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Florida Marlins vs. Houston Astros
- The Florida Marlins and the Houston Astros will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Minute Maid Park.
Ace Josh Johnson will be the starting pitcher for the Marlins on this day. Righthander Johnson is 12-2 this season with a 2.85 ERA.
It'll be Wandy Rodriguez toeing the rubber for the Astros in this contest. Lefthander Rodriguez is 11-7 with a 3.05 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 128-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
The Astros evened their three-game series by defeating the Marlins 6-3 on Wednesday, as a -110 pick'em. The game's nine runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10).
Michael Bourn went 3-for-4 at the plate with one RBI and two runs scored for the Astros. Sam Gervacio earned the win in relief, and Jose Valverde collected his 17th loss.
Sean West allowed six hits and four runs over four innings in suffering the loss.
Team records:
Florida: 64-56 SU
Houston: 58-62 SU
Florida most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 7-3
After playing Houston are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3
Houston most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Arizona are 4-6
After playing Florida are 4-6
After a win are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Florida's last 11 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Florida is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing at home against Florida
Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games
Next up:
Florida at Atlanta, Friday, August 21
Houston home to Arizona, Friday, August 21
- The Florida Marlins and the Houston Astros will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Minute Maid Park.
Ace Josh Johnson will be the starting pitcher for the Marlins on this day. Righthander Johnson is 12-2 this season with a 2.85 ERA.
It'll be Wandy Rodriguez toeing the rubber for the Astros in this contest. Lefthander Rodriguez is 11-7 with a 3.05 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 128-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
The Astros evened their three-game series by defeating the Marlins 6-3 on Wednesday, as a -110 pick'em. The game's nine runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10).
Michael Bourn went 3-for-4 at the plate with one RBI and two runs scored for the Astros. Sam Gervacio earned the win in relief, and Jose Valverde collected his 17th loss.
Sean West allowed six hits and four runs over four innings in suffering the loss.
Team records:
Florida: 64-56 SU
Houston: 58-62 SU
Florida most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 7-3
After playing Houston are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3
Houston most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Arizona are 4-6
After playing Florida are 4-6
After a win are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Florida's last 11 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Florida is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing at home against Florida
Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games
Next up:
Florida at Atlanta, Friday, August 21
Houston home to Arizona, Friday, August 21
