Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Marlins Park

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Probable Pitchers: Kyle Hendricks (1-1) vs. Brad Hand (0-1)

The Chicago Cubs visit Marlins Park on Tuesday to play The Miami Marlins. The Cubs send Kyle Hendricks to the mound to face Brad Hand of the Marlins. The opening line for this matchup has Chicago at -108 and Miami at -102. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Cubs, with a 19-29 run line record, cover the spread 39% of the time. They also have a 20-23 over/under record. The Marlins are 21-30 against the run line and have a 27-22 over/under record. They cover the spread 41% of the time.

The Cubs come into this game with a 26-22 record, and they are 11-11 away from home. Kyle Hendricks has an earned run average of 3.76 and is 1-1 so far on the season while having a 1.14 WHIP. He's pitched 52.2 innings thus far while surrendering 49 hits over that time and when he starts, the Cubs are 5-4. The Cubs are also 6-3 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.6 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.93 and they have given up 132 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .238 against the bullpen while being struck out 139 times and walking 60 times this season. As a team, Chicago has allowed 8.2 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.72 batters per nine. They are 9th in the league in team earned run average at 3.66.

As a team, Chicago is batting .239, good for 24th in the league while putting together a .239 average away from home. The Cubs hold a .386 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .317 which is good for 12th in baseball. They rank 23rd in baseball with 8.19 hits per game and Anthony Rizzo leads the team with 55.

With a 20-31 overall record, Miami will come into this game 10-15 at home. Brad Hand is starting this game 0-1 for the season with an earned run average of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.25. He's pitched 28 innings thus far while surrendering 29 hits over that time in which the Marlins are 0-1. The Marlins are also 0-1 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 2 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.91 and they have given up 165 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .255 against the Marlins bullpen while being struck out 157 times and walking 54 times this season. As a team, Miami has allowed 8.82 hits per nine innings while striking out 6.83 batters per nine. They are 20th in the league in team earned run average at 4.07.

As a team, they are batting .259, good for 8th in the league while putting together a .256 average at Safeco Field. The Marlins hold a .371 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .310 which is good for 21st in baseball. They rank 8th in baseball with 8.86 hits per game and Dee Gordon leads the team with 78.

Chicago has a team fielding percentage of .978 after having committed 41 errors with 509 assists and 1313 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .990 team fielding percentage while committing 20 errors, accumulating 534 assists and compiling 1,359 put outs.

Chicago Cubs Betting Trends

The Chicago Cubs are 20-23 against the over/under

The Chicago Cubs are 19-29 against the run line

Miami Marlins Betting Trends

The Miami Marlins are 27-22 against the over/under

The Miami Marlins are 21-30 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

Chicago Cubs

05/05/15 RF Chris Denorfia Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/5)
04/17/15 3B Mike Olt Wrist Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/15)
04/17/15 P Neil Ramirez Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/16)
04/15/15 2B Tommy La Stella Ribs Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/9)
04/06/15 P Dallas Beeler Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (3/27)
04/06/15 P Jacob Turner Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Miami Marlins

05/31/15 SS Adeiny Hechavarria Shoulder "?" Monday vs. Chicago Cubs
05/26/15 1B Michael Morse Finger Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/24)
05/23/15 P Mat Latos Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/20)
05/18/15 P Jarred Cosart Vertigo Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/14)
04/14/15 3B Don Kelly Finger Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/13)
04/14/15 C Jeff Mathis Hand Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/13)
04/08/15 P Aaron Crow Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/29) out for season
04/06/15 P Jose Fernandez Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Tony's Pick: Take the Cubs

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