The Miami Marlins (54-92) carry a three-game losing streak into a home matchup against the Washington Nationals (65-80) on Thursday at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Nationals are favored (-181) to hand the underdog Marlins (+151) another loss. Washington’s Mitchell Parker starts against Miami’s Darren McCaughan.
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Nationals vs. Marlins betting lines
- Favorite: Nationals (-181)
- Underdog: Marlins (+151)
- Over/under: 9
Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Nationals betting info
- The Nationals have won 12 of the 24 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (50%).
- Washington has played as moneyline favorites of -181 or shorter in just one game this season, which it won.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Nationals’ implied win probability is 64.4%.
- Washington has played in 145 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 71 times (71-68-6).
- The Nationals have collected an 80-64-0 record ATS this season (covering 55.6% of the time).
Nationals hitting info
- C.J. Abrams has accumulated a team-best 20 home runs and 65 runs batted in.
- Abrams’ home runs rank 59th in MLB and he ranks 69th in RBI in MLB.
- Luis Garcia’s .284 batting average paces his team.
- Garcia ranks 117th in home runs and 74th in RBI this year.
- Keibert Ruiz is batting .228 with 19 doubles, 13 home runs and 15 walks.
- Jacob Young is batting .255 with 23 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 27 walks.
Nationals pitching rankings
- The Nationals pitching staff ranks 23rd in the majors with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Washington has the 25th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.36).
- Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the fifth-worst WHIP in MLB (1.349).
- The Nationals allow the seventh-fewest home runs in baseball (152 total, one per game).
- Washington knocked off the Braves 5-1 in its last game with eight strikeouts while allowing six hits.
Marlins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Marlins betting info
- The Marlins have entered the game as underdogs 129 times this season and won 50, or 38.8%, of those games.
- Miami is 18-34 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +151 or more on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win by the Marlins, based on the moneyline, is 39.8%.
- So far this season, Miami and its opponents have hit the over in 79 of its 146 games with a total.
- In 145 games with a spread this season, the Marlins are 67-78-0 ATS.
Marlins hitting info
- Jake Burger is batting .239 this season with a team-high 25 home runs and 61 RBI.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Burger’s home run total is 27th, and his RBI total is 84th.
- Jesus Sanchez’s batting average of .246 leads all Miami hitters this season.
- Sanchez currently ranks 93rd in homers and 90th in RBI in the big leagues.
- Otto Lopez is slashing .256/.299/.352 this season for the Marlins.
- Lopez has safely hit in six games in a row. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .325 with four doubles, a home run, two walks and six RBI.
- Xavier Edwards has collected 66 hits this season and has an OBP of .397. He’s slugging .399 on the year.
Marlins pitching rankings
- The Marlins strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
- Miami has pitched to a 4.73 ERA this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Marlins have a combined WHIP of 1.382 as a pitching staff, which is third-worst in baseball this season.
- The Marlins have given up the 19th-fewest long balls so far this season with 170 home runs allowed.
- Last time out, Miami fell to the Pirates 3-1. Its pitchers compiled three strikeouts and six hits allowed.
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