Padres vs. Marlins Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 11, 2024

The Miami Marlins (43-74 look to avoid the sweep when they host the San Diego Padres (65-52) in the final game of a two-game set. Oddsmakers have listed the Padres as -205 favorites, while the Marlins are +170 underdogs to pick up a win. Dylan Cease will get the ball for San Diego while Miami will counter with Max Meyer.

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Padres vs. Marlins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Padres (-205)
• Underdog: Marlins (+170)
• Over/under: 7.5

Padres vs. Marlins Betting Insights

• The Padres have been favorites in 69 games this season and have come away with the win 40 times (58%) in those contests.
• This season San Diego has come away with a win four times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -205 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Padres have a 67.2% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Marlins have gone 39-62 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 38.6% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +170 or longer, Miami has gone 8-17 (32%).
• The Marlins have a 37% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Padres vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders

• Jurickson Profar is batting .300 this season with a team-high 19 home runs and 71 RBI.
• Profar’s home runs put him 32nd in baseball, and he ranks 18th in RBI.
• Jackson Merrill has collected 117 hits this season and has an OBP of .325. He’s slugging .482 on the year.
• Jake Burger paces the Marlins with 20 home runs and 50 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .242.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Burger’s home run total puts him 26th, and his RBI total ranks 84th.
• Jesus Sanchez is batting .234 with 17 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 23 walks.

Padres vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings

• The Padres strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
• Padres pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.97 this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• Padres pitchers have a 1.224 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
• The 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Marlins pitching staff ranks 19th in MLB.
• Miami’s 4.56 team ERA ranks 27th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Marlins combine for the third-worst WHIP in the majors (1.370).