Florida will try to be nasty hosts on Friday when the Philadelphia Phillies pay a visit to Sun Life Stadium.

For the Marlins, Brad Hand gets the ball, charged with keeping the Phillies hitters off the base paths. He'll face Roy Oswalt, 6-8 on the year.



View Philadelphia vs Florida Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Marlins as +151 moneyline underdogs in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 8.

Power Rankings:
The Marlins sit at No. 12 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Phillies sit at a National League No. 1 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Florida and its National League No. 11-rated batting order, averaging 3.9 runs per nine innings, against the National League's No. 4 lineup of the Phillies at 4.5 runs per outing.

Florida owns the National League's No. 12 defense, allowing 4.5 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Philadelphia's National League No. 1-rated defense.

Philadelphia was a 6-4 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Reds. They won as -122 favorites, while the total score of 10 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. Philadelphia rolled to a 6-4 win against Cincinnati on Thursday, as Vance Worley and the Phillies' bats led the team to victory at Great American Ball Park.

The Marlins were a 7-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Mets. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got New York at -109 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors. Florida didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 7-5 to New York on Thursday at Citi Field.


Philadelphia Phillies Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Florida are 7-3
After playing Cincinnati are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

Florida Marlins Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Philadelphia are 2-8
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

A few Phillies at Marlins trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games on the road
Philadelphia is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Florida
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida's last 11 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia


Next up:
Philadelphia at Florida, Saturday, September 3