Phillies-Marlins Lines Preview

The Philadelphia Phillies and the Florida Marlins will meet on the field at LandShark Stadium on Friday in a battle of division rivals. The Phillies will trot ace Cole Hamels out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Hamels has a 5-5 record and a 4.87 ERA this season. Hamels's opponent in this one will be Ricky Nolasco. The Marlins ace righthander has a 5.66 ERA to go along with a 6-7 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 127-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jamie Moyer tossed a one-hit shutout through seven innings as the Phillies blanked the Marlins 4-0 in Thursday's opener. The Phillies won that game as +105 underdogs, while the four runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10). Raul Ibanez belted two home runs for three RBIs, and Ryan Howard also went deep for a solo home run for the Phillies. Moyer improved to 9-6 with the victory. Chris Volstad surrendered seven hits and four runs over six innings in the loss. Oddsmakers had the Marlins as -115 favorite. Current streak: Philadelphia has won 6 straight games. Team records: Philadelphia: 49-38 SU Florida: 46-45 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Florida are 7-3 After playing Florida are 9-1 After a win are 8-2 Florida most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After playing Philadelphia are 2-8 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida Philadelphia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Florida Philadelphia is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road Florida is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home Florida is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Philadelphia Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Next up: Florida home to Philadelphia, Saturday, July 18