Marlins vs. Nationals Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/9/2022

Led by Nick Fortes (two-game homer streak), the Miami Marlins (24-30) are favorites versus the Washington Nationals (21-37) Thursday at 6:40 PM ET. Oddsmakers have named the Marlins as -136 favorites for the game. Miami’s Trevor Rogers gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s Stephen Strasburg.

Marlins vs. Nationals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Marlins vs. Nationals

Our computer pick: Washington Nationals (+116) and Over (8)

Marlins vs. Nationals Game Info

• Miami Marlins probable starting pitcher: Trevor Rogers
• Washington Nationals probable starting pitcher: Stephen Strasburg
• Game Day: Thursday, June 9, 2022
• Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
• Location: Miami, Florida
• Stadium: loanDepot park

Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals Pitching Matchup

Marlins Starter Trevor Rogers

• Rogers (2-5 with a 5.80 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 45 innings pitched) makes the start for the Marlins, his 11th of the season.
• The left-hander’s most recent time out came on Wednesday, June 1 against the Colorado Rockies, when he threw 3 2/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up five hits.
• The 24-year-old has put up an ERA of 5.80, with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opponents have a .274 batting average against him.
• Rogers has one quality start under his belt this season.
• Rogers heads into the game with six outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
• The opposing Nationals offense has a collective .252 batting average, and is fifth in the league with 492 total hits and 23rd in MLB action with 233 runs scored. It has the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.371) and ranks 27th in home runs (42) in all of MLB.
• Rogers has a 1.5 ERA and a 0.667 WHIP against the Nationals this season in six innings pitched, allowing a .105 batting average over one appearance.

Nationals Starter Stephen Strasburg

• Strasburg will make his first start of the season for the Nationals.
• The right-hander is making his first start of the year. The 33-year-old did not make an appearance on the mound last season.
• The Marlins have scored 239 runs this season, which ranks 17th in MLB. They are batting .245 for the campaign with 58 home runs, 14th in the league.

Marlins Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Marlins have been favored 26 times and won 15, or 57.7%, of those games.
• Miami has a record of 7-6 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -136 on the moneyline.
• The Marlins have a 57.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Miami and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 27 of their 54 opportunities.
• The Marlins are 27-27-0 ATS in their 54 games with a spread this season.

Nationals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Nationals have been underdogs in 49 games this season and have come away with the win 16 times (32.7%) in those contests.
• Washington has a win-loss record of 12-27 when favored by +116 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
• The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 46.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Washington and their opponents have hit the over in 30 of their 59 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Nationals have an against the spread record of 24-35-0 in 59 games with a line this season.

Marlins Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jazz Chisholm has racked up a team-high 37 runs batted in.
• Chisholm ranks 28th in home runs and 15th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Jorge Soler’s 12 home runs lead his team.
• Soler ranks 15th in home runs and 45th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Soler enters this game looking for his third game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is batting .313 with a double, a home run, three walks and two RBI.
• Garrett Cooper paces the Marlins with a team-high batting average of .313.
• Cooper is on a five-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is batting .522 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI.
• Jesus Aguilar has nine doubles, six home runs and 18 walks while hitting .242.

Nationals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Juan Soto has swatted a team-high 12 home runs.
• In all of the big leagues, Soto ranks 15th in homers and 124th in RBI.
• Josh Bell has 31 runs batted in while hitting .300. Both lead his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Bell ranks 113th in home runs and 28th in RBI.
• Nelson Cruz has seven doubles, five home runs and 24 walks while batting .247.
• Cesar Hernandez has 14 doubles, a triple and 17 walks while hitting .260.

Betting Tips for Marlins vs. Nationals

Our best bet is the Nationals on the moneyline at +116 after taking a look at all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will over the total of 8 runs.