Nationals vs Marlins Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the Washington Nationals on Monday when they battle the Florida Marlins at Sun Life Stadium. Jason Marquis will be the starting pitcher for the Nationals on this day. Righthander Marquis is 0-7 this season with a 8.79 ERA. The Marlins will counter Marquis with Alejandro Sanabia. Righthander Sanabia has a 3.41 ERA to go along with a 3-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Nationals defeated St. Louis 4-2 as a +165 underdog on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5). John Lannan allowed only one run on eight hits over 7 2-3 innings for Washington and Michael Morse hit a two-run home run in the win. The Marlins lost to Atlanta 7-6 as a -105 favorite on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5). Hanley Ramirez hit a three-run home run for Florida and Josh Johnson allowed one unearned run on three hits in six innings. Current streak: Washington has won 2 straight games. Florida has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Washington: 56-75 SU Florida: 65-64 SU Washington most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Florida are 3-7 After playing St. Louis are 4-6 After a win are 1-9 Florida most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Washington are 7-3 After playing Atlanta are 4-6 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing on the road against Florida The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Florida Washington is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games at home Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida's last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games when playing at home against Washington Next up: Florida home to Washington, Tuesday, August 31