Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Marquee

The Miami Marlins (46-81) will compete against the Chicago Cubs (63-65) at loanDepot park on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Javier Assad and Adam Oller.

Chicago has a slugging percentage of .384 and have struck out 1,095 times, while drawing a walk on 415 occasions. They have accumulated 507 RBI's and 997 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is sitting at .234. The Cubs have earned 196 doubles as a unit and have hit 132 balls out of the park. They have earned 537 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .309. As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are earning 4.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 19th in the league.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.95 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 137 home runs and 529 total runs (9th in the league). Chicago has conceded 1,018 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 466 earned runs. The Cubs have a team ERA of 3.71 for the year (5th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,099 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 373 hitters and their FIP is 3.90 as a team on the year.

The Cubs relievers have accumulated a save rate of 56.0% and has entered the game in 113 save situations. The relievers have inherited 165 runners so far this year and 30.3% of them earned a run for their team. Cubs bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 113 times in addition to having 135 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have dispatched 388 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen have recorded 62 holds so far this year (19th in the league). They have compiled 28 saves for the season and have blown 22 out of their 50 chances to get a save.

The Cubs have converted 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,170 innings, which has them sitting 12th in baseball. The Chicago Cubs have 3,390 putouts for the season, as well as 1,021 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which is 12th in MLB, and they have turned 67 double plays.

Assad (13-8 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.03 while going up against 1,105 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 232 base knocks (8.0 hits per nine innings) with 111 walks. His ERA is 3.08 (89 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.319. Assad has taken the ball for 260 innings and has accumulated 223 strikeouts in his career.

The Marlins have a team SLG% of .368 and they tally 3.71 runs per contest (29th in baseball). They have hit 179 doubles, while getting a free base 302 times as well as scoring 471 runs. Miami has knocked in 116 home runs so far this season to go along with 455 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,091 instances (14th in baseball) and have tallied 1,027 hits. The Miami Marlins have a team OBP of .294 as well as a team batting average of .239 over the course of the season.

The Marlins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.377 with a FIP of 4.33 as a staff so far this year. They have a ranking of 27th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,111. The Miami pitching staff have conceded 645 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.66 (583 earned runs given up). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (1,046 strikeouts against 441 free passes). They have conceded 144 HR's and they surrender 5.15 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

Miami has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 47 save chances and they have come away with 24 saves. They rank 29th in MLB holding a save rate of 51.1%, and they have sent 438 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 145 times in high leverage situations in addition to 135 occasions with base runners. Miami bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.4% out of their 183 inherited runners. Sitting with 107 save situations, the Marlins have amassed 59 holds in addition to 23 blown saves.

Out of their 10,146 innings on the field, the Marlins have a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (27th in professional baseball). The Miami Marlins have gotten 97 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in pro baseball). The Marlins have accrued 1,152 assists, 82 errors and have notched a total of 3,382 putouts this season.

In his career, Oller has allowed 114 base hits while he has totaled 61 strikeouts in 98 innings. Oller (3-10 career win-loss record) holds a 7.29 earned run average and has conceded 10.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 79 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.733 and a FIP of 7.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.11 and he has gone up against 461 hitters in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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