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Miami Marlins vs Chicago Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: May 6, 2023 at 2:20 PM ET

Venue: Wrigley Field — Chicago, Illinois

Article updated May 5, 10:14 PM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Miami Marlins are traveling to play the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field stadium on Saturday, 5/6/2023 @ 2:20pm EST. Bryan Hoeing (ERA: 6.23) will be the starting

Game outlook

The Miami Marlins are traveling to play the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field stadium on Saturday, 5/6/2023 @ 2:20pm EST. Bryan Hoeing (ERA: 6.23) will be the starting pitcher for Marlins and Drew Smyly (ERA: 2.83) will be starting for Cubs. Chicago is the betting favorite opening at -165 and the current line is Chicago -178.

Marlins vs Cubs Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Cubs to win today's game by -1 points and the total to go under 9 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Miami 4 to Chicago 5

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Miami Marlins and Chicago Cubs, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

61% of SportsJaw predicts Chicago Cubs to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Chicago will win straight-up is 64%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Chicago Cubs to win and the total score to be 9.

OddsShark predicts Chi Cubs will win and the total will go under.

U: 3% picked Miami Marlins on Covers.com

Miami Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 26, Miami is ranked #30 in offense (scoring an average of 3.38 per game), #23 in defense (allowing an average of 5.00 points to be scored against them per game) and are 16-17 this season.

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Chicago Key Betting Stats

Chicago Cubs has a power ranking of 5 and are #9 for offense (scoring an average of 5.03 per game), #3 for defense (giving up an average of 3.68 points per game) and 16-16 overall. Miami went 1-2 in their last 3 matchups against Chicago.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Marlins vs Chicago archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Miami Marlins+145 → +162Moved
  • Moneyline · Chicago-165 → -178Moved
  • Spread · Miami Marlins+1.5 (-142) → +1.5 (-125)Moved
  • Spread · Chicago-1.5 (+116) → -1.5 (+108)Moved
  • Total · Over9.5 (-110) → 9 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under9.5 (-110) → 9 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Miami Marlins
80-82 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Chicago
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-05-06T02:14:09.680Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Miami Marlins and Chicago Cubs, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-05-05Miami Marlins 1 · Chicago 4
  • 2023-04-30Chicago 3 · Miami Marlins 4
  • 2023-04-29Chicago 6 · Miami Marlins 7
  • 2023-04-28Chicago 2 · Miami Marlins 3
  • 2022-09-21Chicago 4 · Miami Marlins 3
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Chicago defeated Miami Marlins 4-2

Chicago defeated Miami Marlins 4-2 on May 6, 2023, a 2-run decision in the series. Chicago's strongest period was the 8th inning, when it outscored its opponent 3-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Miami Marlins +1.5 (-125) spread, Chicago covered, while the 6 combined runs finished under the recorded total of 9.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • AliencreationTotal · Chicago 9.5 (-110)Win
  • AliencreationRunline · Chicago -1.5 (+116)Win
  • BtMoneyline · Chicago -165Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Chicago -169Win
  • CoolioTotal · Chicago 9.5 (-110)Win