The Florida Marlins host San Diego on Wednesday, looking to build on their 47-50 mark against the 42-55 Padres in MLB betting action at Sun Life Stadium.

The Marlins will rely on Ricky Nolasco to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Aaron Harang will be his counterpart for the Padres. Ricky Nolasco is 6-6 this season, and Aaron Harang is 7-2.



View San Diego vs Florida Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as +-135 moneyline underdogs in this one at most online sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark. The total opened at 7 for those preferring over under wagers.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Marlins at No. 8 in the National League and the Padres at No. 16 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Florida's No. 10 ranked National League offense (3.9 runs per game) against a Padres defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 4 in the National League at 3.7 runs allowed per game. The Marlins have been averaging 8.3 hits per game, more than the Padres have managed so far this season (7.7 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Florida has the National League's No. 8-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Padres own the National League's No. 4 mark in runs allowed.

San Diego was a 4-0 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Marlins. They won as +148 underdogs, while the total score of 4 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. San Diego threw a shutout at Florida in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Tim Stauffer to defeat Florida 4-0 on Tuesday.




San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Florida are 4-6
After playing Florida are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

Florida Marlins Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing San Diego are 5-5
After playing San Diego are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

A few Padres at Marlins trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games on the road
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego
Florida is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing San Diego


Next up:
San Diego at Florida, Thursday, July 21