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TIP OF THE DAY Sport: MLB Game: 7:10PM, Seattle Mariners vs. New York Mets
Prediction: New York Mets
Current Line: -155 Over/Under: 7.5 Reason: The Seattle Mariners and the New York Mets will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Shea Stadium in an interleague contest. Righthander Felix Hernandez will take the mound for the Mariners to start this game. Hernandez is 6-5 this season with a 2.87 ERA. The Mets will counter Hernandez with ace Johan Santana. Lefthander Santana has a 3.04 ERA to go along with a 7-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total is sitting at 7½. Jeff Clement hit a two-run shot for Seattle in its 8-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Atlanta won as -200 home favorites as the teams played over the 9.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. Carlos Beltran's two-run homer lifted the Mets past the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Sunday. New York won as -105 road underdogs as the teams played under the 10.5-run total set by oddsmakers. Current streak: Seattle has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Seattle: 26-49 SU New York: 37-37 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing NY Mets are 4-2 After playing Atlanta are 2-3 After a loss are 5-5 New York most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Seattle are 2-4 After playing Colorado are 3-7 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing NY Mets Seattle is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games Seattle is 5-18 SU in its last 23 games on the road NY Mets are 5-2 SU in its last 7 games NY Mets are 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing Seattle NY Mets are 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle