Its Monday, May 19 and the Cubs (28-19) are in Miami to take on the Marlins (18-27).
Ben Brown is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Edward Cabrera for Miami.
The Cubs swept a weekend series against the White Sox. They have now won five of their last six games. Pete Crow-Armstrong was 8-14 in the series with two home runs and eight runs batted in over the three games.
Miami took two of three against the Rays this weekend. Otto Lopez returned to the lineup for the first time in May and drilled a three-run home run to spark the Marlins’ attack.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Cubs at Marlins
- Date: Monday, May 19, 2025
- Time: 6:40PM EST
- Site: L
- loanDepot Park
- City: Miami, FL
- Network/Streaming: MARQ, FDSNFL
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Odds for the Cubs at the Marlins
The latest odds as of Monday:
- Moneyline: Cubs (-173), Marlins (+145)
- Spread: Cubs -1.5
- Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Cubs at Marlins
- Pitching matchup for May 19, 2025: Ben Brown vs. Edward Cabrera
- Cubs: Ben Brown (3-3, 4.75 ERA)
Last outing: 5/13 vs. Miami – 5.1IP, 2ER, 5H, 0BB, 6Ks - Marlins: Edward Cabrera (0-1, 5.52 ERA)
Last outing: 5/10 at White Sox – 5IP, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 2Ks
- Cubs: Ben Brown (3-3, 4.75 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Cubs at Marlins
- The Cubs have won 7 of their last 9 matchups against teams with worse records
- The Over is 21-12 in the Marlins’ matchups against National League teams this season
- Kyle Tucker is 5-26 (.192) over his last 8 games
- Xavier Edwards has hit safely in 8 straight games (10-32)
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Cubs and the Marlins
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Monday’s game between the Cubs and the Marlins:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Chicago Cubs on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Chicago Cubs at -1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 9.0.
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