The Florida Marlins will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Atlanta Braves invade Sun Life Stadium on Wednesday.

For the Marlins, Javier Vazquez gets the ball, charged with keeping the Braves hitters off the base paths. He'll face Derek Lowe, 9-15 on the year.



View Atlanta vs Florida Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as +-140 moneyline underdogs in this one at most online sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark. The total opened at 7.5 for those preferring over under wagers.

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:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Florida has the National League's No. 11-rated offensive output, at 8.4 hits per game. The Braves average 8.4 hits per game, good for No. 11 on the National League list.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Florida has the National League's No. 10-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Braves own the National League's No. 3 mark in runs allowed.

Atlanta was a 4-0 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Marlins. They won as +100 underdogs, while the total score of 4 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. The Braves didn’t allow a single run in their last start, as their staff shut out Florida 4-0 on Tuesday at Sun Life Stadium.




Atlanta Braves Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Washington are 2-8
After playing Florida are 7-3
After a win are 3-7

Florida Marlins Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Milwaukee are 3-7
After playing Atlanta are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

A few Braves at Marlins trends to consider:
Atlanta is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Florida
Atlanta is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Atlanta's last 20 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Florida's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Florida's last 20 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games at home
Florida is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games


Next up:
Atlanta at Washington, Friday, September 23
Florida at Milwaukee, Friday, September 23