Marlins vs Cubs Picks and Prediction – 5/14/2025

The Miami Marlins will be back on the road Wednesday night with another game in Chicago against the Cubs. Miami comes into this game 10 games below .500 overall having lost four of the last five including Game 1 of this series. Offensively Miami has a .246 batting average as the Marlins scored 166 runs on 336 hits. The Miami pitching has been terrible this season of the 5.70 ERA as a team. Stay in the action with our MLB Picks.

Kyle Stowers leads the Miami offense this season with a .280 batting average, seven home runs, and 26 RBI's. Xavier Edwards has a .259 batting average and Javier Senoja has a .263 batting average. Dane Myers has a .337 batting average but has played just 29 times this season.

The Chicago Cubs will be back at home Wednesday with 24 wins and 18 losses this season having won two of the last three. Offensively Chicago has a .253 team batting average as the Cubs have scored 238 runs on 369 hits. The Chicago pitching has been shaky with a 4.05 ERA but gave up just two runs in their last victory.

Colin Rea got the start and win for Chicago in Game 1 of this series giving up just two runs on six hits across 6.2 innings of work. The Chicago bullpen was fantastic as well giving up no runs on one hit over the final seven outs of the game. Seiya Suzuki led the way for the Chicago offense in their last outing with one hit and three at bats including a two run home run in the fifth inning. Dansby Swanson added two hits in four at bats to drive in two runs in the game as well.

The Cubs have been solid all year and that will continue in this game. Look for Chicago to do the work on both sides of the plate leading to the win. Chicago has the better arm on the mound and the superior offense in this game. Take Chicago to roll to the easy win and cover at home. Final Score Prediction, Chicago Cubs win and cover 7-1.