The Marlins get a visit from the Philadelphia Phillies in baseball action on Sunday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

The Marlins will turn to Anibal Sanchez and his 7-7 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Phillies send Roy Halladay (16-5) to the hill.



View Philadelphia vs Florida Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Phillies were listed as 185 favorites on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 7 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Marlins, most recently No. 12 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Phillies, who rate a National League No. 1 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Florida has the National League's No. 10-rated offensive output, at 8.3 hits per game. The Phillies average 8.7 hits per game, good for No. 8 on the National League list.

Philadelphia brings the National League's No. 1-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Marlins' league No. 12-ranked defense.

In their last action, Philadelphia was an 8-4 loser on the road against the Marlins. Bettors on Florida at +155 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (12) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. The Phillies endured an 8-4 loss at the hands of the Marlins on Saturday, with Cole Hamels throwing 7 innings of 4-hit ball at Sun Life Stadium.




Philadelphia Phillies Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Atlanta are 6-4
After playing Florida are 7-3
After a loss are 8-2

Florida Marlins Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing NY Mets are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a win are 3-7

A few Phillies at Marlins trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Florida
Philadelphia is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Florida's last 13 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Florida is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games
Florida is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games when playing Philadelphia


Next up:
Philadelphia home to Atlanta, Monday, September 5
Florida home to NY Mets, Monday, September 5