MLB Odds: Mets vs Marlins

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Thursday when the New York Mets and the Florida Marlins meet at Sun Life Stadium. The Mets will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace lefthander Johan Santana in this game. Santana has a 3-2 record and a 4.54 ERA this season. Santana's opponent in this one will be Josh Johnson. The Marlins ace righthander has a 3.35 ERA to go along with a 3-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Mets were defeated 6-4 by the Nationals in the rubber match on Wednesday, as -165 favorites. That game's 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Francisco Rodriguez surrendered two earned runs in relief for the Mets in the loss. The Marlins were edged 4-3 by the Cubs last time out, as +107 underdogs. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Chris Volstad gave up four earned runs off seven hits in his six innings of work for the Marlins. Team records: New York: 18-16 SU Florida: 16-18 SU New York most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Florida are 3-7 After playing Washington are 3-7 After a loss are 7-3 Florida most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing NY Mets are 7-3 After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing Florida NY Mets are 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Florida NY Mets are 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games when playing NY Mets The total has gone OVER in 14 of Florida's last 20 games at home Florida is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing NY Mets Next up: Florida home to NY Mets, Friday, May 14 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.