MLB Odds: Marlins vs Phillies

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The division rival Florida Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies are set to renew hostilities on Thursday when they meet at Citizens Bank Park. The Marlins will give the ball to ace starter Josh Johnson in this one. Righthander Johnson is 6-2 this season with a 2.10 ERA. Johnson's opponent in this one will be Roy Halladay. The Phillies ace righthander has a 2.03 ERA to go along with a 8-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ben Francisco's two-run single highlighted a three-run bottom of the eighth inning, as the Phillies dropped the Marlins 10-8 on Tuesday night. Philadelphia won as -145 home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 8.5-run total listed by sportsbooks. Raul Ibanez was 4-for-5 with two runs batted in for the Phillies, as Jose Contreras picked up the win in relief of Kyle Kendrick for Philadelphia. Hanley Ramirez went 2-for-5 with a two-run blast for Florida, while Clay Hensley took the loss after allowing the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth. Current streak: Florida has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Florida: 28-31 SU Philadelphia: 31-26 SU A few trends to consider: Florida11-4-1 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia Florida is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games ,when playing on the road against Philadelphia Florida is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,when playing Philadelphia Florida is 0-4-1 SU in its last 5 games , Philadelphia is 5-11-1 SU in its last 17 games , Philadelphia is 3-8-1 SU in its last 12 games ,when playing at home against Florida Next up: Florida at Tampa Bay, Friday, June 11 Philadelphia at Boston, Friday, June 11 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com