Marlins Vs Nationals: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – June 8, 2022

The Miami Marlins (23-30) will look to Nick Fortes, who is on a two-game home run streak, when they take on the Washington Nationals (21-36) at 6:40 PM ET on Wednesday at LoanDepot park. Sandy Alcantara gets the starting nod for Miami (-210 to win), and Josiah Gray is Washington’s (+179) pick to start.

The betting insights in the article below are based off odds valid as of June 8, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET.

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Marlins vs Nationals Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Marlins Probable Starter Sandy Alcantara

• Alcantara (6-2 with a 1.81 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 74 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Marlins, his 12th of the season.
• The right-hander last appeared on Thursday against the San Francisco Giants, when he tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
• The 26-year-old has a 1.81 ERA and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings across 11 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .190 to his opponents.
• Alcantara is aiming to record his sixth quality start in a row in this matchup.
• He will face a Nationals offense that is hitting .254 as a unit (fourth in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .376 (22nd in MLB) with 42 total home runs (27th in MLB).
• The 26-year-old ranks fourth in ERA (1.81), 13th in WHIP (.978), and 27th in K/9 (8.6) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 8, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Nationals Stats vs Alcantara

Nationals Probable Starter Josiah Gray

• The Nationals will send Gray (6-4) to the mound for his 12th start this season.
• The right-hander gave up one earned run in 6 2/3 innings pitched on Friday in his last outing, a matchup with the Cincinnati Reds.
• The 24-year-old has an ERA of 4.71 and 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .222 in 11 games this season.
• In 11 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in three of them.
• The Marlins rank 17th in MLB with 237 runs scored this season. They have a .246 batting average this campaign with 58 home runs (14th in the league).
• The 24-year-old’s 4.71 ERA ranks 52nd, 1.308 WHIP ranks 46th, and 9.9 K/9 ranks 12th among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 8, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Marlins Stats vs Gray

Marlins Betting Trends

• The Marlins have been the moneyline favorite 25 total times this season. They’ve gone 14-11 in those games.
• Miami has not yet played as a moneyline favorite of -210 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Marlins have an implied win probability of 67.7%.
• Miami has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 27 times this season for a 27-26-0 record against the over/under.
• The Marlins are 28-25-0 ATS this season.

Nationals Betting Trends

• The Nationals have entered the game as underdogs 48 times this season and won 16, or 33.3%, of those games.
• Washington has a record of 4-6, a 40% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +179 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 35.8% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
• Washington’s games have gone over the total in 28 of their 57 chances.
• The Nationals are 22-35-0 against the spread this season.

Marlins Players to Watch

• Jazz Chisholm has racked up 40 hits, a team-high for the Marlins, on the way to hitting .255 with seven doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 13 walks.
• Among qualifying batters, Chisholm ranks 77th in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 102nd and he is 12th in slugging.
• Jorge Soler is batting .221 with 11 doubles, 12 home runs and 24 walks.
• Soler currently ranks 130th in batting average, 98th in on base percentage, and 31st in slugging among qualifying hitters.
• Garrett Cooper has a team-high OBP (.374) and slugging percentage (.466). He is hitting .305 with 14 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 16 walks.
• Miguel Rojas has four doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11 walks while hitting .229.

Marlins Batting Stats (2022)

Nationals Players to Watch

• Juan Soto has 46 hits and an OBP of .373, both of which are tops among Washington hitters this season.
• Among all qualified batters in the majors, Soto’s batting average is 123rd, his on-base percentage is 23rd, and he is 39th in slugging.
• Josh Bell is slugging .417 while driving in 31 runs and batting .296 this season.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Bell ranks 21st in batting average, 28th in on-base percentage and 76th in slugging percentage.
• Nelson Cruz is batting .253 with a .368 slugging percentage and 29 RBI this year.
• Cesar Hernandez has an OPS of .653, fueled by an OBP of .320 and a team-best slugging percentage of .333 this season.

Nationals Batting Stats (2022)

Marlins vs Nationals Player Props

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