MLB Betting: Marlins vs Nationals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Florida Marlins and the Washington Nationals will meet on the field at Nationals Park on Friday in a battle of division rivals. Chris Volstad will be the starting pitcher for the Marlins on this day. Righthander Volstad is 2-2 this season with a 4.45 ERA. Starting this game for the Nationals will be Craig Stammen. The righthander has a 6.75 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 127-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Marlins were swept away by the Giants, dropping the third straight 6-2 in the series finale last time out. The Marlins were -122 favorites in that contest, while the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Ricky Nolasco surrendered three earned runs off five hits in six innings of work in the loss. Willie Harris pinch hit single in the bottom of the ninth gave the Nationals a 3-2 win over the Braves in the series rubber match on Thursday, as +110 underdogs. That game's five runs went UNDER the night?s posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Tyler Clippard tossed just under two innings of scoreless relief to earn the win and move to 4-0 on the season. Current streak: Florida has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Florida: 13-15 SU Washington: 15-13 SU Florida most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Washington are 6-4 After playing San Francisco are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 Washington most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Florida are 5-5 After playing Atlanta are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games when playing on the road against Washington The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing Washington Florida is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Washington Florida is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Washington The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games when playing at home against Florida The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Florida Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida Next up: Washington home to Florida, Saturday, May 8 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close