Cubs vs. Marlins Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 24, 2024

Led by Miguel Amaya (two-game homer streak), the Chicago Cubs (64-65) are favorites versus the Miami Marlins (46-82) Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET. Sportsbooks have named the Cubs as -167 favorites for the game, which airs on MARQ. Chicago’s Shota Imanaga gets the start, and he’ll go against Miami’s Valente Bellozo.

Take a look at our betting primer for this matchup, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Cubs vs. Marlins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-167)
• Underdog: Marlins (+140)
• Over/under: 8

Cubs vs. Marlins Betting Insights

• The Cubs have been victorious in 30, or 50.8%, of the 59 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This year Chicago has won 14 of 15 games when listed as at least -167 on the moneyline.
• The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 62.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Marlins have won 42 of the 112 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (37.5%).
• Miami is 20-36 (winning only 35.7% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +140 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Marlins a 41.7% chance to win.

Cubs vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders

• Ian Happ is batting .232 this season with a team-high 23 home runs and 71 RBI.
• Among batters in baseball, Happ is 23rd in homers and 31st in RBI.
• Isaac Paredes is batting .228 with an OBP of .335 and a slugging percentage of .409 this season.
• Jake Burger has put up a team-best batting average of .248, and leads the Marlins in home runs (25) and runs batted in (57).
• Burger ranks 19th in home runs and 71st in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Jesus Sanchez is batting .236 with 19 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 27 walks.

Cubs vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings

• The Cubs have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in the majors.
• The Cubs have the fourth-best ERA (3.71) in the majors this season.
• The Cubs have a combined WHIP of just 1.235 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
• The Marlins pitching staff ranks 21st in MLB with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Miami’s 4.67 team ERA ranks 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Marlins average MLB’s third-worst WHIP (1.378).