Milwaukee will try to be nasty hosts on Thursday when the Miami Marlins pay a visit to Miller Park.

For the Brewers, Michael Fiers gets the ball, charged with keeping the Marlins hitters off the base paths. He'll face Mark Buehrle, 7-8 on the year.



View Miami vs Milwaukee Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Marlins were listed as +-130 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 9 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Brewers, most recently No. 11 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Marlins, who rate a National League No. 14 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Milwaukee's No. 4-rated National League offense, averaging 4.6 runs per game, against a Marlins defense that ranks No. 14 in the National League at 4.7 in runs allowed per game. The Brewers have averaged 8.4 hits per game so far, more than Marlins batters have averaged on the year (8.2 hits per game).

Milwaukee owns the National League's No. 13 defense, allowing 4.7 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Miami's National League No. 14-rated defense.

The Marlins were a 7-6 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Brewers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Miami at -132 on the moneyline, while the total score (13) was good news for OVER bettors. Miami needed extra innings to get the job done against the Brewers on Wednesday as the Marlins defeated them 7-6 at Miller Park.




Miami Marlins Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing Milwaukee are 1-9
After a win are 4-6

Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing Miami are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

A few Marlins at Brewers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games on the road
Miami is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
Milwaukee is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 10 games at home


Next up:
Miami at St. Louis, Friday, July 6
Milwaukee at Houston, Friday, July 6