Matt Rivers

For Monday let's play a rare total and go low between Arizona and Florida.

I definitely do not love totals as they are crap shoots and there is absolutely no rocket science going on here but the way Jon Garland has been pitching on the road and the way his Diamondbacks don't really hit a lick I can't help but believe that this thing has 3-2 written all over it.

Ricky Nolasco is not great and without a doubt has been struggling mightily of late but the Florida righthander should feel fairly comfortable on his home mound and is up against an offense that is just not very good right now. Sure Arizona may be a force to reckon with eventually as guys like Upton, Drew, Young and others are solid young players but many more times than not collectively this group, at this point, just does not score runs.

Florida obviously jumped out of the gate with that 11-1 start to the season but ever since the Marlins have been a bad team. Not all of that at all has been due to the offense however the bats are far from clicking right now and up against Garland should not exactly bust out. Hanley Ramirez is a superstar and can hit anybody but the Arizona starter should be extrenmely fresh after getting rained out in Atlanta on Sunday and continue the success on the highway.

Either team being able to muster four runs today seems like a bit much to me in this spot so therefore I will endorse that under!