Mets-Marlins Who Will Cover?

The New York Mets and the Florida Marlins will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Dolphin Stadium.

The Mets will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Pedro Martinez in this game, while it'll be Rick Vanden Hurk toeing the rubber for the Marlins.

NewBodog  oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Johan Santana picked up the victory on Monday as the Mets rolled to a 7-2 win over the Marlins in their season opener.

The Mets got the win as big -220 road favorites in that contest, while the combined score went just OVER the day's posted total (8).

David Wright drove in three runs for New York in that win, while Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes had two hits apiece. Josh Willingham homered for Florida.

Team records:
New York: 1-0 SU
Florida: 0-1 SU

New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Florida are 4-6
After playing Florida are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

Florida most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing NY Mets are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
NY Mets are 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Florida
NY Mets are 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Mets are 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Florida
NY Mets are 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Florida is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Mets
Florida is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against NY Mets

Next up:
Florida home to NY Mets, Wednesday, April 2