Brian Anderson and the Miami Marlins will be taking on the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in a Wednesday showdown. The game gets underway 8:05 p.m. ET and WGN will televise this NL showdown.
Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs Odds
The Cubs are 20-13 straight up (SU) and 16-16 against the spread (ATS). The team’s gained 1.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline while earning 0.1 units ATS. The Marlins are 10-25 SU and have gone 13-21 ATS. In total, the club has lost 7.7 units for moneyline gamblers in the season’s early going and 13.1 units ATS.
Chicago games have a 19-12-1 over/under record so far in 2019. Miami has an over/under record of 15-18-1.
Jose Urena will get the start for Miami. The right-handed Urena is 1-5 with a 5.45 ERA and 29 strikeouts. He has yet to face Chicago this year, but he did make two starts against the team in 2018, compiling a 0-1 record with a 7.71 ERA and eight strikeouts.
The Cubs are putting the ball in the right hand of Kyle Hendricks (2-4, 3.93 ERA), who has 27 strikeouts and eight walks this season as well as a 1.43 WHIP. Hendricks made two starts against the Marlins in 2018, compiling a 1-0 record with a 1.93 ERA and eight strikeouts.
Miami’s pitchers have allowed 5.0 runs per game and its starters own a 4.09 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 8.49 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 5.94, along with a WHIP of 1.28 and a K/9 of 10.18.
The Marlins offense has slashed .221/.285/.318 on its way to 2.8 runs scored per game this season, including 3.1 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 2.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).
Third baseman Brian Anderson and first baseman Miguel Rojas have led Miami’s hitters. Anderson is slashing .242/.331/.328 with 31 hits, nine RBIs and five runs scored. Rojas is hitting .268 with 30 hits, nine RBIs and 10 runs scored.
For the home team, Chicago’s pitchers have allowed 4.2 runs per game overall this year. Its starters have a 3.53 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.18 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 10.0 K/9.
The Chicago hitters have put up 5.8 runs per outing, including 6.8 per game over its last 10 games and 6.6 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .261/.383/.516 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
Shortstop Javier Baez and catcher Willson Contreras have led the Cubs’ hitters so far. Baez is slashing .321/.356/.657 with 11 home runs, 27 RBIs and 30 runs scored, and Contreras has produced a line of .313/.442/.656 with nine homers, 22 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
The Marlins have lost 5.0 units and are 9-17 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has cashed in 10 of those games, compared to 15 that’ve hit the under against righties. On the other hand, the Cubs have netted 0.8 units and are 13-12 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 15 of those games, compared to 10 which went under the total.
Marlins at Cubs MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Cubs, ATS Winner – Marlins, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has hit in six of Chicago’s last seven games.
- The Cubs have won eight of their last nine games SU.
- Miami fielders have four errors over the last five contests, compared to seven errors for Chicago over its last five.
- The Marlins have hit three home runs in their last 10 games. The Cubs have hit 22 over their last 10.
- The Marlins have an OPS of .603 this season and an OPS of .599 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Cubs’ OPS sits at .823 overall and .842 versus righties.
