Baseball bettors look for value at Sun Life Stadium on Friday as host Florida battles the Arizona Diamondbacks in baseball odds action.

Joe Saunders gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Diamondbacks on this day; he's 3-5 on the season. The Marlins, meanwhile, will counter with Anibal Sanchez, who will be looking to improve on his 5-1 mark.



View Arizona vs Florida Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Marlins in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -165 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Marlins at No. 6 in the National League and the Diamondbacks at No. 11 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Florida's No. 9-rated National League offense, averaging 4 runs per game, against a Diamondbacks defense that ranks No. 12 in the National League at 4.3 in runs allowed per game. The Marlins have averaged 8.4 hits per game so far, less than Diamondbacks batters have averaged on the year (8.5 hits per game).

Florida owns the National League's No. 9 defense, allowing 4.1 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Arizona's National League No. 12-rated defense.

Arizona won its last outing, a 2-0 result against the Pirates on June 9. Bettors who backed the Diamondbacks at -116 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (2) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Micah Owings chucked 2 1/3 shutout innings at the Pirates in their last game, striking out 4 in a 2-0 win against Pittsburgh in baseball action at PNC Park.

Florida lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Braves on June 9. Bettors who backed the Braves at -115 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Florida looks to rebound from a loss to the Braves, who beat them 3-2 on Thursday behind a start from Jair Jurrjens at Sun Life Stadium.


Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After a win are 7-3

Florida Marlins Trends:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Arizona are 4-6
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a loss are 2-8

A few Diamondbacks at Marlins trends to consider:
Arizona is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Arizona is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing Arizona
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona


Next up:
Arizona at Florida, Saturday, June 11