MLB Odds: Marlins vs Cubs

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Florida Marlins and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Wrigley Field. The Marlins will trot Nate Robertson out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Robertson has a 2-3 record and a 4.86 ERA this season. The Cubs will counter Robertson with Ted Lilly. Lefthander Lilly has a 5.29 ERA to go along with a 1-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Marlins lost to Washington 3-2 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Hanley Ramirez hit a solo home run for Florida and Chris Coghlan was 3-4 with a run scored. The Cubs lost to Cincinnati 5-3 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The eight runs scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (8). Tyler Colvin hit a two-run home run for Chicago and Ryan Dempster surrendered five runs on six hits in seven innings. Current streak: Florida has lost 2 straight games. Chicago has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Florida: 14-17 SU Chicago: 14-18 SU Florida most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Chi Cubs are 4-6 After playing Washington are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 Chicago most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Florida are 6-4 After playing Cincinnati are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games on the road Florida is 16-8 SU in their last 24 games when playing Chi Cubs Florida is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games at home Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Florida The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against Florida The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games Next up: Chi Cubs home to Florida, Tuesday, May 11 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.