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Monday, May 17, 2010

MLB Betting: Diamondbacks vs Marlins

Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

The fans at Sun Life Stadium will be treated to a game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Florida Marlins when they take their seats on Monday.
The Diamondbacks will give the ball to starter Edwin Jackson in this one. Righthander Jackson is 1-5 this season with a 7.43 ERA.
Starting this game for the Marlins will be Chris Volstad. The righthander has a 4.37 ERA to go along with a 3-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Diamondbacks were routed 13-1 by the Braves last time out, as +102 underdogs. That game's 14 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks.
Dan Haren gave up eight hits and seven runs over 4 1-3 innings in the loss.
The Marlins exploded for six runs in the third inning as they defeated the Mets 10-8 on Sunday. The Marlins won that game as -165 favorites, and the 18 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks.
Chris Coghlan belted a pinch-hit three-run homer to lead the Marlins. Ricky Nolasco tossed six innings for the win, allowing two earned runs off six hits.
Current streak:
Florida has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Arizona: 15-23 SU
Florida: 20-18 SU
Arizona most recently:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing Florida are 7-3
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7

Florida most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Arizona are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Arizona's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing Florida
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Florida's last 24 games at home
Next up:
Florida home to Arizona, Tuesday, May 18

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