Marlins-Cubs Lines Preview

The Florida Marlins and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Wrigley Field. The Marlins will give the ball to starter Anibal Sanchez in this one. Righthander Sanchez is 1-2 this season with a 4.13 ERA. It'll be Ted Lilly toeing the rubber for the Cubs in this contest. Lefthander Lilly is 2-2 with a 3.80 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cubs rallied with six runs in the late innings to defeat the Marlins 8-6 on Friday, as -280 favorites. That game's 14 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Ryan Theriot belted a grand slam home run in the sixth-inning to power the Cubs. David Patton completed two innings of relief for the win, and Kevin Gregg notched his second save. Jorge Cantu drove in two runs for the Marlins, who were +240 underdogs. Burke Badenhop gave up four runs in the loss. Team records: Florida: 14-9 SU Chicago: 11-11 SU Florida most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4 After playing Chi Cubs are 7-3 After a loss are 4-6 Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Florida are 4-6 After playing Florida are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Florida is 14-5 SU in their last 19 games when playing Chi Cubs Florida is 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs Florida is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road Florida is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Florida Chi Cubs are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games Chi Cubs are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Florida Chi Cubs are 5-14 SU in their last 19 games when playing Florida Next up: Chi Cubs home to Florida, Sunday, May 3