The Miami Marlins and the Chicago White Sox meet in MLB action from Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
The White Sox are -140 home favorites while the Marlins are +120 road underdogs. The total for this game is set at 8 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Eury Perez will start for the Marlins and is 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA and 24 strikeouts this season. Dylan Cease will get the start for the White Sox and is 3-3 with a 4.63 ERA and 74 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
Miami won the last meeting between these two teams by a final score of 2-0 back on July 24th, 2019.
Trends
Miami is 1-4 in their last 5 road games against a team with a losing record and 4-1 in their last 5 road games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 Friday games. Chicago is 4-1 in their last 5 home games and 7-2 in their last 9 games following a loss while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall.
Pick
I’m backing the Marlins here. I’m just not sold on Dylan Cease this season and Eury Perez has started to pick up some solid performances. Sure, you could call into question the level of competition, but it’s not like the White Sox are lighting the world ablaze with their hitting against righties. I think the Marlins show tremendous value here and I’ll back them for a nice road win.