Marlins vs Phillies Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The fans at Citizens Bank Park will be treated to a game between the Florida Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies when they take their seats on Tuesday. The Marlins will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Chris Volstad in this game. Volstad has a 9-9 record and a 4.82 ERA this season. It'll be Joe Blanton toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Righthander Blanton is 6-6 with a 5.25 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Chase Utley and Placido Polanco both went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in to lead the Phillies past the Marlins 7-4 in the second game of their doubleheader on Monday night. Philadelphia won as -190 home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 8-run total listed by oddsmakers. Shane Victorino was 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Phillies, as Roy Oswalt allowed four runs over seven innings to get the win for Philadelphia. Anibal Sanchez was rocked for seven runs over four innings to take the loss for Florida, which won Game 1 of the twinbill 7-1 as +140 underdogs earlier in the day. Team records: Florida: 70-67 SU Philadelphia: 79-60 SU Florida most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Philadelphia are 2-8 After playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Florida are 6-4 After playing Florida are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games on the road Florida is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia Florida is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 12 of Florida's last 17 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 10 games at home Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Philadelphia's last 17 games Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games Next up: Philadelphia home to Florida, Wednesday, September 8 The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting.