Miami Marlins vs Chicago Cubs Prediction 8-24-24 MLB Picks

The Chicago Cubs and the Miami Marlins meet Saturday in MLB action from LoanDepot Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this Game. Here’s a Miami Marlins vs Chicago Cubs Prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Chicago Cubs will start Shota Imanaga here and Imanaga is 9-3 with a 3.11 ERA and 137 strikeouts this season. This will be Imanaga’s second career start against the Marlins. Valente Bellozo will start for the Marlins here and is 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA and 27 strikeouts this season. This will be Bellozo’s first career start against the Cubs.

Chicago Cubs Recap

The Chicago Cubs will look to build on a 6-3 win over the Marlins to start the series in Friday’s opener. The win put the Cubs in a good spot for a third straight series win after taking out the Tigers and Blue Jays over the last week.

Cubs Looking To Crash NL Playoff Chase

Cody Bellinger has 107 hits including 19 doubles, 13 home runs and 51 RBIs. Nico Hoerner has 117 hits, 25 doubles and a .252 batting average. Michael Busch has 16 homers with 47 RBIs but has 138 strikeouts as well this season. Ian Happ also has a team-high 27 doubles with 23 home runs and 71 RBIs but also has 136 strikeouts this season. Seiya Suzuki’s also chipped in 16 homers and 56 RBIs this season.

Why the Chicago Cubs will win

• The Marlins have lost seven of their last eight games.
• The road team has won each of the Marlins’ last five games.
• The Marlins have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games.
• The road team has covered the run line in each of the Marlins’ last five games.

Miami Marlins Recap

The Miami Marlins will try to rebound from a disappointing start to the series after their loss in Friday’s series opener. The loss to kick off the series wasn’t a great start for a Miami team trying to bounce back from being swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks to follow their series loss to the New York Mets last weekend.

Marlins Trying To Play Spoiler?

Jake Burger leads the Marlins with 25 home runs and 57 RBIs along with 101 hits while Jesus Sanchez has 15 home runs and 48 RBIs with 19 doubles. Xavier Edwards also has a team-high 22 stolen bases while Burger has the dubious distinction of leading the Marlins with 119 strikeouts this season.

Why the Miami Marlins will win

• The Cubs have lost eight of their last nine games as road favorites following a road win.
• The Marlins have won five of their last seven games as underdogs against NL Central opponents following a home loss.
• The Cubs have failed to cover the run line in 17 of their last 18 games as favorites against National League opponents following a win.
• The Marlins have covered the run line in each of their last six day games following a home loss.

Miami Marlins vs Chicago Cubs Prediction

I’m on the under here. I just don’t trust either lineup to produce offensively right now, and Imanaga’s pitching fairly well and is against a Marlins team that’s been arguably the worst lineup in baseball against lefties all season. On the other side, Bellozo’s pitched well himself, and I think the Cubs could have some issues here. This feels like a first to 3 wins kind of Game in my opinion, so give me the under in this one.