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Seattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels meet at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
The Mariners will trot Luis Castillo out to the mound in this one. Right hander Castillo has a 4-3 record and a 2.55 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Shohei Ohtani who starts for the Angels. Right hander Ohtani is 5-2 with a 3.30 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Mariners as -111-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game's total opened at 7.
The Angels were a 3-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Cubs. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -126 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Seattle, they were a 10-3 loser as they battled the Padres on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Padres at -110 were rewarded, while the 13 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Seattle:
Team record: 30-31 SU
Seattle is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 9 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 34-30 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
LA Angels is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
LA Angels is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
Seattle at Los Angeles Saturday, June 10