Phillies-Marlins Lines Preview

The Philadelphia Phillies and the Florida Marlins will meet on the field at LandShark Stadium on Friday in a battle of division rivals.

The Phillies will trot ace Cole Hamels out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Hamels has a 5-5 record and a 4.87 ERA this season.

Hamels’s opponent in this one will be Ricky Nolasco. The Marlins ace righthander has a 5.66 ERA to go along with a 6-7 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 127-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Jamie Moyer tossed a one-hit shutout through seven innings as the Phillies blanked the Marlins 4-0 in Thursday’s opener. The Phillies won that game as +105 underdogs, while the four runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10).

Raul Ibanez belted two home runs for three RBIs, and Ryan Howard also went deep for a solo home run for the Phillies. Moyer improved to 9-6 with the victory.

Chris Volstad surrendered seven hits and four runs over six innings in the loss. Oddsmakers had the Marlins as -115 favorite.

Current streak:
Philadelphia has won 6 straight games.

Team records:
Philadelphia: 49-38 SU
Florida: 46-45 SU

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Florida are 7-3
After playing Florida are 9-1
After a win are 8-2

Florida most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
Philadelphia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Florida
Philadelphia is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Florida is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Florida is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Next up:
Florida home to Philadelphia, Saturday, July 18