The Giants get a visit from the Miami Marlins in baseball action on Wednesday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

It's a pitching duel between Barry Zito for the Giants (1-0 on the year) and Carlos Zambrano for Miami (0-2 so far).



View Miami vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Giants as -135 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 7 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
The Giants - Marlins odds would favor the Giants if the lines were set according to our power ranks. San Francisco is rated No. 7 in the current National League Odds Shark poll, while Miami is at No. 10 in the National League.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features San Francisco's National League No. 8-ranked scoring average of 4 runs per game, against a Marlins offense rated No. 13 and scoring 3.3 runs per game in the league. The Giants have averaged 9 hits per game to date this season, more than the Marlins hitters have managed (7.5 per nine innings).

Defensively, Miami features the National League's No. 5-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.4 runs per game. San Francisco, meanwhile, comes in at No. 14 in the National League at home, scoring 2.7 runs per game.

Miami was a 2-1 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Giants. They won as +146 underdogs, while the total score of 3 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. Miami got the job done in their last match in a 2-1 victory over San Francisco on Tuesday at AT&T Park behind starter Ricky Nolasco.




Miami Marlins Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 4-6
After a win are 3-7

San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Miami are 5-5
After playing Miami are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

A few Marlins at Giants trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
San Francisco is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games at home


Next up:
Miami at San Francisco, Thursday, May 3