Marlins Park hosts an MLB battle between the Miami Marlins and the visiting Washington Nationals on Sunday.

The Marlins will rely on Ricky Nolasco to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Stephen Strasburg will be his counterpart for the Nationals. Ricky Nolasco is 8-6 this season, and Stephen Strasburg is 9-4.



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Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Marlins in this one will find them as +120 underdogs on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 7.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
The Marlins sit at No. 15 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Nationals sit at a National League No. 2 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Miami's National League No. 13-ranked scoring average of 3.9 runs per game, against a Nationals offense rated No. 9 and scoring 4.2 runs per game in the league. The Marlins have averaged 8.1 hits per game to date this season, less than the Nationals hitters have managed (8.6 per nine innings).

Miami owns the National League's No. 12 defense, allowing 4.6 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Washington's National League No. 1-rated defense.

The Nationals were a 2-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Marlins. That made winners of bettors who got Miami at +105 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors. Washington didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 2-1 to Miami on Saturday at Marlins Park.




Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Miami are 5-5
After playing Miami are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

Miami Marlins Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Washington are 4-6
After playing Washington are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few Nationals at Marlins trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Washington's last 14 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
Washington is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington


Next up:
Washington at Miami, Monday, July 16