The first game on Friday’s MLB schedule pits George Kirby and the Seattle Mariners against Matthew Boyd and the Chicago Cubs.
Chicago is a -132 moneyline favorite against Seattle for Friday’s matinee (2:20 p.m. ET, MLB Network), with the over/under settled at 9.5 according to live MLB odds.
And while it may be difficult for most bettors to identify, Action PRO’s premium tools have sniffed out whiffs of smart money flowing on this game.
With this in mind, let’s examine the MLB pick attracting wiseguy action for Mariners vs. Cubs on Friday afternoon.
MLB Odds, Sharpest Pick for Mariners vs. Cubs
*Odds as of Friday morning
Seventy-six percent of tickets have come in on the Cubs thus far according to our MLB public betting data.
However, professional bettors are pivoting to the Mariners instead.
After opening at +116, sharps have steamed Seattle on three separate occasions, pushing the line down to +109 as of the time of writing.
Steam refers to sudden, uniform line movement across the market and is often the result of bettors with the resources and respect to move odds getting down on the same side of the same game at multiple sportsbooks, all at once.
A quick scan of live MLB odds shows FanDuel at +114 as well — the best available line as of Friday morning.
PRO Pick: Mariners +114 — FanDuel
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