Miami Marlins (46-81) vs Chicago Cubs (63-65)
Game Info: Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 1:40 pm (loanDepot park)
The Line: Betting Odds: Miami Marlins +145 / Chicago Cubs -172 — Over/Under:
The Chicago Cubs and the Miami Marlins meet Sunday in MLB action from LoanDepot Park. Here’s a Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins prediction. This will be the final 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
In their last set, the Cubs took on the Detroit Tigers. Chicago was able to win two of those three games to take the series victory. Chicago kept it going Friday with a 6-3 win over the Marlins. In the Saturday matchup, the Cubs rolled to a 14-2 blowout win.
Javier Assad will take the mound for the Cubs on Sunday. This year Assad is 6-3 with a 3.11 ERA in 23 starts. Assad is 13-8 with a 3.08 ERA in 64 career games (41 starts).
Miami Marlins Betting Preview
Over on the Marlins’ side, they were swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks in their early-week series. Following the Friday loss to the Cubs, on Saturday Miami coughed up 17 hits in the defeat.
It’ll be Adam Oller in the start for the Marlins on Sunday. Oller took a loss in his lone start this year, notching 4.2 innings and two Ks. He’s 3-10 with a 7.21 ERA in 29 career games (16 starts).
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Marlins’ last six home games against NL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Cubs’ last four games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cubs’ last eight Sunday games against NL East opponents.
Miami Marlins Player Prop Facts
- Jake Burger has hit a home run in four of the Marlins’ last five Sunday day games at LoanDepot Park.
- Jake Burger has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Marlins’ last five Sunday day games at LoanDepot Park.
- Jake Burger has scored at least one run in each of the Marlins’ last five Sunday day games at LoanDepot Park.
- Jake Burger has recorded at least one hit in each of the Marlins’ last six Sunday day games at LoanDepot Park.
- Cristian Pache has recorded at least one total base in each of his last three appearances at LoanDepot Park.
Chicago Cubs Player Prop Facts
- Cody Bellinger has recorded a Double in four of the Cubs’ last five games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Cody Bellinger has recorded two or more total bases in eight of his last nine appearances against the Marlins after playing the previous day.
- Seiya Suzuki has scored at least one run in each of the Cubs’ last four road games against NL opponents.
- Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Patrick Wisdom has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six appearances with the Cubs as road favorites against NL opponents.
- Mike Tauchman has recorded at least one Single in each of his last four appearances in day games against NL East teams that held a losing record.
- Patrick Wisdom has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances at LoanDepot Park against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins Prediction
I’ll lean toward the Cubs. Assad is on a pretty good run over his last three outings. In that trio he’s 1-0 with a combined four earned runs in 14.1 innings of work. As for Oller, he gave up five earned in 4.2 innings during his first start of the season versus the Diamondbacks.
On Saturday the Cubs were pretty great on both sides. Pretty much everyone contributed on offense and the pitching staff was pretty stout behind Shota Imanaga’s start. I see Chicago keeping it rolling Sunday.