Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 5/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-196) Miami (+162)

loanDepot park is the site where the Miami Marlins (18-27) will attempt to defeat the Chicago Cubs (28-19) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Cubs at -196 and the Marlins are coming in at +162. The betting total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Jameson Taillon and Ryan Weathers.

As a team, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 5.7 runs per outing, which puts them at 3rd in MLB. They have notched a total of 270 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .331. The Cubs have accumulated 84 doubles as a squad and have knocked 65 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 264 runs batted in as well as 414 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .254. Chicago has a slugging % of .441 and have been rung up 374 times, while being walked on 182 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.64 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29. Cubs pitchers have conceded 57 home runs in addition to 200 runs in total (16th in the league). Chicago has surrendered 398 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 184 earned runs. The Cubs hold a team earned run average of 3.93 so far this year (16th in the league), and their staff has struck out 377 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 143 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.20 as a unit so far this year.

Cubs relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 36 times as well as having 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 30 holds for the season (10th in MLB). The Cubs relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 58.8% and have come into the game in 48 save situations. They have compiled 10 saves on the season and have blown 7 out of their 17 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 51 base runners on the season with 37.3% of those runners crossed the plate. The Cubs have sent 163 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Boston Red Sox have earned a total of 1,263 putouts this year, as well as 384 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them sitting 18th in the majors, and they have turned 41 double plays. The Cubs have converted 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,789 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 16th in professional baseball.

Taillon has taken the mound for 1,156 innings and has racked up 1,017 K's so far in his career. Taillon (73-56 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.86 while he has faced 4,812 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.92 (504 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.206. He has given up 1,118 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 276 walks.

The Miami Marlins hold an on-base percentage of .313 as well as a batting average of .248 this season. They have been rung up on 387 instances (15th in MLB) and have notched a total of 380 base knocks. Miami is sitting with 42 home runs on the year and 179 RBIs. The Marlins have a SLG% of .385 and they earn 4.16 runs per game (17th in baseball). They have put up 73 doubles, while getting a free base 137 times and scoring 187 runs.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.465 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.65 as a staff this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (355 strikeouts vs 180 bases on balls). They sit at 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 405. They have yielded 57 home runs and they relinquish 5.70 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Miami pitching staff have given up 253 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 5.34 (237 earned runs yielded).

Miami relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.8% out of their 65 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 52 times in high leverage situations and on 46 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 37 save situations, the Marlins have recorded 23 holds and also 7 blown saves. They sit at 27th in baseball with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 154 relief pitchers onto the field this year. Miami has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 14 save opportunities and they have come away with 7 saves.

The Miami Marlins have turned 32 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in professional baseball). The Marlins have 396 assists, 23 errors and have earned 1,199 putouts during this campaign. In 3,597 innings played, the Marlins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (22nd in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Weathers has given up 255 hits while he has earned 203 strikeouts in 247 innings pitched. Weathers (11-21 career win-loss mark) has earned a 5.02 earned run average and has surrendered 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 138 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.388 and a FIP of 4.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.31 and he has gone up against 1,064 hitters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (-196)

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