Cubs vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

Chicago Cubs

Cubs

27W-24L

Chicago Cubs

May 25, 2024

07:15PM EST

Odds: 8.5 o/u

Cardinals

23W-26L

St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals

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

chc Team Logo
LAST 10
3W-7L
AWAY
118W-147L

51.5% Win Probability

stl Team Logo
LAST 10
8W-2L
HOME
142W-122L

48.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

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

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Jameson Taillon
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
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

Cubs Notable Injuries

  • No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.

Cardinals Notable Injuries

  • Willson Contreras OUT (C): Avg: 0.28 SLG:0.551 Last game: 05/09/24. Impact: 3.8
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