Marlins-Nationals Lines Preview

The Florida Marlins and the Washington Nationals will meet on the field at Nationals Park on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals.
The Marlins will give the ball to ace starter Josh Johnson in this one. Righthander Johnson is 10-2 this season with a 2.87 ERA.
Johnson‘s opponent in this one will be J.D. Martin. The Nationals righthander has a 7.50 ERA to go along with a 0-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Marlins defeated the Cubs 3-2 as a +125 underdog on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8).
Cody Ross hit a pair of home runs, including a walk-off solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning for Florida, while Ricky Nolasco allowed one run on four hits in seven innings in a no-decision.
Adam Dunn went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer, as the Nationals upset the Pirates 8-4 on Monday night.
Washington cashed as +130 road underdogs as the game played OVER the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers.
Current streak:
Washington has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Florida: 55-50
SU
Washington
: 34-72 SU
Florida most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Washington are 7-3
After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Washington most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 3-7
After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Florida is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Washington
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington’s last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington’s last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington’s last 12 games when playing Florida
Next up:
Washington home to Florida, Wednesday, August 5

 

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