Mariners vs. Athletics Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/21/2022

The Seattle Mariners (29-39) will try to put a stop to their current three-game losing streak when they visit the Oakland Athletics (23-45) at 9:40 PM ET Tuesday. Sportsbooks consider the Mariners to be -147 favorites to end their skid, while the Athletics are +127 underdogs looking for the upset. Seattle’s Marco Gonzales gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s James Kaprielian.

Mariners vs. Athletics Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Mariners vs. Athletics

Our computer pick: Oakland Athletics (+127) and Over (7.5)

Mariners vs. Athletics Game Info

• Seattle Mariners probable starting pitcher: Marco Gonzales
• Oakland Athletics probable starting pitcher: James Kaprielian
• Game Day: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Oakland, California
• Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Pitching Matchup

Mariners Starter Marco Gonzales

• Gonzales (3-7 with a 3.41 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 68 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Mariners, his 14th of the season.
• The lefty last appeared on Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins, when he threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up three hits.
• In 13 games this season, the 30-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.41, with 5.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .244 against him.
• Gonzales enters the matchup with seven quality starts under his belt this season.
• Gonzales is trying to collect his 10th start of five or more innings this year in this matchup.
• He meets an Athletics offense that ranks 29th in the league with 217 runs while batting .209 as a squad. It has a collective .330 slugging percentage (29th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 48 home runs (27th in MLB).
• Gonzales has an 8.44 ERA and a 1.5 WHIP against the Athletics this season in 5 1/3 innings pitched, allowing a .348 batting average over one appearance.
• Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 30-year-old ranks 35th in ERA (3.41), 53rd in WHIP (1.311), and 63rd in K/9 (5.2).

Athletics Starter James Kaprielian

• The Athletics will hand the ball to Kaprielian (0-4) for his 10th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw 3 2/3 innings against the Boston Red Sox, giving up five earned runs while allowing seven hits.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 6.31 and 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .265 in nine games this season.
• None of Kaprielian’s nine starts this season have met the criteria for a quality start.
• Kaprielian has six starts of five or more innings this season in nine chances. He averages 4.2 innings per outing.
• The Mariners rank 25th in MLB with a .231 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 25th in the league (.374) and 69 home runs.
• The right-hander has faced the Mariners one time this season, allowing them to go 7-for-21 with a double, a home run and five RBI in five innings.

Mariners Betting Picks & Insights

• The Mariners have entered the game as favorites 23 times this season and won 13, or 56.5%, of those games.
• Seattle is 5-5 this season when entering a game favored by -147 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Mariners, based on the moneyline, is 59.5%.
• Games involving Seattle have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 32 of 68 chances this season.
• The Mariners have an ATS record of 33-35-0 in 68 games with a spread this season.

Athletics Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 18 wins in the 54 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Oakland has a mark of 11-26 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by +127 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 44.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Oakland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 29 of their 68 opportunities.
• The Athletics are 30-38-0 against the spread in their 68 games that had a posted line this season.

Mariners Leaders & Batting Stats

• Ty France has racked up a team-best batting average of .314 while pacing the Mariners in runs batted in (44).
• Including all MLB hitters, France is ninth in batting average, 11th in on-base percentage, and 32nd in slugging.
• J.P. Crawford is hitting .283 with 13 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 29 walks.
• Crawford is 143rd in home runs in MLB, and 195th in RBI.
• Crawford has two games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is batting .143 with a double, a walk and two RBI.
• Julio Rodriguez is batting .265 with 13 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 20 walks.
• Adam Frazier is batting .227 with 12 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 24 walks.

Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats

• Seth Brown paces the Athletics with nine home runs and runs batted in, driving in 32.
• Brown is 53rd in homers and 62nd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Sean Murphy has 16 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 19 walks while batting .214.
• Murphy ranks 69th in home runs and 96th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Elvis Andrus is batting .218 with 16 doubles, three home runs and 18 walks.
• Tony Kemp leads the Athletics with a .226 batting average.

Betting Tips for Mariners vs. Athletics

After looking at all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup, our best bet is the Athletics on the moneyline at +127. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 7.5 runs.