Cubs vs Nationals Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some Daily Fantasy Sports action as the Chicago Cubs claw their way into Nationals Park, looking to snag another win against the Washington Nationals today at 1:35 PM EST. With the Cubs sitting 10 games back and the Nationals lagging by 18.5 in the National League standings, both teams are itching to climb the ranks. Fresh off a head-to-head, where the Cubs overcame the Nationals 5-2, the stakes are high and the betting lines are buzzing—Cubs at -130 and an over/under tantalizingly set at 8.5. As the wind whispers at 6.9 mph under partly cloudy skies, the temperature is a comfy 78.1°—perfect for some ballpark magic. So, as the Cubs try to bear down and the Nationals aim to declare independence from their losing streak, today’s game promises to be nothing short of historic!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 01, 2024 01:35PM EST

Location: Nationals Park, Washington

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the S at 6.9 mph. Temperature is at 78.1° with 76% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CHC ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-130	+108	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-125	+105	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+5	-3	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

139W-171L

55.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

124W-183L

44.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/30/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	7	Over	+4.5
08/30/24	Washington Nationals WAS	6	Over	+4.5
08/31/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Under	-0.5
08/31/24	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Under	-0.5
05/01/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Under	-2.5
05/01/23	Washington Nationals WAS	1	Under	-2.5
05/02/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	1	Under	-3.5
05/02/23	Washington Nationals WAS	4	Under	-3.5
05/03/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	1	Under	-5.5
05/03/23	Washington Nationals WAS	2	Under	-5.5
05/04/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Under	-1.5
05/04/23	Washington Nationals WAS	4	Under	-1.5
07/17/23	Washington Nationals WAS	7	Over	+3.5
07/17/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Over	+3.5
07/18/23	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Over	+11.5
07/18/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	17	Over	+11.5
07/19/23	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Over	+2.5
07/19/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	8	Over	+2.5

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Nationals Vs Over/Under

Jordan Wicks

ERA 4.179 | IP 28.0 | 1.0W-2.0L | KO 32.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-14-24	vsSTL	3-0L	1.7	2	0	2	Under
06-08-24	@CIN	3-4L	3.3	3	1	2	Under
04-23-24	vsHOU	2-7W	6.0	5	2	4	Push
04-17-24	@ARI	5-3W	4.3	5	2	5	Under
04-12-24	@SEA	2-4L	4.0	5	4	6	Under
04-06-24	vsLAD	4-1L	4.7	6	2	7	Under
03-31-24	@TEX	9-5W	4.0	5	5	6	Over
09-30-23	@MIL	10-6W	1.7	6	6	1	Over
09-24-23	vsCOL	3-4W	6.0	4	3	3	Under
09-17-23	@ARI	2-6L	4.3	4	3	5	Under

Mitchell Parker

ERA 4.263 | IP 126.7 | 7.0W-8.0L | KO 109.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-26-24	vsNYY	5-2L	4.0	5	2	5	Under
08-21-24	vsCOL	1-6W	7.0	5	1	6	Under
08-15-24	@PHI	3-13L	3.0	10	9	6	Over
08-09-24	vsLAA	2-3W	6.3	8	2	5	Under
08-04-24	vsMIL	3-4W	6.0	3	0	3	Under
07-29-24	@ARI	8-9L	5.0	4	2	3	Over
07-24-24	vsSD	12-3L	3.0	7	6	5	Over
07-13-24	@MIL	6-5W	0.7	3	5	2	Over
07-08-24	vsSTL	6-0L	7.0	6	2	6	Under
07-03-24	vsNYM	5-7W	6.0	5	5	5	Over

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/02	vs WAS	5-2W	7	0	Under
09/01	vs WAS	7-6W	9	1	Over
08/30	vs PIT	14-10W	16	1	Over
08/29	vs PIT	9-5W	7	2	Over
08/28	vs PIT	18-8W	21	2	Over
08/27	vs MIA	2-7L	6	0	Push
08/26	vs MIA	14-2W	17	4	Over
08/25	vs MIA	6-3W	10	3	Push
08/24	@ DET	10-2W	13	1	Over
08/23	@ DET	2-8L	6	1	Over
08/22	@ DET	3-1W	5	1	Under
08/20	@ TOR	0-1L	4	0	Under
08/19	@ TOR	3-2W	5	1	Under
08/18	@ TOR	6-5W	7	4	Over
08/16	vs CLE	1-6L	5	0	Under

Nationals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/02	@ CHC	2-5L	10	1	Under
09/01	@ CHC	6-7L	8	1	Over
08/30	@ NYY	5-2W	10	1	Under
08/29	@ NYY	4-2W	7	2	Under
08/28	@ NYY	2-5L	5	2	Under
08/27	vs ATL	5-1W	8	0	Under
08/26	vs ATL	2-4L	10	1	Under
08/25	vs ATL	2-3L	10	0	Under
08/24	@ COL	8-3W	11	1	Over
08/23	@ COL	6-1W	12	1	Under
08/22	@ COL	1-3L	5	1	Under
08/20	vs PHI	6-4W	11	3	Over
08/19	vs PHI	1-5L	2	1	Under
08/18	vs PHI	2-3L	11	0	Under
08/17	vs PHI	3-13L	8	2	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Ian Happ	9.4	12.6	0.237	0.452	0.398	0.849	0.340	0.047
#2 Dansby Swanson	8.6	11.3	0.230	0.369	0.339	0.708	0.291	0.028
#3 Seiya Suzuki	8.6	11.2	0.272	0.485	0.388	0.872	0.351	0.045
#4 Cody Bellinger	8.4	11.0	0.265	0.422	0.358	0.780	0.319	0.033
#5 Isaac Paredes	7.7	10.3	0.231	0.410	0.403	0.813	0.327	0.041
#6 Patrick Wisdom	8.1	10.9	0.200	0.440	0.304	0.744	0.306	0.056
#7 Nico Hoerner	6.5	8.3	0.256	0.347	0.366	0.713	0.294	0.010
#8 Pete Crow-Armstrong	6.3	8.0	0.226	0.362	0.297	0.659	0.274	0.018
#9 Miguel Amaya	5.6	7.3	0.244	0.369	0.325	0.694	0.287	0.026

Washington Nationals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Dylan Crews	8.0	10.3	0.286	0.667	0.333	1.000	0.411	0.095
#2 James Wood	9.4	12.3	0.274	0.421	0.432	0.853	0.340	0.026
#3 Juan Yepez	7.7	10.0	0.273	0.436	0.352	0.788	0.323	0.030
#4 Andres Chaparro	7.1	9.2	0.263	0.491	0.351	0.842	0.344	0.035
#5 Jose Tena	7.2	9.0	0.339	0.468	0.387	0.855	0.350	0.032
#6 Ildemaro Vargas	6.3	8.0	0.259	0.335	0.339	0.674	0.280	0.004
#7 CJ Abrams	7.3	9.5	0.243	0.427	0.352	0.779	0.319	0.037
#8 Keibert Ruiz	6.1	8.0	0.220	0.355	0.266	0.621	0.261	0.032
#9 Jacob Young	5.4	6.9	0.260	0.343	0.348	0.692	0.287	0.008

Cubs Notable Injuries

Julian Merryweather OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/27/24. Impact: 0.2

Nationals Notable Injuries

Alex Call OUT (OF): Avg: 0.343 SLG:0.525 Last game: 08/25/24. Impact: 3.0
Derek Law OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/18/24. Impact: 1.6
Joan Adon OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/24/24. Impact: 0.9