The Marlins get a visit from the New York Mets in baseball action on Saturday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

Ricky Nolasco gets the call for the Miami Marlins and he will try to build on a 4-0 mark. In the other dugout, R.A. Dickey brings a 4-1 ledger to the game for the Mets as he tries to quiet the Marlins bats.



View NY Mets vs Miami Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Marlins in this one will find them as -145 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 7.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 13-rated Mets taking on the National League's No. 10-rated Marlins in this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Miami owns the No. 13 ranking for hits in the National League at 7.8 per game. By contrast, the Mets are rated No. 4 in the same category at 9 per game.

Miami owns the National League's No. 4 defense, allowing 3.6 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with New York's National League No. 14-rated defense.

In their last action, New York was a 6-5 loser on the road against the Marlins. Bettors on Miami at -137 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (11) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. New York suffered a 6-5 loss against Miami on Friday, as Johan Santana wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Marlins Park.




New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Miami are 7-3
After playing Miami are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

Miami Marlins Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing NY Mets are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 2-8
After a win are 7-3

A few Mets at Marlins trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets' last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Mets' last 11 games when playing on the road against Miami
NY Mets are 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
NY Mets are 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Miami's last 11 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Miami is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Miami's last 19 games


Next up:
NY Mets at Miami, Sunday, May 13