Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Diego Padres and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Sun Life Stadium. The Padres will trot Clayton Richard out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Richard has a 4-4 record and a 2.93 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Marlins will be Chris Volstad. The righthander has a 4.39 ERA to go along with a 4-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Padres failed to complete a three-game sweep, dropping the series finale 5-3 to the Rays on Thursday. Oddsmakers listed the Padres as +156 underdogs, while that game's eight runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Wade Leblanc suffered the loss for the Pafres, giving up 11 hits and four runs over his 5 1-3 innings. The Marlins were torn apart 11-5 by the Orioles last time out, as a -110 pick'em. That game's 16 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Nate Robertson gave up seven hits and five runs in just over two innings, falling to 5-6 on the season for the Marlins. Team records: Florida: 35-37 SU San Diego most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Florida are 4-6 After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After a loss are 8-2 Florida most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing San Diego are 3-7 After playing Baltimore are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 9 games when playing on the road against Florida The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing Florida San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida's last 9 games when playing at home against San Diego The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing San Diego The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games at home Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Next up: The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting. |