, 29th with a batting average of .226 and an OPS of .680. They also have the worst strikeout rate at 9.79 times per game. The pitching staff has been great, ranking fifth with allowing 4.01 runs per game, seventh with a batting average against of .237, and first with an opposing OPS of .645.

Oakland is last as a pitching staff in allowing 7.32 runs per game, a .283 batting average against, and an opposing OPS of .876. Their offense is a little better. They rank 27th with 3.74 runs per game, a .227 batting average, and a .680 OPS. However, they are also 27th with 9.62 strikeouts per game.

Muller has allowed four earned runs or more in five of his last six starts and is contributing to the league’s worst starting rotation with a 7.71 ERA and has allowed seven home runs in 42.0 innings, MLB stats show.

Castillo is slumping having allowed all but two of his 21 runs allowed for his season over his last five starts. He has a 3.31 ERA and is 2-2 with 58 strikeouts in 51.2 innings pitched for the season.

In the first three games this season, the under is 2-1. That continues the trend, which is a 5-1 record in the last six meetings in Seattle between the two teams. However, early returns on Athletics vs Mariners odds show 56% of bettors are on the over. We tend to agree for some natural regression to the mean and the Mariners’ offense has to break out at some point.

Of course, the Mariners have a good start to the season series, but they have dominated dating back to September. Seattle is 6-1 in the last seven, and 26-8 in the last 34 meetings overall. That includes 4-1 in the last five at home.