The Philadelphia Phillies host Miami on Friday, looking to build on their 27-25 mark against the 29-22 Marlins in MLB betting action at Citizens Bank Park.

Mark Buehrle gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Marlins on this day; he's 5-4 on the season. The Phillies, meanwhile, will counter with Kyle Kendrick, who will be looking to improve on his 1-3 mark.



View Miami vs Philadelphia Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Phillies were listed as -110 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 8.5 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 7 (Phillies) and the No. 10 (Marlins) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Philadelphia and its National League No. 7-rated batting order, averaging 4.2 runs per nine innings, against the National League's No. 11 lineup of the Marlins at 4 runs per outing.

Defensively, Miami features the National League's No. 2-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.2 runs per game. Philadelphia, meanwhile, comes in at No. 13 in the National League at home, scoring 3.6 runs per game.

The Marlins were a 5-3 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Nationals. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Miami at -155 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Marlins grabbed a win last time out, defeating Chien-Ming Wang and the Nationals 5-3 on Wednesday at Marlins Park.

The Phillies were a 10-6 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Mets. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Philadelphia at -150 on the moneyline, while the total score (16) was good news for OVER bettors. Philadelphia rolled to a 10-6 win against New York on Wednesday, as Cliff Lee and the Phillies' bats led the team to victory at Citi Field.


Miami Marlins Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 2-8
After playing Washington are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Philadelphia Phillies Trends:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Miami are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

A few Marlins at Phillies trends to consider:
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Miami's last 20 games on the road
Miami is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
Philadelphia is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Miami
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games


Next up:
Miami at Philadelphia, Saturday, June 2