Miami Marlins vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/9/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, May 9, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (-128) Chicago (+106)

The Miami Marlins (14-22) are en route to Rate Field on Friday where they will try to defeat the Chicago White Sox (10-27). The moneyline on this game has Miami at -128 and Chicago is priced at +106. The over/under comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Max Meyer and Bryse Wilson.

As a squad, the Miami Marlins are notching 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 15th in the league. They have tallied 157 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .311. The Marlins have recorded 61 doubles as a unit and have knocked 32 balls out of the park. They have tallied 149 runs batted in in addition to 308 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is .249. Miami has a slugging % of .380 and have been called out on strikes 322 times, while drawing a walk on 106 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.80 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.57. Marlins pitchers have given up 50 home runs in addition to 222 runs in total (30th in MLB). Miami has surrendered 348 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and 210 earned runs. The Marlins hold a team ERA of 5.86 on the season (30th in the league), and they have rung up 286 batters. They have walked 159 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.95 as a unit on the season.

The Marlins have dispatched 126 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 59 runners over the course of the season with 32.2% of those runners ended up scoring. They have recorded 5 saves this year and have blown 6 of 11 save opportunities. The Marlins relievers have recorded a save rate of 45.5% and have entered the game in 27 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 16 holds over the course of the season (24th in MLB). Marlins relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 43 times and also have had 43 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned 967 putouts this year, as well as 322 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them ranked 13th in MLB, and have accumulated 27 double plays. The Marlins have turned 67.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,901 innings on the diamond, ranking them 27th in baseball.

Meyer (5-9 career record) sits with a FIP of 5.04 and he has faced 441 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 109 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 34 walks. His earned run average is 5.12 (58 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.402. Meyer has taken the ball for 102 innings and has racked up 99 K's during his MLB career.

The Chicago White Sox have recorded a team on-base percentage of .294 and a team batting average of .216 so far this year. They have been rung up on 316 occasions (10th in MLB) and have earned 259 base hits. Chicago has 26 home runs on the campaign and 124 RBIs. The White Sox hold a team slugging % of .321 and they score 3.46 runs per outing (26th in baseball). They have put up 46 doubles, while taking a walk 127 times and putting up 128 runs.

The White Sox have a WHIP of 1.376 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.66 as a staff on the year. They are currently ranked 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 292. The Chicago pitching staff have given up 157 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.07 (143 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.70 (270 strikeouts vs 143 bases on balls). They have given up 41 homers and they relinquish 4.47 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB).

Sitting with 18 save situations, the White Sox have recorded 13 holds and 4 blown saves. Chicago has had relievers enter the game in 5 save opportunities and they have earned 1 save. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 29 times in high leverage situations and also on 33 occasions with runners on. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.0% out of their 47 inherited runners. They sit at 30th in baseball holding a save rate of 20.0%, and they have sent 118 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

In 2,847 innings played, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (14th in professional baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 33 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .979 (29th in MLB). The White Sox have 301 assists, 27 errors and have earned a total of 949 putouts on the campaign.

Wilson (20-22 career record) has a 4.67 ERA while surrendering 9.6 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.24 and he has gone up against 1,892 hitters in his career. He has allowed 226 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.392 and a FIP of 4.6. So far in his MLB career, Wilson has conceded 463 base knocks while he has totaled 320 strikeouts in 435 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (-128)

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