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The Cubs will Reel in the Marlins

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Another lost football weekend as I dropped 2 of 3. It’s a strange season so far as underdogs have been winning with regularity, making for some rough times. Back to baseball tonight. Tonight, I like the Cubs to beat the Marlins in Miami.

Sunday’s Football Recap
Picks – Patriots over Bills (Win)
Lions +6 over Eagles (Loss)
Broncos -3 over Jaguars (Loss)
Result – Net Loss
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Today’s forecast.

Another lost football weekend as I dropped 2 of 3. It’s a strange season so far as underdogs have been winning with regularity, making for some rough times. Back to baseball tonight. Tonight, I like the Cubs to beat the Marlins in Miami.

The Cubs have won 10 of 12 games and four straight, including a three-game weekend sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Chicago was swept at home by the Marlins in April, and four years ago in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series against Florida, the Cubs were five outs away from the World Series when a fan interfered with a ball, leading to an eight-run rally for the Marlins. Florida won that game as well as Game 7 en route to a World Series championship.

Ted Lilly will take the mound for Chicago in Tuesdays series opener. Lilly, who has already set a new career high with 200 innings pitched, is trying a third time to set a personal best with win No. 16. Since matching his career high in victories on Sept. 10 against the Cardinals, Lilly has not received a decision in either of his last two starts, although the Cubs won both. The left-hander pitched seven innings Wednesday against the Reds, allowing two runs and five hits while striking out eight in Chicagos 3-2 victory. Lilly is 0-3 with a 5.16 ERA in four career starts against the Marlins.

Florida starter Dontrelle Willis is trying to avoid his first major league season with fewer than 10 wins. The five-year veteran has struggled particularly badly at home this year, going 3-9 with a 5.53 ERA in 17 starts. Willis allowed three runs and five hits in six innings on Thursday against the Mets in a contest the Marlins went on to win 8-7 in 10 innings. The left-hander is 3-3 with a 4.60 ERA in eight career starts against the Cubs.

Florida suffered a three-game sweep to the New York Mets over the weekend, and has dropped seven of its last eight games overall.

Good luck with your action tonight!

by Johnson