Baseball betting stays focused on inter-league play on Tuesday as the Marlins of Miami swing away against the Red Sox of Boston.

Mark Buehrle gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Marlins on this day; he's 5-7 on the season. The Red Sox, meanwhile, will counter with Clay Buchholz, who will be looking to improve on his 7-2 mark.



View Miami vs Boston Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Red Sox as -150 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 9.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 13-rated Marlins taking on the American League's No. 7-rated Red Sox in this contest.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Boston and its American League No. 2-rated batting order, averaging 5 runs per nine innings, against the National League's No. 14 lineup of the Marlins at 3.6 runs per outing.

Boston owns the American League's No. 11 defense, allowing 4.6 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Miami's National League No. 9-rated defense.

The Marlins were a 3-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Rays. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Tampa Bay at +109 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Marlins were shut out in their last start, struggling to get much going against the Tampa Bay staff and losing 3-0 to the Rays on Sunday at Tropicana Field.

Boston was a 7-4 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Cubs. They won as -117 favorites, while the total score of 11 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. Boston got the job done in their last match in a 7-4 victory over Chicago on Sunday at Wrigley Field behind starter Franklin Morales.


Miami Marlins Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Miami are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 5-3
After a win are 5-5

A few Marlins at Red Sox trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Miami's last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games
Miami is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games


Next up:
Miami at Boston, Wednesday, June 20