Sunday Night Baseball is back!<\/p>\n
A standalone matchup between the Cleveland Guardians and Seattle Mariners concludes the first weekend of the 2026 MLB season, and oddsmakers are expecting a pretty close matchup in this series finale.<\/p>\n
The Mariners are -143 favorites at DraftKings Sportsbook, but Cleveland has taken two of the three meetings between these teams so far. So, Seattle is relying on righty Emerson Hancock (4.90 ERA last season) to even the series on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Guardians will counter with righty Slade Cecconi (4.30 ERA) last season, who led the team to a 12-11 record in 23 appearances in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I have multiple picks for this game, including a prop play for Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh as he looks to build on his 60-homer 2025 season.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s dive into the odds, probable pitchers, props and my prediction for the 12th and final game in MLB on Sunday, March 29.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Guardians vs. Mariners Odds, Run Line and Total<\/p>\n
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n Run Line<\/p>\n Guardians +1.5 (-175)Mariners -1.5 (+144)<\/p>\n Moneyline<\/p>\n Guardians: +119Mariners: -143<\/p>\n Total<\/p>\n 7.5 (Over -112\/Under -108)Guardians vs. Mariners Probable PitchersCleveland: Slade Cecconi (0-0, 0.00 ERA)Seattle: Emerson Hancock (0-0, 0.00 ERA)Guardians vs. Mariners How to WatchDate: Sunday, March 29Time: 7:20 p.m. ESTVenue: T-Mobile ParkHow to Watch (TV): PeacockGuardians record: 2-1Mariners record: 1-2Guardians vs. Mariners Best MLB Prop BetMariners Best MLB Prop BetCal Raleigh to Hit a Home Run (+270)<\/p>\n In today\u2019s Daily Dinger column \u2013 our best home run picks here at SI Betting<\/a> \u2013 I shared why I\u2019m buying Raleigh after a slow start to the 2026 season:\u00a0<\/p>\n After hitting 60 home runs in the 2025 season, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has high expectations in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n He\u2019s off to a bit of a low start \u2013 1-for-11 in his first three games \u2013 but Raleigh has a good matchup against Slade Cecconi and the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday night.<\/p>\n Cecconi appeared in 23 games in the 2025 season, posting a 4.30 ERA while allowing 24 home runs.\u00a0<\/p>\n Raleigh had a .909 OPS and homered 38 times against right-handed pitching last season, so he\u2019s more than capable of teeing off on Cecconi in this matchup.\u00a0<\/p>\n Guardians vs. Mariners Prediction and Pick<\/p>\n This game also made my favorite picks in today\u2019s Walk-Off Wagers \u2013 our MLB best bets column at SI Betting<\/a>. I\u2019m eyeing the total after some high-scoring games between these squads:\u00a0<\/p>\n The Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Guardians have combined for 10, six and 11 runs over their first three games despite both teams pitching some of their best starters.<\/p>\n So, with Sunday\u2019s game featuring Cleveland\u2019s Slade Cecconi against Seattle\u2019s Emerson Hancock, I\u2019m looking to take the OVER on this lower total.<\/p>\n Last season, Cecconi posted a 4.30 ERA and 4.64 Fielding Independent Pitching across 23 outings, allowing three or more runs in 10 of those appearances. Hancock may have been worse, posting a 4.90 ERA and a 5.08 FIP across 22 appearances \u2013 many of which came out of the bullpen.<\/p>\n So far this season, these teams rank sixth (Seattle) and 15th (Cleveland) in OPS, and one team has scored at least five runs in each of their three matchups. So, I wouldn\u2019t be shocked to see these offenses tee off against these young starters that didn\u2019t have a ton of success in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n Let\u2019s root for runs in the first Sunday night matchup of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Pick: OVER 7.5 (-112 at DraftKings)<\/a><\/p>\n Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n Claim the latest\u00a0DraftKings promo code<\/a>\u00a0offer today. Sign up and win your first $5 bet to get\u00a0$200 in bonus bets instantly.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sunday Night Baseball is back! A standalone matchup between the Cleveland Guardians and Seattle Mariners concludes the first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":651600,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2392],"tags":[5,620,4,619,65,3235],"class_list":{"0":"post-651599","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-mariners","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-mariners","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-seattle","12":"tag-seattle-mariners","13":"tag-seattlemariners"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116315577747753848","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/651600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}