Cubs vs. Marlins Pick
The Chicago Cubs look for their pitching to carry them through a hitting slump when they face the Miami Marlins today at 4:10PM ET.
Chicago has John Lackey taking the mound today to face Paul Clemens of the Marlins. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Chicago is favored on the road today. The Cubs are getting odds of -165 to win, while the Marlins are getting a money line of +150 to win. The over/under total for the contest has been set at 8 runs.
Chicago is 48-24 overall, 23-13 on the road and 35-35-2 with the over/under total. Miami is 39-35 overall, 19-19 at home and 37-36-1 with the under. The Cubs picked up a 5-4 win on Friday after losing to Miami, 4-2 on Thursday. These two have hit the under in five of their last eight meetings.
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The Cubs snapped a four-game losing streak on Friday, but they still aren’t producing well at the plate. That puts a lot of pressure on Lackey, but he should be up for the challenge. He has a 2.37 ERA over his last three starts. Clemens makes his second start for Miami. While he could have success against Chicago right now, he isn’t likely to have enough run support to get the win.
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