MLB Picks & Predictions: Mariners vs. Rays, Friday, August 19, 2011

Friday MLB Free Pick

(The Spread) – The Mariners will try to snap a two-game losing streak when they travel to Tampa Bay to take on the Rays at 7:10PM ET.

Odds: Oddsmakers have made the visiting Mariners –111 money line favorites over the host Rays, who are +105 on the ML. The over/under total for tonight’s game is currently sitting at 7.5 runs.

Pitching Matchup: The Mariners will send their ace to the hill tonight when Felix Hernandez opposes Wade Davis. “King Felix” is 11-10 on the year with a 3.38 ERA and has won three of his last four starts. Davis, meanwhile, enters the day with an 8-7 overall record and a 4.60 ERA. He hasn’t had a decision in two starts.

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Public Betting: Of the 4,700-plus wagers on tonight’s game, 58% of MLB public bettors currently favor the Rays +105.

MLB Free Pick: Take Seattle. According to latest MLB trends, the Mariners are 5-0 in Hernandez’s last five starts versus the Rays and 4-1 in his last five starts versus the American League East. They’re also 4-1 in his last five starts as a road favorite and 20-7 in his last 27 starts on Friday. On the other side, the Rays are just 1-4 in their lat five games following an off day and are coming off back-to-back road series against the Yankees and Red Sox. They’re due for a letdown.

FRIDAY MLB FREE PICK: SEATTLE MARINERS –111

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