Its Friday, March 28 and the Athletics (0-1) continue their season-opening series against the Mariners (1-0) in Seattle tonight.
Jeffrey Springs is slated to take the mound for Oakland against Luis Castillo for Seattle
Last night Logan Gilbert gave up one run in seven innings and Jorge Polanco picked up three hits and two RBIs as the Mariners doubled up Oakland, 4-2. Luis Severino pitched six scoreless innings for the A’s but the Oakland bats were held to three hits for the evening.
Lets dive into tonight’s matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Athletics at Mariners
- Date: Friday, March 28, 2025
- Time: 9:40PM EST
- Site: T-Mobile Park
- City: Seattle, WA
- Network/Streaming: NBC Sports CA, Roots
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Odds for the Athletics at the Mariners
The latest odds as of Friday:
- Moneyline: Athletics (+129), Mariners (-154)
- Spread: Mariners -1.5
- Total: 7.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Athletics at Mariners
- Pitching matchup for March 28, 2025: Jeffrey Springs vs. Luis Castillo
- Athletics: Jeffrey Springs
2024 - 7GP, 33 IP, 2-2, 3.27 ERA, 37 Ks - Mariners: Luis Castillo
2024 - 30GP, 175.1 IP, 11-12, 3.64 ERA, 175 Ks
- Athletics: Jeffrey Springs
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Athletics at Mariners
- With Luis Castillo starting for the Mariners, Seattle has won 3 straight games at home against the Athletics
- The Under was 9-6-1 (56%) in the Mariners’ home games last season when Luis Castillo was the starting pitcher
- The Mariners have covered in 4 of their last 5 games for a profit of 3.06 units
- Jorge Polanco had as many hits (3) for the Mariners as the entire Oakland lineup last night
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Athletics and the Mariners
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Athletics and the Mariners:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Seattle Mariners on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Mariners at -1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 7.0.
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