On Opening Day, the Seattle Mariners are hosting the Boston Red Sox, at 10:10 PM ET on Thursday.
The Mariners are a home favorite (-153) against the Red Sox (+130). The Mariners will give the ball to Luis Castillo against the Red Sox and Brayan Bello.
Get ready for the Mariners vs. Red Sox with everything you need to know about Thursday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Seattle Mariners vs. Boston Red Sox odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Mariners (-153, bet $153 to win $100)
- Underdog: Red Sox (+130, bet $100 to win $130)
- Over/under: 7.5
Mariners vs. Red Sox: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Game Time: 10:10 PM ET
- Stadium: T-Mobile Park
- TV Channel: NESN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Mariners stats and trends
Mariners betting records
- The Mariners won 64, or 58.2%, of the 110 games they played as favorites last season.
- Last season Seattle won 33 of its 54 games, or 61.1%, when favored by at least -153 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mariners have a 60.5% chance to win.
- Seattle and its opponents hit the over in 80 of 162 games with a total last season.
- In 162 games with a spread last season, the Mariners were 77-85-0 ATS.
Luis Castillo (Mariners probable starter)
- Castillo will start for the Mariners, his first of the season.
- The 31-year-old right-hander last appeared Saturday, Sept. 30 against the Texas Rangers, when he started and went 2 2/3 innings.
- Last season he finished with a 3.34 ERA and a 1.096 WHIP over his 33 games, compiling a 14-9 record.
- Last season he ranked 11th in ERA (3.34), 10th in WHIP (1.096), and 10th in K/9 (10.0) among qualified pitchers in the majors.
Mariners batting stats
- The Mariners hit 210 homers last season, which ranked 11th in the big leagues.
- At .413 last season, Seattle ranked 15th in baseball in slugging percentage.
- Among all 30 MLB clubs, the Mariners ranked 22nd with a .242 team batting average.
- With a middle-of-the-pack offense, Seattle managed to score 758 runs (4.7 per game) last season.
- The Mariners had an on-base percentage of .321 last season, which ranked 15th in the league.
- Seattle ranked 29th in strikeouts per game (9.9) among MLB offenses.
Red Sox stats and trends
Red Sox betting records
- The Red Sox were chosen as underdogs in 87 games last year and walked away with the win 40 times (46%) in those games.
- Last year, Boston won 15 of 24 games when listed as at least +130 on the moneyline.
- The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 43.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Boston and its opponents hit the over in 82 of its 161 games with a total last season.
- The Red Sox went 77-84-0 against the spread in their 161 games that had a posted line last season.
Brayan Bello (Red Sox probable starter)
- Bello will make his first start of the season for the Red Sox.
- The 24-year-old right-hander started and threw six innings when he last appeared Wednesday, Sept. 27 against the Tampa Bay Rays.
- Last season he finished with a 4.24 ERA and a 1.338 WHIP over his 28 games, compiling a 12-11 record.
Red Sox batting stats
- The Red Sox averaged 1.1 home runs per game to rank 18th in baseball with 182 total home runs last season.
- Last year Boston ranked ninth in baseball with a .424 slugging percentage.
- The second-best batting average in the majors last year was the Red Sox’s .258 mark.
- Last season Boston had the No. 11 offense in MLB play, scoring 4.8 runs per game (772 total runs).
- Last season the Red Sox’s .324 on-base percentage ranked 13th in baseball.
- The team struck out 8.5 times per game to rank 13th in the majors.
