The Miami Marlins are prepared to battle against the Washington Nationals at Marlins Park. The game gets underway 1:10 p.m. ET and Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will be televising the action.
Washington Nationals vs. Miami Marlins Odds
Miami (+180) is the home-team underdog against Washington (-190) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this game at 7.5 runs (-110 for the over and -110 for the under). Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the most recent odds sitting at Nationals -1.5 runs (-135) and Marlins +1.5 runs (+115).
The Nationals have gone 28-22 SU this year and are 24-25 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 3.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 0.1 units ATS. The Marlins, on the other hand, are 19-32 SU and 26-24 ATS. The team’s lost 0.3 units for moneyline bettors and 2.8 units ATS.
Marlins games have an over/under record of 24-26 so far in 2018. Washington has an over/under record of 22-25-2.
Right-hander Stephen Strasburg will get the nod for the visiting Nationals. Strasburg is 5-4 with a 3.36 ERA and 75 strikeouts. He has yet to face Miami this year, but he did make three starts against the Marlins in 2017, putting together a 3-0 record against them with a 0.82 ERA and 19 strikeouts.
The Marlins will put the ball in the hands of Elieser Hernandez (0-1, 2.08 ERA), who has six strikeouts and one walks as well as a 1.15 WHIP. Hernandez did not record any MLB pitching stats in 2017.
As a unit, Miami’s pitching staff has given up 5.2 runs per game overall this year. The club’s starters have a 4.36 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 5.74 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 8.9 K/9. In 21 games against divisional foes, Marlins starters have an ERA of 4.09 and the bullpen’s ERA is 7.07.
The Miami hitters are putting up 3.4 runs per contest, including 3.2 per game against divisional foes and 2.6 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .227/.300/.320 over its last five contests and is 2-3 SU during that span.
The Marlins’ batters have been led by Starlin Castro, who is hitting .291/.332/.383 with 57 hits, 21 RBIs and 28 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Washington’s pitching staff allowed 3.6 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 2.98 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 9.98 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.35, along with a K-per-9 of 9.84.
The Nationals offense has slashed .239/.326/.408 on its way to 4.4 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.5 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).
Trea Turner has led Washington’s offense so far and is slashing .271/.364/.422 with six home runs, 21 RBIs, 29 runs and 14 steals.
The Nationals just took the previous game in this series by a final score of four runs to one.
Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Nationals, ATS Winner – Nationals, O/U – OVER
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The over has hit in four of Washington’s last seven games.
The Nationals have hit 15 home runs in their last 10 games, including 10 over their last five.
Miami has recorded 18.5 runs + hits + errors per game over its last 10 contests and 18.2 over its last five.
The Nationals have won four of their last five games SU.
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