The Miami Marlins (54-92) take a three-game losing streak into a home contest against the Washington Nationals (65-80) on Friday at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Nationals are favored (-150) to give the underdog Marlins (+126) another loss. Washington has DJ Herz set to start, while Miami counters with Edward Cabrera.
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Nationals vs. Marlins betting lines
- Favorite: Nationals (-150)
- Underdog: Marlins (+126)
- Over/under: 8
Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Nationals betting info
- The Nationals have been the moneyline favorite 24 total times this season. They’ve finished 12-12 in those games.
- When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -150 or shorter, Washington has gone 3-2 (60%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Nationals’ implied win probability is 60%.
- Washington has combined with opponents to go over the total 71 times this season for a 71-68-6 record against the over/under.
- The Nationals have covered 55.6% of their games this season, going 80-64-0 against the spread.
Nationals hitting info
- C.J. Abrams paces the Nationals in home runs (20) and runs batted in (65).
- Abrams ranks 59th in homers and 69th in RBI among all batters in MLB play.
- Luis Garcia’s .284 batting average paces his team.
- Garcia currently ranks 117th in homers and 74th in RBI in the bigs.
- 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 pitching staff for the Nationals has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
- Washington has the 25th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.36).
- The Nationals have the fifth-highest WHIP in MLB (1.349).
- Nationals pitchers combine to allow 152 home runs (one per game), the seventh-fewest in the majors.
- In its 5-1 win last time out, Washington struck out eight Braves batters 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 has entered 80 games this season as the underdog by +126 or more and is 28-52 in those contests.
- The implied probability of a win by the Marlins, based on the moneyline, is 44.2%.
- Miami and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 79 of its 146 opportunities.
- The Marlins are 67-78-0 against the spread in their 145 chances this season.
Marlins hitting info
- Jake Burger leads Miami in home runs (25) and runs batted in (61) this season while batting .239.
- In all of MLB, Burger ranks 27th in home runs and 85th in RBI.
- Jesus Sanchez is batting .246 to lead Miami, while adding 17 homers and 59 runs batted in this season.
- Sanchez is 93rd among batters in the majors in home runs, and 90th in RBI.
- Otto Lopez is slashing .256/.299/.352 this season for the Marlins.
- Lopez takes a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .325 with four doubles, a home run, two walks and six RBI.
- Xavier Edwards has 66 hits and an OBP of .397 to go with a slugging percentage of .399 this season.
Marlins pitching rankings
- The Marlins average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the majors this season.
- Miami has the 28th-ranked ERA (4.73) in the majors this season.
- Marlins pitchers have a 1.382 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
- The Marlins have allowed the 19th-fewest home runs this season with 170, or 1.2 per game.
- Miami suffered a 3-1 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out three Pirates batters while allowing six hits.
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