Miami Marlins vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 5/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+110) Chicago (-132)

Wrigley Field is the site where the Chicago Cubs (23-18) will try to beat the Miami Marlins (15-24) on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has Miami at +110 and Chicago is coming in at -132. The total has been set at 8. The starting pitchers are Valente Bellozo and Ben Brown.

Miami has a slugging rate of .377 and have been called out on strikes 340 times, while drawing a walk on 120 occasions. They have 156 runs batted in as well as 329 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is .246. The Marlins have accounted for 65 two-baggers as a team and have hit 34 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 164 runs and have an OBP of .312. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are notching 4.2 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 16th in the league.

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The Marlins have an ERA of 5.70 this year (29th in the league), and their staff has rung up 312 batters. Marlins pitchers have yielded 53 long balls and also 233 runs in total (29th in baseball). They have walked 168 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.89 as a unit on the season. Miami has relinquished 365 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 220 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.86 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.54.

Marlins relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 44 times in addition to having 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 17 holds this year (25th in MLB). The Marlins relievers have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and have entered the game in 29 save situations. They have tallied 6 saves over the course of the season and have blown 6 of their 12 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 62 runners so far this season and 32.3% of them ended up scoring. The Marlins have dispatched 135 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for 1,042 putouts so far this season, in addition to 339 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 13th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 29 double plays. The Marlins have converted 67.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,126 innings, which has them ranked 26th in professional baseball.

Bellozo has thrown 86 innings and is sitting with 58 punch outs thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.65 (35 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.323. He has given up 83 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 31 free passes. Bellozo (3-6 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.60 while facing 371 hitters in the majors.

The Chicago Cubs have an OBP of .330 and a team batting average of .252 so far this year. They have struck out on 335 instances (15th in baseball) and have tallied 361 hits. Chicago has compiled 59 long balls so far this season as well as 229 runs batted in. The Cubs hold a team slugging percentage of .438 and they are earning 5.68 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have hit 71 two-baggers, while getting a free base 160 times as well as recording 233 runs.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.319 in addition to having a FIP of 4.18 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.00 (327 strikeouts against 133 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 21st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 351. They have allowed 46 homers and they concede 4.49 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 183 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.10 (167 earned runs surrendered).

Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 16 save chances and they have recorded 9 saves. They are currently ranked 22nd in MLB with a save rate of 56.3%, and they have dispatched 143 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 44 times in high leverage situations and also on 33 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 42.2% of 45 inherited base runners. With 42 save situations, the Cubs have accumulated 25 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

In their 3,303 innings on the field, the Cubs are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (17th in the majors). The Chicago Cubs have turned 34 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in baseball). The Cubs have 331 assists, 23 errors and have earned 1,101 putouts so far this season.

Brown (4-6 career mark) has earned a 4.14 ERA while surrendering 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.09 and he has faced 391 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up 42 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.316 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. Thus far in his career, Brown has surrendered 85 base hits while he has totaled 108 strikeouts in 91 frames.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago (-132) and under 8 runs

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