Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins 5/16/2023 Picks

Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins 5/16/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The Miami Marlins are hosting the Washington Nationals at the IoanDepot Park in Miami on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 18:40 ET in the opening game of this series.

The Marlins are 1-5 in their last 6 home games and 3-1 to the over, while the Nationals are 3-1 in their last 4 games on the road and 4-2 to the under.

The Marlins have a 20-21 record so far this season and 11-11 at home. They are 15-26 on the runline (7-15 at home) and 18-21-2 in over/under.

They are sitting on the second to last place of the East Division. Jorge Soler leads the team in home runs this season with 9, while Louis Arraez leads the team in batting average with .382.

The Marlins average 3.46 runs offensively while allowing 4.83 runs per game defensively. They have a .247 hitting percentage and their bullpen has a 4.28 ERA. They average 0.95 home runs per game and 8.61 strikeouts.

The Marlins are coming off a home victory against the Cincinnati Reds with a 3-1 score.

Garrett Cooper came off the injured list and lined a go-ahead, opposite-field, RBI double in the seventh inning to lead the Marlins to a 3-1 win over the Reds on Sunday afternoon.

On the mound for the Marlins today will be the leftie Jesus Luzardo who has a 3-2 record, 3.28 ERA and 1.41 WHIP.

He is coming off a strong game where he had just one earned run in 6 innings pitched in a 6-2 win against the Diamondbacks.

Marlins Betting Trends:

Under is 4-0 in their last 4 during game 1 of a series.
Marlins are 0-5 in their last 5 games with the total set at 11.0 or higher.
Marlins are 6-0 in their last 6 home games with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
Under is 5-1-1 in their last 7 Friday games.
Over is 5-1 in their last 6 games against a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.

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Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins Predictions 5/16/2023

The Nationals have a 17-23 record so far this season and 6-13 at home. They are 25-15 on the runline (15-4 on the road) and 16-22-2 in over/under.

They are sitting on the last place of the East Division. Jeimer Calendario and Lane Thomas lead the the team in home runs this season with 4 each, while Vargas and Robles lead the team in batting average with .292 each.

The Nationals average 4.00 runs offensively while allowing 4.69 runs per game defensively. They have a .255 hitting percentage and their bullpen has a 4.42 ERA. They average 0.64 home runs per game and 7.17 strikeouts.

The Nats are coming off a home defeat against the New York Mets with a 2-8 score. They got ahead in the score by the bottom of the second inning but in a disastrous 5th inning they got 8 earned runs and eventually lost the game.

The Nationals have not yet announced a starting pitcher for this game.

Nationals Betting Trends:

Under is 7-0 in their last 7 games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
Nationals are 5-0 in their last 5 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 9-1-1 in their last 11 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.

Head-to-Head Trends:

Marlins are 3-1 in their last 4 meetings.
Under is 3-0-1 in their last 4 meetings.

Prediction:

Both teams have poor offenses and are trending to the under both individually and historically, so go with the under once again in this one.

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