Marlins vs. Phillies Pick
After last night’s game got rained out, will the Philadelphia Phillies have cooled off for their game with the Miami Marlins at 7:05PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Phillies are a slight favored at home tonight, as they are getting odds of -110 to win. Miami is listed with odds of +100 to prevail, while the over/under total is set at 7.5 runs.
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Today’s pitching matchup has Wei-Yin Chen (2-0, 3.94 ERA) taking the mound for the Marlins to face Vince Velasquez (0-2, 7.20). Chen has sandwiched two good starts around one poor one. He gave up six runs and seven hits in three innings of work against the Mets at home on April 13. But he has allowed just one run and seven hits over 13 innings in two road starts. Velasquez has been pretty steady with the unreliable play. He has yet to get past six innings of work while allowing 12 earned runs in 15 innings of work. He does have 19 strikeouts, but also has 10 walks.
Philadelphia comes into today pretty hot, winning four straight games, including a home sweep of the Braves to get to 9-9 on the year and 5-4 at home. Philly is currently putting up 4.72 runs per game while allowing 4.33. Cesar Hernandez is leading the team at the plate with four home runs and 10 RBI while hitting .338. He also has a team-high three stolen bases.
Miami had won back-to-back games in San Diego prior to making the trip to Philly. They currently sit three games behind the Nationals in the NL East at 10-8 overall and 6-6 on the road. The Marlins are putting up 4.78 runs per game this season while allowing 4.11 per contest. Miami is showing some big pop in their bats, as the team has 25 home runs. Giancarlo Stanton has seven long balls with 15 RBI and a .300 average. Marcell Ozuna has hit six home runs with 21 RBI and a .306 average.
I am going to roll the dice on the road team. I know the Phillies are hot, but the win streak has come when Velasquez was not on the mound. He has given Philadelphia nothing to be terribly confident about and he is facing a powerful Miami lineup. Chen has been really strong on the road and coming off a no-hitter through seven innings against the Mariners.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: MIAMI MARLINS +100