Miami Marlins vs. Washington Nationals odds, tips and betting trends
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The Washington Nationals (6-13) face the Miami Marlins (8-8), who will be trying to extend a three-game winning streak, Wednesday at 7:05 PM ET, at Nationals Park.
The Nationals are an underdog (+128 on the moneyline to win) when they host the Marlins (-149). The Miami Marlins will give the start to Pablo Lopez (2-0, 6.75 ERA) looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the Nationals will counter with Erick Fedde (1-1, 6.75).
The Marlins beat the Nationals 5-2 yesterday, with Sandy Alcantara getting the win (6.0 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 5 K) and Joey Wendle leading the way offensively (going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI). Josiah Gray (5.2 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 10 K) took the loss for the Nationals.
Here’s everything you need to get ready for Wednesday’s Marlins vs. Nationals contest.
Miami Marlins vs. Washington Nationals Odds and Betting Lines
Major League Baseball odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 5:05 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Marlins (-149, bet $149 to win $100)
Underdog: Nationals (+128, bet $100 to win $128)
Over/under: 7.5
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Marlins Stats and Trends Marlins Betting Records
This season, the Marlins have won four out of the six games in which they’ve been favored.
Miami has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -149.
The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 59.8% chance of a victory for the Marlins.
Games involving Miami have gone over the total set by bookmakers in six of 16 chances this season.
The Marlins are 10-6-0 ATS in their 16 games with a spread this season.
Pablo López (Marlins Probable Starter)
The Marlins’ Lopez (2-0) will make his fourth start of the season.
The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw seven scoreless innings against the St. Louis Cardinals while allowing three hits.
The 26-year-old has pitched in three games this season with a .52 ERA, 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .164.
Lopez has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
The Nationals rank 21st in MLB with a .223 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 27th in the league (.319) and 11 home runs.
Among qualified pitchers this year, the 26-year-old’s .52 ERA ranks second, .750 WHIP ranks fourth, and 8.8 K/9 ranks 29th.
Marlins Batting Stats
The Marlins rank 22nd in Major League Baseball with 13 home runs.
The offense for the Marlins has a slugging percentage of .384 this season, 13th in MLB.
Miami has a team batting average of .242 this season, which ranks 10th among MLB teams.
The Marlins have scored 64 runs (4.0 per game) this season, which ranks 19th in MLB.
Miami is among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking sixth with an OBP of .326.
The Marlins are ranked 19th in strikeouts per game (9.7) among MLB offenses.
Nationals Stats and Trends Nationals Betting Records
The Nationals have been victorious in four, or 28.6%, of the 14 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This season, Washington has come away with a win two times in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +128 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 43.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Washington and its opponents have gone over the total this season in seven of their 19 opportunities.
The Nationals have posted a record of 5-14-0 against the spread this season.
Erick Fedde (Nationals Probable Starter)
Fedde makes the start for the Nationals, his fourth of the season. He is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 13 1/3 innings pitched.
In his last time out on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the right-hander threw 3 1/3 innings, giving up six earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
The 29-year-old has an ERA of 6.75, with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings in three games this season. Opponents are hitting .309 against him.
Fedde heads into this matchup with two outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
He will face a Marlins offense that ranks 19th in the league with 64 total runs scored while batting .242 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .384 slugging percentage (13th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 13 home runs (22nd in the league).
Nationals Batting Stats
The Nationals are 24th in MLB play with 11 home runs. They average 0.6 per game.
So far this year, the Nationals’ .319 slugging percentage is the fourth-lowest average in the league.
Washington’s .223 batting average ranks 21st in MLB.
Averaging 3.4 runs per game (64 total), the Nationals are the 19th-highest scoring team in MLB action.
Washington is 22nd in the league with a .292 on-base percentage.
The Nationals strike out 7.7 times per game to rank 14th in baseball.
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