Sun Life Stadium hosts an MLB battle between the Florida Marlins and the visiting Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.

Clay Hensley gets the call for the Florida Marlins and he will try to build on a 1-2 mark. In the other dugout, Brandon Beachy brings a 5-2 ledger to the game for the Braves as he tries to quiet the Marlins bats.



View Atlanta vs Florida Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Marlins as +110 moneyline underdogs in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 8.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Marlins at No. 10 in the National League and the Braves at No. 4 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Florida owns the No. 10 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.4 per game. By contrast, the Braves are rated No. 11 in the same category at 8.4 per game.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Florida has the National League's No. 11-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Braves own the National League's No. 3 mark in runs allowed.

The Braves were an 8-5 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Marlins. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Atlanta at -109 on the moneyline, while the total score (13) was good news for OVER bettors. Atlanta got the job done in their last match in an 8-5 victory over Florida on Monday at Sun Life Stadium behind starter Derek Lowe.




Atlanta Braves Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing Florida are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Florida Marlins Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Atlanta are 2-8
After playing Atlanta are 7-3
After a loss are 2-8

A few Braves at Marlins trends to consider:
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Florida's last 15 games when playing at home against Atlanta


Next up:
Atlanta at Florida, Wednesday, August 10