Cubs vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some heated action as the Chicago Cubs, boasting a solid 27 wins, gear up to claw their way through the St. Louis Cardinals’ nest at the iconic Busch Stadium tonight at 07:15 PM EST. With the Cubs just a whisker away from the top at 2.5 games back and the Cardinals flapping to catch up at 5.5 games back in the National League, the stakes are as high as the summer temps. Speaking of which, it’s going to be a scorcher with the mercury hitting 91.4° under cloudless skies, perfect for some baseball drama. The odds makers are sitting on the fence with an 8.5 run line, making it anyone’s game after the Cubs stumbled against Atlanta and the Cardinals flew past Baltimore in their last outings. So, as the Cubs try to plant their flag and the Cardinals aim to soar, tonight’s game is set to be nothing short of a grand slam showdown in the making!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 25, 2024 07:15PM EST

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Weather: Sunny with winds from the NNW at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 91.4° with 44% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CHC ML	STL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-105	-115	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	-106	-114	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-1	+1	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

118W-147L

51.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

142W-122L

48.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/08/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-4.5
05/08/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	1	Under	-4.5
05/09/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+1.5
05/09/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	4	Over	+1.5
05/10/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Over	+5.5
05/10/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	10	Over	+5.5
06/24/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	9	Over	+1.5
06/24/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Over	+1.5
06/25/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Over	+3.5
06/25/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+3.5
07/20/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+0.5
07/20/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	2	Over	+0.5
07/21/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-1.5
07/21/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	4	Under	-1.5
07/22/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+5.5
07/22/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	8	Over	+5.5
07/23/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Over	+0.5
07/23/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	7	Over	+0.5
07/27/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	10	Over	+4.5
07/27/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+4.5
07/28/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Under	-3.5
07/28/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-3.5
07/29/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Under	-2.5
07/29/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-2.5
07/30/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	0	Under	-5.5
07/30/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-5.5

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Jameson Taillon

ERA 2.204 | IP 32.7 | 3.0W-2.0L | KO 22.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-19-24	vsPIT	3-2L	4.7	6	3	4	Under
05-14-24	@ATL	0-7L	4.0	7	7	2	Under
05-04-24	vsMIL	5-6W	6.0	2	0	7	Over
04-29-24	@NYM	3-1W	7.3	4	1	1	Under
04-24-24	vsHOU	3-4W	5.7	7	2	4	Under
04-19-24	vsMIA	3-8W	5.0	3	1	4	Over
09-30-23	@MIL	10-6W	4.0	3	0	3	Over
09-27-23	@ATL	5-6L	6.0	3	2	3	Over
09-22-23	vsCOL	0-6W	6.0	4	0	7	Under
09-13-23	@COL	3-7L	5.0	7	5	5	Over

Miles Mikolas

ERA 5.774 | IP 53.0 | 3.0W-5.0L | KO 39.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-18-24	vsBOS	2-7W	5.0	2	1	4	Over
05-12-24	@MIL	4-3W	6.0	6	3	3	Under
05-07-24	vsNYM	7-5L	4.0	9	6	3	Over
05-01-24	@DET	1-4L	6.0	6	3	4	Under
04-26-24	@NYM	4-2W	5.7	7	2	5	Under
04-20-24	vsMIL	12-5L	4.7	9	5	5	Over
04-14-24	@ARI	0-5L	4.7	4	5	3	Under
04-08-24	vsPHI	5-3L	6.7	6	2	3	Over
04-02-24	@SD	5-2W	6.0	7	2	4	Under
03-28-24	@LAD	1-7L	4.3	7	5	5	Over

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/25	@ ATL	0-3L	4	0	Under
05/24	@ ATL	1-9L	3	0	Over
05/23	@ ATL	4-3W	7	0	Under
05/21	@ PIT	2-3L	2	0	Under
05/20	@ PIT	1-0W	5	0	Under
05/19	@ PIT	3-9L	4	1	Over
05/18	@ PIT	4-5L	7	1	Over
05/17	vs ATL	7-1W	13	2	Over
05/16	vs ATL	0-7L	3	0	Under
05/15	vs ATL	0-2L	5	0	Under
05/14	vs PIT	5-4W	9	2	Over
05/13	vs PIT	9-10L	10	1	Over
05/12	vs PIT	7-2W	14	1	Over
05/10	@ SD	0-3L	1	0	Under
05/09	@ SD	3-2W	10	2	Under

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/24	@ BAL	5-4W	8	1	Over
05/24	@ BAL	3-1W	5	1	Under
05/22	@ BAL	6-3W	8	1	Over
05/21	@ BOS	3-11L	6	1	Over
05/20	@ BOS	7-2W	14	1	Over
05/19	@ BOS	10-6W	14	4	Over
05/17	vs LAA	2-7L	9	1	Over
05/16	vs LAA	7-6W	12	1	Over
05/15	vs LAA	10-5W	10	1	Over
05/14	vs MIL	4-3W	11	1	Under
05/13	vs MIL	3-5L	12	0	Over
05/12	vs MIL	2-11L	5	1	Over
05/11	vs MIL	1-7L	6	1	Over
05/09	@ NYM	5-7L	11	3	Over
05/08	@ NYM	3-4L	8	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Mike Tauchman	7.6	10.1	0.257	0.408	44.1%	84.9%	2.6%
#2 Seiya Suzuki	8.6	11.4	0.252	0.417	35.9%	77.7%	3.9%
#3 Cody Bellinger	9.2	12.1	0.241	0.448	35.9%	80.7%	4.8%
#4 Christopher Morel	8.4	11.4	0.205	0.392	35.2%	74.4%	5.1%
#5 Ian Happ	7.7	10.2	0.212	0.318	37.6%	69.4%	1.2%
#6 Nico Hoerner	7.5	9.8	0.251	0.365	39.5%	76.0%	1.2%
#7 Michael Busch	6.9	9.2	0.235	0.438	37.3%	81.0%	4.6%
#8 Dansby Swanson	6.6	8.6	0.223	0.353	32.4%	67.6%	2.9%
#9 Miguel Amaya	5.5	7.3	0.182	0.283	28.3%	56.6%	2.0%

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Brendan Donovan	8.3	11.0	0.229	0.367	35.1%	71.8%	2.1%
#2 Willson Contreras	9.2	12.2	0.28	0.551	47.7%	102.8%	5.6%
#2 Lars Nootbaar	9.3	12.4	0.213	0.386	38.6%	77.2%	3.9%
#3 Paul Goldschmidt	8.6	11.2	0.211	0.303	32.4%	62.7%	2.2%
#4 Nolan Arenado	8.2	10.6	0.263	0.366	34.9%	71.5%	1.6%
#5 Alec Burleson	7.3	9.2	0.298	0.458	34.4%	80.2%	3.8%
#6 Ivan Herrera	6.5	8.5	0.28	0.38	40.0%	78.0%	3.0%
#7 Nolan Gorman	7.7	10.4	0.207	0.421	34.5%	76.6%	5.5%
#8 Masyn Winn	6.3	8.0	0.288	0.424	38.1%	80.6%	1.4%
#9 Michael Siani	5.4	6.9	0.224	0.294	31.8%	61.2%	1.2%