Marlins-Nationals Lines Preview

The Florida Marlins and the Washington Nationals will meet on the field at Nationals Park on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals. The Marlins will give the ball to ace starter Josh Johnson in this one. Righthander Johnson is 10-2 this season with a 2.87 ERA. Johnson's opponent in this one will be J.D. Martin. The Nationals righthander has a 7.50 ERA to go along with a 0-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Marlins defeated the Cubs 3-2 as a +125 underdog on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8). Cody Ross hit a pair of home runs, including a walk-off solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning for Florida, while Ricky Nolasco allowed one run on four hits in seven innings in a no-decision. Adam Dunn went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer, as the Nationals upset the Pirates 8-4 on Monday night. Washington cashed as +130 road underdogs as the game played OVER the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers. Current streak: Washington has won 2 straight games. Team records: Florida: 55-50 SU Washington: 34-72 SU Florida most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Washington are 7-3 After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 Washington most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Florida are 3-7 After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington Florida is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Washington Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Florida The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington's last 12 games when playing Florida Next up: Washington home to Florida, Wednesday, August 5