Chicago Cubs vs. Miami Marlins Pick Cubs vs. Marlins Betting Tips & Computer Predictions May 7

MLB Odds and Predictions

The Chicago Cubs (15-16) host the Miami Marlins (16-16) on Sunday at 1:20 pm EST. Hayden Wesneski will get the start for the Cubs vs. Sandy Alcantara for the Marlins in today’s MLB game of the day with the first pitch at 1:20 pm EST at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are listed as null while the Marlins have 100 to win.

Cubs vs Marlins Spread and Betting Line

Cubs vs Marlins Game Info

• The Cubs probable starting pitcher: Hayden Wesneski
• The Marlins probable starting pitcher: Sandy Alcantara
• Game Day: May 7
• Game Time: 1:20 pm EST
• Location: Chicago, IL
• Stadium: Wrigley Field

Cubs vs Marlins Pitching Matchup

Cubs’ Starting Pitcher Hayden Wesneski

• Wesneski makes the start for the Cubs, his 6th of the season.
  He is (3 – 1) with a 2.118 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 133 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on December 31 against Diamondbacks
  the Right handed went 38,
  allowing 1 earned runs while surrendering 4 hits.
• The 26-year-old has put up a 2.118 ERA, WHIP (1.1176) and 22 strikeouts across 5 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
• Wesneski enters this outing with 5 quality starts under his belt this year.
• He meets Marlins offense with 109 runs while batting .250 as a squad. They have a collective 0.376 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 28 so far this season they rank 9 in the National League as of today.

Marlins Starting Pitcher Sandy Alcantara

• Marlins’ Alcantara (1 – 1) will make his 5th start of the season.
• Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
  against the Diamondbacks , giving up 0 while allowing 0.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 0.675 ERA and 15 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 0.75 in 4 games this season.
• Sandy Alcantara has had 4 starts so far this season.
• Alcantara will look for the 5th start in a row.
• The Marlins have scored 109 total runs in MLB. They are batting .250 for the season with 28 home runs and 104 RBIs in the league.

Marlins Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 37 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Marlins and their opponents have hit the over in [away_team_hit_over] of their 32 games with a total set by the oddsmakers this season.
• The Marlins have posted a record of [away_team_record_against_spread] against the spread this season.

Cubs Leaders & Batting Stats

• Nico Hoerner is leading the Cubs with 24 hits this season while batting .309 with 18 RBIs. He currently has 2 home runs and Walks with an 0.353 OBP this season.
• Nelson Velázquez is leading the team with 3 home runs while batting .280. In 7 games this season he has 7 hits and an 0.357 OBP this season.
• Leading the Cubs in runs batted is Nelson Velázquez with 6 in 7 games this season. He’s also batting .280 on the year with 7 hits and 3 home runs.

Marlins Leaders & Batting Stats

• Luis Arraez is leading the Marlins with 12 this season while batting .437 with 12 RBIs. He currently has 1 home runs and Walks with an 0.491 OBP this season.
• Avisaíl García is leading the team with 3 home runs while batting .188. In 20 games this season he has 6 hits and an 0.243 OBP this season.
• Leading the Marlins in runs batted in this season is Jesús Sánchez with 3 in 20 games this season. He’s also batting .302 on the year with 3 hits and 0 home runs.