San Diego Padres at Seattle Mariners Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 14-17 Seattle Mariners play host to the 17-16 San Diego Padres in MLB action tonight on the grass of Safeco Field, May 12, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 10:10PM EST

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Padres +132/Mariners -142
O/U Total: 7.5

Pitching Matchup
Ian Kennedy (R) W/L 2-1 WHIP 1.27 ERA 5.03
James Paxton (L) W/L 0-2 WHIP 1.34 ERA 5.08

Both teams were idle yesterday. San Diego is coming into this series following a 3-4 homestand. They are 6-4 in their last 10 games. Seattle is 3-0 on their current homestand and 4-2 in their last 6 games.

The teams split the 4-game series in 2014 and the Padres have a 5-4 edge in the last 9 encounters.

Kennedy notched his 2nd-straight win last week, a 9-1 victory over the Giants. He allowed 1 run in 7 innings for his 2nd Q start of the year.

Paxton received a no decision in a 5-4 loss to the Angels last week. He allowed 2 runs in 7 innings for his 3rd Q start in 2015.

Only two players on San Diego have faced Paxton before, OF Wil Myers (2-3, .667) and C Derek Norris (1-5, .200).

Seattle 1B Logan Morrison is hitting .333 off of Kennedy with a HR and 2 RBIs. OF Seth Smith is hitting .300 off of the left-hander with a HR and 3 RBIs. Only 3 other hitters in the lineup have seen Kennedy before.

San Diego at Seattle Betting Trends

The game total has gone over the posted run line in 4 of the Padres last 5 games.
The Padres are 3-6 straight up in their last 9 games on the road.
The Mariners are 4-2 straight up in their last 6 games.
Seattle is 5-2 straight up in their last 7 games at home.
The game total has gone under in 5 of San Diego’s last 7 games against Seattle.

Injury Report

SAN DIEGO PADRES
Yonder Alonso 1B 15-Day Disabled List
Tim Federowicz C 60-Day Disabled List
Josh Johnson P 15-Day Disabled List
Cory Luebke P 60-Day Disabled List
Brandon Morrow P 15-Day Disabled List
Melvin Upton OF 15-Day Disabled List

SEATTLE MARINERS
Hisashi Iwakuma P 15-Day Disabled List
Austin Jackson OF 15-Day Disabled List
Edgar Olmos P 15-Day Disabled List
Tyler Olson P 15-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
San Diego: 50%
Seattle: 50%

Free MLB Prediction

We prefer the San Diego bats who have excelled against lefties this season over the Seattle crew who stubs their toe too often for our liking. We also believe that the pitching edge is held by the Padres with Kennedy more likely to carry his form forward from his past two.

Take the San Diego Padres + 132‏