Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The fans at The Marlins will give the ball to starter Sean West in this one. Lefthander West is 0-1 this season with a 7.20 ERA. It'll be Mike Leake toeing the rubber for the Reds in this contest. Righthander Leake is 7-4 with a 3.75 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jay Bruce homered and drove in three runs as the Reds defeated the Marlins 7-2 on Friday. The Reds won that game as +122 underdogs, while the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Edinson Volquez gave up eight hits and one earned run with six strikeouts over six innings in the Reds victory. Josh Johnson lasted just 3 2-3 innings for the Marlins, allowing 10 hits and six runs in the loss. Team records: Cincinnati: 65-51 SU Florida most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3 After playing Cincinnati are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Florida are 5-5 After playing Florida are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Florida is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road Florida is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Cincinnati Florida is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati Cincinnati is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Florida Cincinnati is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Florida Cincinnati is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games Cincinnati is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home Next up: 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. |