Marlins-Reds Who Will Cover?

The Florida Marlins and the Cincinnati Reds will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Great American Ball Park.

The Marlins will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Burke Badenhop in this game. Badenhop has a 1-2 record and a 6.57 ERA this season.

The Reds will counter Badenhop with ace Aaron Harang. Righthander Harang has a 3.09 ERA to go along with a 1-5 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Marlins defeated Washington 5-4 as a +115 underdog last time out. The nine runs scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (9).

Dan Uggla hit a pair of solo home runs for Florida, while Jeremy Hermida hit a two-run home run in the win.

The Reds lost to the Mets 8-3 as a +130 underdog on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5).

Jeff Keppinger was 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored for Cincinnati, while Johnny Cueto was tagged for six runs on eight hits in four 2-3 innings to take the loss.

Current streak:
Florida has won 7 straight games.

Team records:
Florida: 23-14 SU
Cincinnati: 15-23 SU

Florida most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Cincinnati are 4-6
After playing Washington are 10-0
After a win are 6-4

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

A few trends to consider:
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing Florida
Cincinnati is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing at home against Florida
Cincinnati is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games

Next up:
Cincinnati home to Florida, Tuesday, May 13

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