Mets vs Marlins Preview – MLB Odds
On the season the Mets have an Over/Under record of 13-12 and a run-line W/L record of 19-12 and the Marlins have an Over/Under record of 19-10 and a run-line W/L record of 17-15.
New York Mets (16-15) vs. Miami Marlins (17-15)
Venue/ Stadium: Marlins Park, Miami, Florida
Time/Date: 7:10 PM EST Tuesday, May 6, 2014
MLB Odds
Moneyline: Mets +105 / Marlins -125
Over/Under: 7.5 runs
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This season the Marlins are 15-5 at home and the Mets are 8-7 on the road.
The Marlins have won 2 in a row and 7 of their last 10 games and with the swoon of the Braves, who have lost 7 in a row, Miami is only 1 game out of first place in the NL East. The Mets are 5-5 in their last 10 games and they are only 1.5 games out of first place.
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The Marlins won yesterday’s game at home and they have best home record in the Majors.
The Marlins have won 3 straight facing the Mets.
In yesterday’s game the Marlins beat the Mets 4-3.
Miami ranks 5th in the Majors in runs scored and at home their offense has been great hitting over .300 as a team, hitting 21 HR, and scoring 121 runs.
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While the Marlins offense has been solid it has been their pitching that has been getting it done in winning 6 of their last 8 home games against the Mets. In that 8-game span the Marlins has a ERA of 2.84 and have held New York to a batting average of .224.
For the Mets Bartolo Colon (2-4 5.65 ERA) gets the starting nod and in his last start he was shelled giving up 7 earned runs in 4 innings in a loss to the Colorado Rockies.
Colon has lost 3 of his last 4 starts an in that span he has an ERA of 7.61. He has not faced the Marlins since way back in 2002 when he was with the Montreal Expos.
Henderson Alvarez (1-2 3.28 ERA) gave up 4 earned runs in 6 innings of work in his last start and took a no decision facing the Atlanta Braves.
Alvarez is 2-0 with a 1.77 ERA over his last 3 starts against the Mets.
The Marlins are 5-12 in Alvarez’s last 17 starts.
Betting Trends
The Mets are 1-4 in their last 5 road games, 1-4 in their last 5 overall, and they have an Over record of 3-1-2 in their last 6 games.
The Marlins are 6-1 in their last 7 overall, 20-6 in their last 26 home games, and they have an Over record of 6-0-1 in their last 7 games.
In the last 11 games between these 2 teams the Under record is 8-1-2.
Jason’s MLB Pick:
Colon has been pitching poorly and facing the hot Marlins they will tag him up and Miami will win Game 2 of this series tonight.
