Cubs-Marlins Lines Preview

The fans at LandShark Stadium will be treated to a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Florida Marlins when they take their seats on Sunday. The Cubs will give the ball to starter Ryan Dempster in this one. Righthander Dempster is 5-5 this season with a 4.31 ERA. It'll be Ricky Nolasco toeing the rubber for the Marlins in this contest. Righthander Nolasco is 7-7 with a 5.15 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Derrek Lee belted a game-winning home run to give the Cubs a 9-8 win over the Marlins in 10 innings on Saturday, as -145 favorites. The Cubs won the game as -145 favorites, while the 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Lee finished 4-for-6 at the plate with three RBIs for the Cubs. fourth win in relief, and Aaron Heilman notched his first save. Jeremy Hermida went 3-for-6 at the plate with a pair of RBIs for the Marlins, who were +125 underdogs. Leo Nunez gave up the winning run and was saddled with the loss. Team records: Chicago: 55-47 SU Florida: 54-50 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Cincinnati are 8-2 After playing Florida are 9-1 After a win are 7-3 Florida most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Washington are 7-3 After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Chi Cubs are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Florida Chi Cubs are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games on the road Chi Cubs are 8-15 SU in their last 23 games when playing Florida Florida is 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs Florida is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games Florida is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home Florida is 15-8 SU in their last 23 games when playing Chi Cubs Next up: Chi Cubs at Cincinnati, Monday, August 3 Florida at Washington, Tuesday, August 4