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Miami Marlins vs Chicago Predictions May 7, 2023: S. Alcantara vs H. Wesneski

Game time: May 7, 2023 at 2:20 PM ET

Venue: Wrigley Field — Chicago, Illinois

Article updated May 6, 2:14 PM EDT

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Miami Marlins are traveling to play the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field stadium on Sunday, 5/7/2023 @ 2:20pm EST. Sandy Alcantara (ERA: 5.35) will be the starting

Game outlook

The Miami Marlins are traveling to play the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field stadium on Sunday, 5/7/2023 @ 2:20pm EST. Sandy Alcantara (ERA: 5.35) will be the starting pitcher for Marlins and Hayden Wesneski (ERA: 3.49) will be starting for Cubs. Miami is the betting favorite opening at -120 and the current line is Miami -109.

Marlins vs Cubs Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Cubs to win today's game by -1 points and the total to go over 7.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Miami 4 to Chicago 5

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Miami Marlins and Chicago Cubs, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Miami Marlins to win (54%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Miami will win straight-up is 52%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Miami Marlins to win and the total score to be 7.5.

OddsShark predicts Chi Cubs will win and the total will go over.

O: 1.5% picked Chicago Cubs on Covers.com

Miami Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 26, Miami is ranked #30 in offense (scoring an average of 3.30 per game), #22 in defense (allowing an average of 4.97 points to be scored against them per game) and are 16-18 this season.

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Chicago Key Betting Stats

Chicago Cubs has a power ranking of 5 and are #9 for offense (scoring an average of 5.00 per game), #2 for defense (giving up an average of 3.59 points per game) and 17-16 overall. Miami went 2-1 in their last 3 matchups against Chicago.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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Lines, trends and availability

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No qualifying consensus sample is available yet.

Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Miami Marlins-120 → -109Moved
  • Moneyline · Chicago+100 → -102Moved
  • Spread · Miami Marlins-1.5 (+145) → -1.5 (+150)Moved
  • Spread · Chicago+1.5 (-170) → +1.5 (-170)Unchanged
  • Total · Over8.5 (-110) → 7.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under8.5 (-110) → 7.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Miami Marlins
80-82 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Chicago
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-05-06T18:14:14.084Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Miami Marlins and Chicago Cubs, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-05-06Miami Marlins 2 · Chicago 4
  • 2023-05-05Miami Marlins 1 · Chicago 4
  • 2023-04-30Chicago 3 · Miami Marlins 4
  • 2023-04-29Chicago 6 · Miami Marlins 7
  • 2023-04-28Chicago 2 · Miami Marlins 3
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Matchup pick recap

Miami Marlins defeated Chicago 5-4

Miami Marlins defeated Chicago 5-4 on May 7, 2023, a 1-run decision in the series. Miami Marlins' strongest period was the 5th inning, when it outscored its opponent 1-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Miami Marlins -1.5 (+150) spread, Chicago covered, while the 9 combined runs finished over the recorded total of 7.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

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Tipster picks

  • JamescashiolaMoneyline · Miami Marlins +100Win
  • JohnnywalkerTotal · Miami Marlins 8.25 (-110)Win
  • DpxsportsMoneyline · Miami Marlins -121Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Miami Marlins +107Loss
  • Flyerscott67Moneyline · Miami Marlins +107Loss