Nationals vs Marlins Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The division rival Washington Nationals and Florida Marlins are set to renew hostilities on Friday when they meet at Sun Life Stadium. The Nationals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Stephen Strasburg in this game. Strasburg has a 3-2 record and a 2.32 ERA this season. Strasburg's opponent in this one will be Ricky Nolasco. The Marlins righthander has a 4.55 ERA to go along with a 9-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Nationals listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Nationals lost to San Francisco 6-2 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Adam Dunn was 3-5 with an RBI for Washington and Livan Hernandez surrendered five runs on five hits in five innings. The Marlins defeated Arizona 2-0 as a -105 favorite on Sunday. The two runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (10.5). Alex Sanabia pitched 3 1-3 shutout innings for Florida, while Dan Uggla was 2-3 with an RBI in the win. Current streak: Washington has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Washington: 39-50 SU Florida: 42-46 SU Washington most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Florida are 6-4 After playing San Francisco are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 Florida most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Washington are 5-5 After playing Arizona are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Florida The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida Washington is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games Florida is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Washington The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing Washington The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington Next up: Florida home to Washington, Saturday, July 17 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.