Yankees-Marlins Lines Preview

The New York Yankees and the Florida Marlins will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at LandShark Stadium. The Yankees will give the ball to starter Andy Pettitte in this one. Lefthander Pettitte is 6-3 this season with a 4.52 ERA. The Marlins will counter Pettitte with Sean West. Lefthander West has a 3.00 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Yankees were shut out 3-0 by the Nationals in the series rubber match on Thursday, as -310 favorites. The team's played UNDER the posted over/under (10.5). Joba Chamberlain gave up seven hits and three runs over six innings in the loss. The Marlins scored twice in the second inning and earned a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox in a rain-shortened six-inning contest on Thursday, as +190 underdogs. The team's played UNDER the night's posted over/under (9.5). Ronny Paulino and Dan Uggla both homered in the win for the Marlins. Ricky Nolasco tossed a one-hitter through five innings for the victory. Current streak: New York has lost 2 straight games. Team records: New York: 37-29 SU Florida: 33-35 SU New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Florida are 6-4 After playing Washington are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3 Florida most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4 After playing Boston are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 9 games when playing Florida The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 9 games when playing on the road against Florida NY Yankees are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 9 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Yankees Florida is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees Florida is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees Next up: Florida home to NY Yankees, Saturday, June 20