Cubs vs Marlins Game Breakdown

Get ready for an electrifying showdown at LoanDepot Park today as the Chicago Cubs, sitting at a balanced .500, jet down to Miami to clash with the Marlins, who are looking to shake off the dust from their recent hefty defeat. The Cubs, who are still in the hunt but trailing in their conference, are coming in hot after yesterday’s dominant performance, while the Marlins, lagging significantly behind in the standings, are thirsty for redemption. With the first pitch at 01:40PM EST under the partly cloudy skies of Miami, where the breeze is as lively as the fans, and the betting lines tilting in favor of the Cubs, today’s game promises to be packed with action. Will the Cubs continue their winning streak, or will the Marlins find a way to turn the tide? It’s time to find out if the Cubs can bear the heat or if the Marlins will make a splash in their own pond!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 25, 2024 01:40PM EST

Location: LoanDepot Park, Miami

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the ESE at 15.0 mph. Temperature is at 88.0° with 66% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CHC ML	MIA ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-170	+141	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-181	+149	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-11	+8	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

134W-170L

64.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

142W-164L

35.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/20/24	Miami Marlins MIA	3	Under	-0.5
04/20/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Under	-0.5
04/19/24	Miami Marlins MIA	3	Over	+2.5
04/19/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	8	Over	+2.5
04/20/24	Miami Marlins MIA	3	Under	-3.5
04/20/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	2	Under	-3.5
04/21/24	Miami Marlins MIA	6	Over	+0.5
04/21/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Over	+0.5
08/23/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	6	Over	+0.5
08/23/24	Miami Marlins MIA	3	Over	+0.5
08/24/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	14	Over	+7.5
08/24/24	Miami Marlins MIA	2	Over	+7.5
04/28/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	2	Under	-3.5
04/28/23	Miami Marlins MIA	3	Under	-3.5
04/29/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	6	Over	+4.5
04/29/23	Miami Marlins MIA	7	Over	+4.5
04/30/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Under	-1.5
04/30/23	Miami Marlins MIA	4	Under	-1.5
05/05/23	Miami Marlins MIA	1	Under	-3.5
05/05/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	4	Under	-3.5
05/06/23	Miami Marlins MIA	2	Under	-2.5
05/06/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	4	Under	-2.5
05/07/23	Miami Marlins MIA	5	Over	+0.5
05/07/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	4	Over	+0.5

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Marlins Vs Over/Under

Javier Assad

ERA 3.106 | IP 113.0 | 6.0W-3.0L | KO 99.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-20-24	vsDET	1-3W	5.7	6	1	7	Under
08-13-24	@CLE	1-2L	4.7	5	1	2	Under
08-07-24	vsMIN	2-8W	4.0	3	2	1	Over
08-02-24	vsSTL	3-6W	4.0	4	1	3	Push
07-28-24	@KC	7-3W	6.0	5	3	5	Over
07-22-24	vsMIL	1-3W	3.3	1	0	2	Under
07-13-24	@STL	4-5L	2.3	7	3	0	Push
06-23-24	vsNYM	5-2L	4.3	7	4	0	Under
06-17-24	vsSF	7-6L	5.0	5	1	7	Over
06-12-24	@TB	4-3W	4.7	5	2	4	Under

Adam Oller

ERA 9.643 | IP 4.7 | 0.0W-1.0L | KO 2.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-19-24	vsARI	9-6L	4.7	3	5	2	Over
05-03-23	@SEA	7-2L	0.7	3	5	2	Push
04-30-23	@CIN	4-5W	1.3	2	0	2	Push
04-25-23	@LAA	3-5W	1.0	3	1	0	Under
04-24-23	@LAA	11-10L	2.0	1	0	1	Over
04-19-23	@CHC	12-2L	1.3	4	5	0	Over
04-18-23	@CHC	4-0L	1.3	0	0	0	Under
04-13-23	@BAL	7-8W	2.3	8	7	2	Over
04-07-23	@TB	5-9W	5.0	2	1	3	Over
04-01-23	@LAA	13-1L	4.7	6	5	3	Over

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/26	vs MIA	14-2W	17	4	Over
08/25	vs MIA	6-3W	10	3	Push
08/24	@ DET	10-2W	13	1	Over
08/23	@ DET	2-8L	6	1	Over
08/22	@ DET	3-1W	5	1	Under
08/20	@ TOR	0-1L	4	0	Under
08/19	@ TOR	3-2W	5	1	Under
08/18	@ TOR	6-5W	7	4	Over
08/16	vs CLE	1-6L	5	0	Under
08/15	vs CLE	1-2L	5	0	Under
08/14	vs CLE	8-9L	9	2	Over
08/12	vs CWS	3-1W	9	0	Under
08/11	vs CWS	7-6W	16	4	Over
08/09	@ MIN	8-2W	8	2	Over
08/08	@ MIN	7-3W	11	1	Over

Marlins Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/26	@ CHC	2-14L	4	2	Over
08/25	@ CHC	3-6L	8	0	Push
08/23	@ ARI	7-10L	14	2	Over
08/22	@ ARI	1-3L	7	0	Under
08/21	@ ARI	6-9L	12	1	Over
08/20	vs NYM	3-2W	8	0	Under
08/19	vs NYM	0-4L	4	0	Under
08/18	vs NYM	3-7L	6	1	Over
08/16	vs PHI	5-9L	11	1	Over
08/15	vs PHI	5-0W	8	2	Under
08/13	@ SD	7-6W	10	2	Over
08/12	@ SD	8-9L	11	2	Over
08/11	@ SD	2-6L	4	2	Under
08/10	@ CIN	4-10L	9	0	Over
08/09	@ CIN	6-4W	8	3	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Ian Happ	9.1	12.3	0.226	0.440	0.390	0.829	0.332	0.050
#2 Michael Busch	8.3	11.0	0.261	0.454	0.401	0.855	0.343	0.041
#3 Seiya Suzuki	9.8	12.8	0.268	0.486	0.387	0.873	0.352	0.046
#4 Cody Bellinger	9.1	11.8	0.272	0.426	0.360	0.786	0.322	0.033
#5 Nico Hoerner	7.3	9.3	0.251	0.342	0.355	0.697	0.288	0.011
#6 Dansby Swanson	7.5	9.8	0.229	0.356	0.334	0.690	0.284	0.024
#7 Pete Crow-Armstrong	7.2	9.1	0.215	0.359	0.281	0.641	0.267	0.020
#8 Patrick Wisdom	6.9	9.2	0.203	0.447	0.301	0.748	0.308	0.057
#9 C. Bethancourt	5.3	7.1	0.196	0.373	0.255	0.627	0.263	0.039

Miami Marlins	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Connor Norby	7.1	9.2	0.231	0.481	0.250	0.731	0.306	0.058
#2 Jake Burger	8.0	10.5	0.244	0.468	0.325	0.793	0.326	0.062
#3 Jesus Sanchez	7.4	9.6	0.236	0.409	0.318	0.727	0.300	0.039
#4 Jonah Bride	5.9	7.8	0.254	0.430	0.421	0.851	0.340	0.044
#5 Otto Lopez	6.8	8.6	0.238	0.320	0.295	0.616	0.258	0.011
#6 Kyle Stowers	5.1	6.7	0.184	0.255	0.255	0.510	0.218	0.010
#7 Derek Hill	5.6	7.3	0.239	0.393	0.282	0.675	0.281	0.034
#8 Vidal Brujan	5.2	6.8	0.223	0.330	0.348	0.679	0.280	0.009
#9 Nick Fortes	4.6	5.9	0.212	0.292	0.252	0.544	0.231	0.013

Cubs Notable Injuries

Tomas Nido OUT (C): Avg: 0.19 SLG:0.294 Last game: 07/26/24. Impact: 0.8

Marlins Notable Injuries

Anthony Bender OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/12/24. Impact: 1.5
Andrew Nardi OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/23/24. Impact: 1.4