Marlins-Dodgers Lines Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Florida Marlins on Saturday when they battle the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. The Marlins will give the ball to starter Rick Vanden Hurk in this one. Righthander Vanden Hurk is 1-0 this season with a 3.00 ERA. Vanden Hurk's opponent in this one will be Hiroki Kuroda. The Dodgers righthander has a 4.37 ERA to go along with a 3-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Marlins pounded out 14 hits as they cruised past the Dodgers 6-3 on Friday, as +140 underdogs. That game's nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7). Josh Johnson improved to 9-2 with the victory, and Leo Nunez allowed closed out the ninth with his seventh save. Wes Helms had three hits and drove in one run for the Dodgers, who were -160 favorites. James McDonald gave up the winning run in relief to suffer the loss. Current streak: Florida has won 4 straight games. Team records: Florida: 50-47 SU Los Angeles: 61-35 SU Florida most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing LA Dodgers are 6-4 After playing LA Dodgers are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Florida are 6-4 After playing Florida are 7-3 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road Florida is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games LA Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Florida Next up: LA Dodgers home to Florida, Sunday, July 26