Sun Life Stadium hosts an MLB battle between the Florida Marlins and the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday.

Florida sends Javier Vazquez out against Tim Lincecum for the Giants in this game. Vazquez is 7-9 with a 4.72 ERA on the season, while Lincecum is 10-9 on the year and has a 2.69 ERA.



View San Francisco vs Florida Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Giants were listed as 150 favorites on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 7 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The Marlins - Giants odds would favor the Giants if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Florida is rated No. 10 in the current National League Odds Shark poll, while San Francisco is at No. 2 in the National League.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Florida's National League No. 10-ranked scoring average of 4 runs per game, against a Giants offense rated No. 16 and scoring 3.4 runs per game in the league. The Marlins have averaged 8.3 hits per game to date this season, more than the Giants hitters have managed (8.2 per nine innings).

Florida owns the National League's No. 10 defense, allowing 4.4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with San Francisco's National League No. 2-rated defense.

The Giants were a 2-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Marlins. That made winners of bettors who got Florida at +101 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors. San Francisco didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 2-1 to Florida on Friday at Sun Life Stadium.




San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing Florida are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7

Florida Marlins Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

A few Giants at Marlins trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Francisco's last 13 games on the road
San Francisco is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Florida is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against San Francisco


Next up:
San Francisco at Florida, Sunday, August 14