MLB Betting: Phillies vs Marlins

The Philadelphia Phillies and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday afternoon when they meet at Land Shark Stadium in the first game of a doubleheader. Joe Blanton will be the starting pitcher for the Phillies on this day. Righthander Blanton is 10-7 this season with a 3.97 ERA. The Marlins will counter Blanton with ace Josh Johnson. Righthander Johnson has a 3.01 ERA to go along with a 15-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 143-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Phillies defeated Atlanta 4-2 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7). Raul Ibanez had an RBI and scored a run for Philadelphia, while Pedro Feliz was 2-4 with an RBI in the win. Brett Carroll had the lone RBI in Florida's 8-1 loss to Cincinnati on Sunday afternoon. The Reds were winners as +104 home underdogs in that contest, while the combined score was a PUSH against the day's posted total (9). Team records: Philadelphia: 87-61 SU Florida: 80-70 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Florida are 7-3 After playing Atlanta are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 Florida most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After playing Cincinnati are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 15 of Florida's last 20 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 9 games when playing Philadelphia Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Florida home to Philadelphia, Tuesday, September 22