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Houston Astros vs. Seattle Mariners
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Houston Astros and the Seattle Mariners meet at T-Mobile Park.
Framber Valdez will be the starting pitcher for the Astros on this day. Left hander Valdez is 8-5 this season with a 3.94 ERA.
Starting this game for the Mariners will be George Kirby. The right hander has a 3.14 ERA to go along with a 7-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Mariners as -110-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total opened at 7.
In their last action, Seattle was a 3-0 loser on the road against the Astros. Bettors on Houston at -105 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
The Astros were a 3-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Mariners. That made winners of bettors who got Houston at -105 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Houston:
Team record: 51-46 SU
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games
Houston is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Seattle:
Team record: 52-47 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
Next up:
Houston at Seattle Sunday, July 21