Marlins-Mets Vegas Betting Odds

The Florida Marlins and the New York Mets will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Shea Stadium. Ricky Nolasco will be the starting pitcher for the Marlins on this day. Righthander Nolasco is 11-6 this season with a 4.07 ERA. It'll be Oliver Perez toeing the rubber for the Mets in this contest. Lefthander Perez is 7-7 with a 4.12 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Chris Volstad combined on a four-hit shutout on Thursday, as the Marlins defeated the Phillies 3-0. The Marlins won that game as +190 underdogs, while the team's played UNDER the day's posted over/under (9). Hanley Ramirez, Josh Willingham and Matt Treanor drove in the runs for the Marlins. Volstad tossed six scoreless innings, allowing just three hits in the win. David Wright hit a walk-off home run as the Mets defeated the Padres 5-3 in the rubber match on Thursday, as -280 favorites. The eight runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5). Wright finished 3-for-5 at the plate, and Nick Evans also had two RBIs for the Mets. Aaron Heilman closed out the game and was credited with the win in relief. Team records: Florida: 61-54 SU New York: 60-54 SU Florida most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing NY Mets are 5-5 After playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After a win are 3-7 New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Florida are 5-5 After playing San Diego are 3-7 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Mets The total has gone OVER in 13 of Florida's last 18 games when playing NY Mets Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road NY Mets are 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing at home against Florida The total has gone OVER in 13 of NY Mets's last 18 games when playing Florida NY Mets are 2-5 SU in its last 7 games Next up: NY Mets home to Florida, Saturday, August 9