The San Diego Padres will look to grab a road win when they take on the Marlins in Miami at Marlins Park on Friday in baseball odds action.

Ricky Nolasco will take the mound for Miami, and he'll carry a 4-7 record into the contest. Edinson Volquez gets the ball for San Diego; he's 5-6 so far this season.



View San Diego vs Miami Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Those who planned on backing the visitors in this one found the Padres listed as underdogs of +-120 at most sportsbooks, including Sportsbook. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 7.5, check for updates at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The Marlins sit at No. 14 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Padres sit at a National League No. 13 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Miami's No. 15 ranked National League offense (3.2 runs per game) against a Padres defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 10 in the National League at 4.4 runs allowed per game. The Marlins have been averaging 7.8 hits per game, less than the Padres have managed so far this season (8.5 hits on average).

Miami owns the National League's No. 9 defense, allowing 4.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with San Diego's National League No. 10-rated defense.

The Padres were a 7-5 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Phillies. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Philadelphia at -115 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors. San Diego lost a tight one on Wednesday, seeing the game get away from them in extra innings and falling by a 7-5 score against Philadelphia at PETCO Park.

Miami was a 5-3 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Twins. They won as -101 underdogs, while the total score of 8 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. The Marlins grabbed a win last time out, defeating Scott Diamond and the Twins 5-3 on Wednesday at Marlins Park.


San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Miami are 7-3
After playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

Miami Marlins Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing San Diego are 5-5
After playing Minnesota are 4-5
After a win are 5-5

A few Padres at Marlins trends to consider:
San Diego is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games at home


Next up:
San Diego at Miami, Saturday, June 29