Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Florida Marlins and the New York Mets will meet on the field at Citi Field on Friday in a battle of division rivals. The Marlins will trot Anibal Sanchez out to the mound in this one. Righthander Sanchez has a 5-2 record and a 2.89 ERA this season. It'll be R.A. Dickey toeing the rubber for the Mets in this contest. righthander Dickey is 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Josh Johnson gave up only one run over seven innings to earn the win, as the Marlins trimmed the Brewers 3-2 on Thursday night. The Mets were defeated 5-1 by the Padres in 11 innings last time out, as -120 favorites. The game's six runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (6) set by sportsbooks. Raul Valdes gave up a grand slam in the 11th inning and was tagged with the Mets loss. Team records: Florida most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing NY Mets are 7-3 After playing Milwaukee are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Florida are 2-8 After playing San Diego are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets NY Mets are 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing at home against Florida The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Mets's last 12 games when playing Florida Next up: NY Mets home to 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. |