The Seattle Mariners (67-55) visit the New York Mets (64-57) Friday to open a 3-game series at Citi Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Mariners vs. Mets odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets head into a matchup against the Seattle Mariners as losers of three games in a row. New York has a 64-58 record overall and a 39-24 record in home games. The Mets have the 10th-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.82.

Here's the pitching matchups for the series between Seattle and New York: Luis Castillo is coming off his second seven-inning quality start in his last three outings. He fanned five and allowed two earned runs on five hits (two home runs) against the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 8.

Carlos Mendoza’s flailing team only maintained a half-game lead for the final NL wild-card spot because the Reds flushed an 8-1 advantage and lost.

The Mariners are a favorite (-129) at the Mets (+109). The Seattle Mariners will give the start to Bryan Woo (10-6, 2.96 ERA), who is looking for win No. 11 on the season, and the Mets will turn to Nolan McLean.

It was also another record-setting night for Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh. In the top of the third inning, Raleigh hit a two-run homer to left field. It was his major league-leading 46th homer of the season, which gave him sole possession of the second-most single-season homers by a catcher in MLB history, passing Hall of Famer Johnny Bench.

Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 46th homer, sparked a five-run seventh inning with his first double in over a month and the Seattle Mariners set a team record with nine doubles to beat the skidding New York Mets 11-9 on Friday night.