Miami Marlins (46-80) vs Chicago Cubs (62-64)
Game Info: Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 4:10 pm (loanDepot park)
The Line: Betting Odds: Miami Marlins +138 / Chicago Cubs -150 — Over/Under:
The Chicago Cubs and the Miami Marlins meet Saturday in MLB action from LoanDepot Park. Here’s a Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Cubs vs Marlins pick. We will examine:
The Chicago Cubs recent form and player performance
The Miami Marlins recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Chicago Cubs
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Miami Marlins
Recent betting trends in games played between the Cubs and Marlins
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Cubs vs Marlins game
Chicago Cubs Betting Preview
This week the Cubs took on the Detroit Tigers. Chicago lost 8-2 on Wednesday but otherwise got victories in the other pair for a series win. On Friday versus the Marlins, the Cubs won 6-3. Starter Kyle Hendricks posted 4.2 innings and three earned runs.
Starter for Saturday’s game will be Chicago’s Shota Imanaga. In the first 23 starts of his career Imanaga is 9-3 with a 3.11 ERA.
Miami Marlins Betting Preview
Over on the Marlins’ side, they played the Arizona Diamondbacks in their last series and took a sweep with three straight losses. On Friday the Marlins gave up three runs in the final two frames. Max Meyer lasted 6.0 innings with three earned in the start.
As starter for Saturday the Marlins are sending out Valente Bellozo. In the first six starts of his career Bellozo is 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Marlins’ last eight home games against NL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the Cubs’ last six games against National League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cubs’ last five road games.
Miami Marlins Player Prop Facts
- Jake Burger has recorded at least one hit in eight of his last nine appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Jake Burger has scored at least one run in each of the Marlins’ last three day games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Jake Burger has hit a home run in four of the Marlins’ last seven home games against NL opponents.
- Jake Burger has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Marlins’ last three day games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Jesus Sanchez has recorded at least one Single in four of his last five appearances against the Cubs after playing the previous day.
Chicago Cubs Player Prop Facts
- Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Nico Hoerner has scored at least one run in five of the Cubs’ last six games against NL opponents.
- Ian Happ has hit a home run in three of the Cubs’ last four road games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 12 appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Shota Imanaga has recorded seven or more strikeouts in each of his last three appearances against NL opponents.
- Isaac Paredes has recorded at least one RBI in four of his last five appearances against the Marlins.
- Cody Bellinger has recorded a Double in three of the Cubs’ last four games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one Single in 11 of his last 12 appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins Prediction
I’ll lean toward the Cubs here. Chicago should get a decent showing out of Imanaga. He’s just 1-1 in his last three starts but hasn’t been pitching badly. In that trio Imanaga has six earned in 17.0 innings combined on 13 hits and three walks.
On Friday the Cubs scored three in the third inning on the way to a pretty nice offensive evening. The bullpen was great as well, with 4.1 innings, one hit and no earned. I like Chicago to keep it up.