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The Miami Marlins (54-92) will try to end their three-game losing streak when they visit the Washington Nationals (65-80) on Friday at 6:45 p.m. ET on MASN. Oddsmakers consider the Nationals to be -146 favorites for the contest, while the Marlins are +123 underdogs looking for the upset. Washington’s DJ Herz and Miami’s Edward Cabrera have been named the starters for this contest.
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Betting Odds
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Nationals to win vs Marlins -146
Nationals vs. Marlins Betting Lines
- Favorite: Nationals (-146)
- Underdog: Marlins (+123)
- Over/under: 8
Nationals vs. Marlins Betting Insights
- The Nationals have been victorious in 12, or 50%, of the 24 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season Washington has come away with a win three times in five chances when named as a favorite of at least -146 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 59.3% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Marlins have been the underdog on the moneyline 129 total times this season. They’ve finished 50-79 in those games.
- Miami has gone 30-54 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +123 or longer (35.7%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Marlins’ implied win probability is 44.8%.
Nationals vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders
- C.J. Abrams is batting .239 this season with a team-high 20 home runs and 65 RBI.
- Abrams ranks 59th in Major League Baseball in homers, and 69th in RBI.
- Luis Garcia is batting .284 to lead Washington, while adding 15 homers and 63 runs batted in this season.
- Jake Burger paces the Marlins in home runs (25) and runs batted in (61).
- Among all hitters in MLB, Burger’s home run total puts him 27th, and his RBI total ranks 85th.
- Jesus Sanchez’s .246 batting average leads his team.
Nationals vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings
- The Nationals average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the league this season.
- Nationals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.36 this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.349 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
- The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Marlins pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB.
- Miami’s 4.73 team ERA ranks 28th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Marlins combine for the third-worst WHIP in the majors (1.382).