Cubs-Marlins Lines Preview

The Chicago Cubs and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at LandShark Stadium. The Cubs will give the ball to starter Rich Harden in this one. Righthander Harden is 7-6 this season with a 4.65 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Chris Volstad who starts for the Marlins. Righthander Volstad is 8-9 with a 4.44 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Kosuke Fukudome and Ryan Theriot drove in four runs apiece in helping the Cubs tear apart the Astros 12-3 on Thursday, as -190 favorites. That game's 15 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10). Kevin Hart allowed six hits and three runs over six innings to earn his third win. Jorge Cantu had two hits and drove in one run as the Marlins fell 6-3 to the Braves in 10 innings Thursday. The Braves were 155 favorites, and the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8). Luis Ayala gave up three runs in relief and was tagged with the loss. Current streak: Chicago has won 2 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 54-46 SU Florida: 53-49 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Florida are 5-5 After playing Houston are 3-7 After a win are 8-2 Florida most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing Atlanta are 7-3 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Chi Cubs are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Florida The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Florida The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs Florida is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games Florida is 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs The total has gone OVER in 9 of Florida's last 12 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs Next up: Florida home to Chi Cubs, Saturday, August 1