Marlins Park hosts an MLB battle between the Miami Marlins and the visiting New York Mets on Monday.

For the Marlins, Josh Johnson gets the ball, charged with keeping the Mets hitters off the base paths. He'll face Jeurys Familia, 0-0 on the year.



View NY Mets vs Miami Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Marlins as -170 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 7.5 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 12-rated Mets taking on the National League's No. 15-rated Marlins in this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Miami's No. 15 ranked National League offense (3.8 runs per game) against a Mets defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 11 in the National League at 4.4 runs allowed per game. The Marlins have been averaging 8.2 hits per game, less than the Mets have managed so far this season (8.3 hits on average).

New York brings the National League's No. 11-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Marlins' league No. 12-ranked defense.

In their last action, New York was a 6-2 loser on the road against the Braves. Bettors on Atlanta at -280 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. New York didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 6-2 to Atlanta on Sunday at Turner Field.

Last time out for Miami, they were a 4-1 loser as they battled the Phillies at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Phillies at -160 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. The Marlins endured a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Phillies on Sunday, with Nathan Eovaldi throwing 6 innings of 6-hit ball at Marlins Park.


New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Miami are 5-5
After playing Atlanta are 1-9
After a loss are 3-7

Miami Marlins Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing NY Mets are 2-8
After playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After a loss are 2-8

A few Mets at Marlins trends to consider:
NY Mets are 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 18 of NY Mets' last 22 games when playing on the road against Miami
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
NY Mets are 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Miami's last 22 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games at home
Miami is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets


Next up:
NY Mets at Miami, Tuesday, October 2