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Thursday, April 07, 2011

Nationals vs Marlins MLB Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
The division rival Washington Nationals and Florida Marlins are set to renew hostilities on Thursday when they meet at Sun Life Stadium.
The Nationals will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander John Lannan in this game. Lannan has a 1-0 record and a 1.80 ERA this season.
It'll be Josh Johnson toeing the rubber for the Marlins in this contest. Righthander Johnson is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
In their last action, Washington was a 7-4 loser on the road against the Marlins. Bettors on Florida at -116 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (11) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Current streak:
Washington has lost 3 straight games.
Florida has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Washington: 1-4 SU
Florida: 3-2 SU
Washington most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing NY Mets are 4-6
After playing Florida are 1-9
After a loss are 5-5

Florida most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing Washington are 8-2
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games when playing on the road against Florida
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Florida
Washington is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Washington at NY Mets, Friday, April 8
Florida at Houston, Friday, April 8