The Miami Marlins (35-28) and Chicago White Sox (28-36) meet Friday to kick off a 3-game series. First pitch from Guaranteed Rate Field is set for 8:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Marlins vs. White Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting since 2019 when White Sox won 2 of 3
Miami won 6-1 as -182 home favorites Wednesday vs. the Kansas City Royals to complete a 3-0 series sweep. That game ended a 9-game homestand for the Marlins, who went 7-2 during that stretch. The Marlins have now won 6 in a row heading into a 9-game road stretch.
Chicago lost 3-0 as +120 road underdogs Thursday vs. the New York Yankees in 2nd game of a doubleheader after winning the opener 6-5. That loss ended a 5-game winning streak for the White Sox. The White Sox are 6-4 in their last 10 and are 16-15 at home on the year.
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Marlins at White Sox projected starters
RHP Eury Perez vs. RHP Dylan Cease
Perez (3-1, 2.25 ERA) makes his 6th career start. He has a 1.17 WHIP, 4.1 BB/9 and 9.0 K/9 in 24 innings.
- Last outing: Win, 5 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K in a 12-1 home win Saturday vs. Oakland Athletics
- The 20-year-old rookie making 1st career start vs. Chicago
Cease (3-3, 4.63 ERA) makes his 14th start. He has a 1.37 WHIP, 4.2 BB/9 and 9.8 K/9 in 68 innings.
- Last outing: No-decision, 5 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 6 K in a 2-1 home win Friday vs. Detroit Tigers
- First career start vs. Miami
Marlins at White Sox odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:30 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Marlins +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | White Sox -145 (bet $145 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Marlins +1.5 (-165) | White Sox -1.5 (+140)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Marlins at White Sox picks and predictions
Prediction
Marlins 4, White Sox 3
Moneyline
LEAN MARLINS (+120).
The Marlins have won 6 in a row, are 6-0 in their last 6 games on grass, and are 11-0 in their last 11 interleague games vs. a right handed starter. With the White Sox hot as well, 5-1 in their last 6, the Marlins advantage here is marginal at best. Bet lightly.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
The line is simply not worth the juice; bet on the moneyline and/or O/U instead.
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Over/Under
BET UNDER 8 (-105).
For Chicago the Under is 5-1 in their last 6 overall and 5-0 in Cease’s last 5 Friday starts.
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