Baseball bettors look for value at Sun Life Stadium on Friday as host Florida battles the Milwaukee Brewers in baseball odds action.

Ricky Nolasco gets the call for the Florida Marlins and he will try to build on a 4-1 mark. In the other dugout, Randy Wolf brings a 4-4 ledger to the game for the Brewers as he tries to quiet the Marlins bats.



View Milwaukee vs Florida Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook MLB line for this matchup, Florida sat as -125 favorites. The total was set at 7.5.

Power Rankings:
The Marlins - Brewers odds would favor the Marlins if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Florida is rated No. 5 in the current National League Odds Shark poll, while Milwaukee is at No. 6 in the National League.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Florida owns the No. 9 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.5 per game. By contrast, the Brewers are rated No. 6 in the same category at 8.6 per game.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Florida has the National League's No. 9-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Brewers own the National League's No. 6 mark in runs allowed.

The Brewers were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Reds. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Cincinnati at +100 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors. Milwaukee looks to rebound from a loss to the Reds, who beat them 4-3 on Wednesday behind a start from Mike Leake at Great American Ball Park.

Florida was a 6-5 loser in its last match on the road against the Diamondbacks. They lost as +148 underdogs, while the total score of 11 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. The Marlins were saddled with a loss last time out in Javier Vazquez's start, as they lost 6-5 against Arizona on Wednesday at Chase Field.


Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing Cincinnati are 3-7
After a loss are 7-3

Florida Marlins Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After playing Arizona are 6-4
After a loss are 8-2

A few Brewers at Marlins trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Florida
Milwaukee is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 11 games on the road
Florida is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
Milwaukee at Florida, Saturday, June 4