Marlins Park hosts an MLB battle between the Miami Marlins and the visiting Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.

Miami hands the ball to starter Ricky Nolasco in this one and he'll try to improve on his 4-2 mark on the year. Colorado counters with Juan Nicasio, who will try to quiet the fans and the Marlins bats at the same time.



View Colorado vs Miami Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Marlins in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -140 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Marlins, most recently No. 9 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Rockies, who rate a National League No. 7 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Miami's No. 11-rated National League offense, averaging 3.8 runs per game, against a Rockies defense that ranks No. 16 in the National League at 5.5 in runs allowed per game. The Marlins have averaged 8.1 hits per game so far, less than Rockies batters have averaged on the year (8.4 hits per game).

Comparing defensive stats, Colorado owns the National League's No. 10-rated road mark, allowing 4.4 runs per game on the highway. Miami, on the other hand, rates No. 6 in scoring at home.

In their last action, Colorado was a 7-4 loser on the road against the Marlins. Bettors on Miami at -156 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (11) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Colorado didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 7-4 to Miami on Monday at Marlins Park.




Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Miami are 4-6
After playing Miami are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

Miami Marlins Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Colorado are 6-4
After playing Colorado are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few Rockies at Marlins trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games at home
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
Miami is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games


Next up:
Colorado at Miami, Wednesday, May 23