posted May 9, 2008 at 15:21 in MLB Articles

MLB bettors looking for some late night wagering action will get their fill this evening when the (16-17) Chicago White Sox take their show on the road to butt heads with the struggling (14-22) Seattle Mariners. Online betting fans of both the White Sox and Mariners have seen their bankrolls deplete when backing them in this scenario. Chicago finds itself three games under .500 on the road at 7-10 overall, while the Mariners come into tonight’s sports betting game two-games under .500 in their own house at 8-10. Neither club enters this online betting affair playing dominant ball. Chicago’s only managed wins in three of its L/10 overall, but did just win two of three games in their series at home against the Central Division leading Minnesota Twins. The Mariners have been a complete and utter disgrace of late letting both their moneyline backers and MLB fantasy backers down at the same time. They haven’t been able to hit a lick, and just got outscored 17-1 in the last three games of their four-game set with the Texas Rangers. They’ve managed only two wins in their last 10 games overall, and come into tonight’s spot eight-games in back of the AL West leading LA Angels.

Jose Contreras will get the ball for his seventh start of the season looking to improve on his 2-3 record and 4.08 ERA. He suffered a complete game loss against the Toronto Blue Jays his last time out that saw him retire 16 straight batters after giving up three runs in the third inning. In his career against the Mariners, he’s 2-2 with a 5.09 ERA and 1.22 WHIP, which includes last years start at Seattle where he allowed nine hits and five runs (4 earned runs) in seven innings of work in Chicago’s 5-4 defeat.

Opposing him will be the Mariners Carlos Silva who up until his last start was the rock of Seattle’s starting staff. He got lit up by the Yankees last Sunday allowing 11 hits and eight earned runs in just three innings of work. He’ll look to rebound against the White Sox, but Chicago has hit him hard throughout his career. Silva’s 4-9 with a 5.76 ERA and 1.52 WHIP in 16 career starts against the White Sox. He tossed for Minnesota last season, and the Twins lost all four of his starts against Chicago.

Oddsmakers opened the Mariners short –120 home favorites in this evening’s baseball betting affair with the ‘total’ set at 8.5 even. BetUS.com offers all MLB betting odds be it side, total, or run-line, so be sure to login to your account and get your wagers down before the first pitch.

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