Marlins Vs Cubs: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – August 15, 2021

Miguel Rojas has 98 hits this season, and will try to get his 100th when his Miami Marlins (50-67) take on the Chicago Cubs (52-67) on Sunday at 1:10 PM ET. Chicago (+115 to win) is expected to start Alec Mills, while Miami (-135) has yet to name a starter.

The betting insights and predictions in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of August 14, 2021, 10:00 PM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Marlins vs Cubs Betting Odds

Cubs Probable Starter Alec Mills

• The Cubs’ Mills (5-4) will make his 12th start of the season.
• The right-hander did not allow a run in 2 1/3 innings pitched on Wednesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Brewers.
• The Marlins have scored 475 runs this season, which ranks 24th in MLB. They have 928 hits, 17th in baseball, with 117 home runs (27th in the league).
• When he is the starting pitcher, Chicago has a record of 6-9 this season when they are the underdog on the moneyline.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 14, 2021 at 10:18 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Marlins Stats vs Mills

Marlins Betting Trends

• The Marlins average 4.1 runs per home game compared to 4.0 per contest on the road.
• The Marlins rank 24th in runs scored with 475, 4.1 per game.
• The Marlins are 20-18 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 52.6% of those games).
• Miami is 12-6 (winning 66.7% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -135 or shorter.
• Miami has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 54 times this season for a 54-55-8 record against the over/under.
• Over the last 10 games, Miami was listed as the moneyline favorite by oddsmakers only twice, and it won both games.

Cubs Betting Trends

• The Cubs have scored 497 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• They’ve scored 3.8 runs per game this season on the road while averaging 4.5 at home.
• This season, the Cubs have been the underdog 64 times and won 20, or 31.2%, of those games.
• Chicago has a record of 11-27 in games where sportsbooks have them as underogs of at least +115 on the moneyline.
• Games involving Chicago have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 52 of 119 chances this season.
• Chicago has played as the underdog 10 times over its past 10 games and lost each of those contests.

Marlins Players to Watch

• Jesus Aguilar has a team-best 21 home runs and 82 runs batted in.
• Among qualifying hitters in MLB play, Aguilar’s 82 RBI rank fifth.
• Rojas is hitting .278 with 25 doubles, three triples, six home runs and 28 walks.
• Rojas ranks 23rd in SLG among qualified hitters in MLB.

Marlins Batting Stats (2021)

Cubs Players to Watch

• Patrick Wisdom leads Chicago in home runs (18) and runs batted in (37) this season while batting .257.
• Rafael Ortega is batting .338 with an OBP of .390 and a slugging percentage of .523 this season.
• Ortega has a batting average of .500 during his seven-game hit streak.

Cubs Batting Stats (2021)

Marlins vs Cubs Player Props

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