Major League Baseball Betting: Padres vs Marlins

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Diego Padres and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Sun Life Stadium. The Padres will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jon Garland in this game. Garland has a 7-5 record and a 3.26 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it'll be ace Josh Johnson who starts for the Marlins. Righthander Johnson is 8-2 with a 1.80 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Will Venable belted a two-run homer and the Padres shut out the Marlins 3-0 on Friday. The Padres won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Clayton Richard allowed five hits over six scoreless innings for the win, and Heath Bell closed out the ninth for his 20th save. Chris Volstad allowed seven hits and three runs six innings in a losing effort for the Marlins. Current streak: Florida has lost 2 straight games. Team records: San Diego: 43-30 SU Florida: 35-38 SU San Diego most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Florida are 3-7 After playing Florida are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 Florida most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing San Diego are 3-7 After playing San Diego are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 13 of San Diego's last 16 games when playing on the road against Florida San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games on the road San Diego is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Florida The total has gone OVER in 13 of Florida's last 16 games when playing at home against San Diego The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 9 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing San Diego The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games at home Next up: Florida home to San Diego, Sunday, June 27 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.