PETCO Park hosts an MLB battle between the San Diego Padres and the visiting Florida Marlins on Thursday.

Tim Stauffer gets the call for the San Diego Padres and he will try to build on a 7-9 mark. In the other dugout, Javier Vazquez brings a 7-10 ledger to the game for the Marlins as he tries to quiet the Padres bats.



View Florida vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook MLB line for this matchup, San Diego sat as -145 favorites. The total was set at 7.

Power Rankings:
The Padres sit at No. 12 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Marlins sit at a National League No. 10 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and San Diego has the National League's No. 14-rated offensive output, at 8.1 hits per game. The Marlins average 8.3 hits per game, good for No. 12 on the National League list.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and San Diego has the National League's No. 4-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Marlins own the National League's No. 12 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, Florida was a 12-5 loser on the road against the Rockies. Bettors on Colorado at -117 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (17) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. The Marlins endured a 12-5 loss at the hands of the Rockies on Wednesday, with Ricky Nolasco throwing 3 innings of 11-hit ball at Coors Field.

The Padres were a 7-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Mets. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got New York at +138 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors. San Diego suffered a 7-3 loss against New York on Wednesday, as Mat Latos wasn't able to lead his team to victory at PETCO Park.


Florida Marlins Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing San Diego are 4-6
After playing Colorado are 7-3
After a loss are 2-8

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few Marlins at Padres trends to consider:
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Florida's last 11 games when playing on the road against San Diego
Florida is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games
San Diego is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Diego's last 11 games when playing at home against Florida


Next up:
Florida at San Diego, Friday, August 19