The Washington Nationals (60-84) will aim to keep a four-game winning streak alive when they visit the Miami Marlins (66-79) on Thursday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Nationals (+116) are not expected to prolong the streak against the Marlins (-138). Ryan Weathers starts for Miami while Washington will counter with Brad Lord.
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Marlins to win vs Nationals -138
Marlins vs. Nationals betting lines
- Favorite: Marlins (-138)
- Underdog: Nationals (+116)
- Over/under: 8.5
Marlins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Marlins betting info
- The Marlins have won 40% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (10-15).
- When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -138 or shorter, Miami has a record of 1-8 (11.1%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Marlins a 58% chance to win.
- Miami has had an over/under set by bookmakers 145 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 70 of those games (70-71-4).
- The Marlins have gone 82-63-0 ATS this season.
Marlins hitting info
- Otto Lopez is hitting .249 with 18 doubles, 14 home runs and 44 walks.
- In MLB play, Lopez ranks 139th in homers and 63rd in RBI.
- Lopez has hit safely in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .353 with two home runs and four RBIs.
- Xavier Edwards is hitting .279 with 20 doubles, five triples, two home runs and 45 walks.
- Edwards ranks 390th in home runs and 224th in RBI among hitters in baseball.
- Edwards enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .143 with three walks and two RBIs.
- Agustin Ramirez is hitting .226 with 28 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 31 walks.
- Eric Wagaman has 25 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 32 walks while hitting .238.
Marlins pitching rankings
- The pitching staff for the Marlins has a collective eight K/9, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- Miami has a 4.80 team ERA that ranks 26th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Marlins have the 22nd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.327).
- The Marlins surrender the 19th-fewest home runs in baseball (176 total, 1.2 per game).
- Miami struck out four Nationals batters while giving up 10 hits in a 7-5 loss in its last game.
Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Nationals betting info
- The Nationals have been underdogs in 125 games this season and won 54 (43.2%) of those contests.
- Washington has entered 97 games this season as the underdog by +116 or more and is 39-58 in those contests.
- The implied probability of a win by the Nationals, based on the moneyline, is 46.3%.
- Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 72 of its 143 games with a total this season.
- The Nationals are 72-71-0 against the spread in their 143 chances this season.
Nationals hitting info
- C.J. Abrams leads Washington with a batting average of .268. He’s also hit 17 home runs with 53 RBI.
- Abrams ranks 98th in home runs and 135th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
- Abrams enters this matchup on a six-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .289 with six doubles and three walks.
- James Wood leads Washington in home runs with 27 and runs batted in with 88.
- Wood is 29th among hitters in MLB in homers, and 21st in RBI.
- Wood has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with three doubles, three walks and two RBIs.
- Luis Garcia has collected 115 base hits, an OBP of .299 and a slugging percentage of .414 this season.
- Josh Bell has 98 hits and an OBP of .324 to go with a slugging percentage of .409 this season.
- Bell takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .412 with a double, four home runs, a walk and 13 RBIs.
Nationals pitching rankings
- The Nationals strike out just 7.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
- Washington has the 29th-ranked ERA (5.29) in the majors this season.
- Nationals pitchers have a 1.431 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
- With 189 homers allowed, the Nationals rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.
- Last time out, Washington defeated the Marlins, 7-5, with four strikeouts and eight hits allowed.
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