On Thursday, the Washington Nationals (60-84) are visiting the Miami Marlins (66-79), at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Nationals have taken four in a row.
The Nationals are an away underdog (+115) at the Marlins (-136). The scheduled starters are Ryan Weathers (1-1) for the Miami Marlins, and Brad Lord (5-8) for the Washington Nationals.
Tuesday, the Nationals picked up a 7-5 victory over the Marlins, with Mitchell Parker (7.2 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 2 K) registering the win for the Nationals. Josh Bell finished 1 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs to lead the offensive showing. Adam Mazur (4.1 IP, 4 R, 8 H, 1 K) was handed the loss for the Marlins.
Here’s what you need to get ready for Thursday’s Marlins vs. Nationals matchup, including viewing options.
Miami Marlins vs. Washington Nationals odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Marlins (-136, bet $136 to win $100)Underdog: Nationals (+115, bet $100 to win $115)Over/under: 8.5Marlins vs. Nationals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Thursday, September 11, 2025Game time: 6:40 p.m. ETLocation: Miami, FloridaStadium: loanDepot parkTV channel: FDSFL and MASNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Marlins stats and trendsMarlins betting recordsThis season, the Marlins have been favored 25 times and won 10, or 40%, of those games.Miami has a record of 1-10, a 9.1% win rate, when favored by -136 or more by sportsbooks this season.The Marlins have a 57.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Miami’s games have gone over the total in 70 of its 145 chances.The Marlins are 82-63-0 against the spread in their 145 chances this season.Ryan Weathers (Marlins probable starter)Weathers gets the start for the Marlins, his sixth of the season. He is 1-1 with a 3.28 ERA and 23 strikeouts through 24 2/3 innings pitched.The left-hander last appeared on Saturday, June 7 against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he went three innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up three hits.The 25-year-old has put up a 3.28 ERA and 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings in five games this season, while allowing a batting average of .196 to his opponents.Weathers is yet to register a quality start so far this season.Weathers has pitched five or more innings in a game four times this season heading into this matchup.In one of his five total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.He will face off against a Nationals offense that ranks 20th in MLB with 1180 total hits (on a .245 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .392 (19th in MLB) with 140 total home runs (25th in MLB).Marlins batting statsThe Marlins rank 26th in Major League Baseball with just 138 home runs as a team.Fueled by 407 extra-base hits, Miami ranks 18th in MLB with a .393 slugging percentage this season.The Marlins rank 10th in MLB with a .250 team batting average.Miami has scored the 18th-most runs in the majors this season with 628 (4.3 per game).The Marlins have the 17th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.314).Miami has shown patience at the plate this season with the fifth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.8) among MLB offenses.Nationals stats and trendsNationals betting recordsThe Nationals have come away with 54 wins in the 125 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.This year, Washington has won 40 of 98 games when listed as at least +115 or worse on the moneyline.The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 46.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 72 of its 143 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.The Nationals are 72-71-0 against the spread in their 143 games that had a posted line this season.Brad Lord (Nationals probable starter)Lord (5-8) takes the mound first for the Nationals in his 16th start of the season. He has a 4.20 ERA in 109 1/3 innings pitched, with 92 strikeouts.In his most recent time out on Saturday, the righty went 5 2/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs, allowing one earned run while surrendering two hits.In 44 games this season, the 25-year-old has a 4.20 ERA and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .254 to opposing batters.Lord heads into the outing with three quality starts under his belt this year.Lord is looking to record his eighth start of five or more innings this season in this outing.In 21 of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.He will match up with a Marlins team that is hitting .250 as a unit (10th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .393 (18th in the league) with 138 total home runs (26th in MLB action).Head-to-head against the Marlins this season, Lord has pitched three innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out two.Nationals batting statsThe Nationals average 1.0 home run per game to rank 25th in MLB play with 140 total home runs.So far this season, Washington’s .392 slugging percentage ranks 19th in the majors.The Nationals have the 17th-ranked batting average in the league (.245).Washington scores the 21st-most runs in baseball (623 total, 4.3 per game).The Nationals rank 22nd in MLB with an on-base percentage of .309.