Reds vs Cubs Game Breakdown
Reds
76W-85L
September 29, 2024
03:20PM EST
Odds: 7.0 o/u
Cubs
83W-78L
Get ready to slide into some MLB action as the Cincinnati Reds gallop into the iconic Wrigley Field to clash with the Chicago Cubs this afternoon at 03:20 PM EST. It’s a showdown that promises more curves than a Chicago deep-dish pizza, with the Reds trying to paint the town red after a tough loss yesterday, while the Cubs look to keep their winning flag flying high. With the betting lines drawing a tight circle around this matchup and the over/under teasing a suspenseful 7.0, fans are in for a treat. The skies over Wrigley will be just as mixed as the game’s potential outcomes, with a partly cloudy forecast that could mirror the unpredictable nature of today’s game. As these two teams take the field, remember – in this game of Cubs and Reds, it’s not just about the runs; it’s about running the show!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: September 29, 2024 03:20PM EST
Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago
Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the NE at 12.8 mph. Temperature is at 70.0° with 73% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| CIN ML | CHC ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | -125 | +105 | 7.0 | -1.5/1.5 |
| Recent | -114 | -106 | 7.0 | -1.5/1.5 |
| Difference | +11 | -211 | 0 | – |
Team Performance
53.3% Win Probability
46.7% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/28/24 | Cincinnati Reds CIN | 0 | Under | -4.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 3 | ||||
| 05/31/24 | Cincinnati Reds CIN | 5 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 4 | ||||
| 06/01/24 | Cincinnati Reds CIN | 5 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 7 | ||||
| 06/02/24 | Cincinnati Reds CIN | 5 | Push | -0.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 2 | ||||
| 06/06/24 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 4 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Cincinnati Reds CIN | 8 | ||||
| 06/07/24 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 2 | Under | -2.0 | |
| Cincinnati Reds CIN | 3 | ||||
| 06/08/24 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 3 | Push | -0.0 | |
| Cincinnati Reds CIN | 4 | ||||
| 06/09/24 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 4 | Under | -1.0 | |
| Cincinnati Reds CIN | 2 | ||||
| 07/29/24 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 1 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Cincinnati Reds CIN | 7 | ||||
| 07/30/24 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 3 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Cincinnati Reds CIN | 6 | ||||
| 07/31/24 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 13 | Over | +10.0 | |
| Cincinnati Reds CIN | 4 | ||||
| 09/27/24 | Cincinnati Reds CIN | 0 | Under | -6.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 1 | ||||
| 04/03/23 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 6 | Over | +6.0 | |
| Cincinnati Reds CIN | 7 | ||||
| 04/04/23 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 12 | Over | +10.0 | |
| Cincinnati Reds CIN | 5 | ||||
| 09/01/23 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 6 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Cincinnati Reds CIN | 2 | ||||
| 05/26/23 | Cincinnati Reds CIN | 9 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 0 | ||||
| 05/27/23 | Cincinnati Reds CIN | 8 | Over | +6.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 5 | ||||
| 05/28/23 | Cincinnati Reds CIN | 8 | Over | +6.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 5 | ||||
| 07/31/23 | Cincinnati Reds CIN | 6 | Over | +4.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 5 | ||||
| 08/01/23 | Cincinnati Reds CIN | 9 | Over | +22.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 20 | ||||
| 08/02/23 | Cincinnati Reds CIN | 6 | Over | +15.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 16 | ||||
| 08/03/23 | Cincinnati Reds CIN | 3 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Chicago Cubs CHC | 5 | ||||
| 09/01/23 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 2 | Under | -2.0 | |
| Cincinnati Reds CIN | 3 | ||||
| 09/02/23 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 1 | Under | -4.0 | |
| Cincinnati Reds CIN | 2 | ||||
| 09/03/23 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 15 | Over | +15.0 | |
| Cincinnati Reds CIN | 7 |
Reds Vs Over/Under
Cubs Vs Over/Under
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-28-24 | @CHC | 0-3L | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Under |
| 09-21-24 | vsPIT | 1-7W | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Over |
| 09-15-24 | @MIN | 2-9L | 5.3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Over |
| 09-10-24 | @STL | 3-0W | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Under |
| 09-05-24 | vsHOU | 0-1W | 6.3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Under |
| 08-30-24 | vsMIL | 14-0L | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Over |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-28-24 | vsCIN | 0-3W | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Under |
| 09-21-24 | vsWAS | 5-1L | 5.3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | Under |
| 09-15-24 | @COL | 6-2W | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Over |
| 09-09-24 | @LAD | 10-4W | 4.3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Over |
| 09-03-24 | vsPIT | 5-0L | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Under |
| 08-28-24 | @PIT | 14-10W | 1.7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | Over |
| 08-23-24 | @MIA | 6-3W | 4.7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | Over |
| 08-16-24 | vsTOR | 5-6W | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Over |
| 08-05-24 | vsMIN | 3-0L | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Under |
| 07-31-24 | @CIN | 13-4W | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Over |
Reds Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/30 | vs CHC | 0-3L | 3 | 0 | Under |
| 09/29 | vs CHC | 0-1L | 4 | 0 | Under |
| 09/27 | vs CLE | 2-5L | 6 | 0 | Push |
| 09/26 | vs CLE | 1-6L | 4 | 0 | Push |
| 09/24 | @ PIT | 0-2L | 3 | 0 | Under |
| 09/24 | @ PIT | 0-2L | 3 | 0 | Under |
| 09/23 | @ PIT | 7-1W | 9 | 2 | Over |
| 09/22 | @ PIT | 8-3W | 8 | 2 | Over |
| 09/21 | @ ATL | 3-15L | 10 | 1 | Over |
| 09/20 | @ ATL | 1-7L | 5 | 0 | Over |
| 09/19 | @ ATL | 6-5W | 10 | 1 | Over |
| 09/17 | vs MIN | 2-9L | 7 | 0 | Over |
| 09/16 | vs MIN | 11-1W | 15 | 2 | Over |
| 09/15 | vs MIN | 8-4W | 9 | 2 | Over |
| 09/14 | vs STL | 1-6L | 4 | 0 | Push |
Cubs Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/30 | @ CIN | 3-0W | 8 | 0 | Under |
| 09/29 | @ CIN | 1-0W | 5 | 0 | Under |
| 09/27 | vs PHI | 6-9L | 9 | 2 | Over |
| 09/26 | vs PHI | 10-4W | 15 | 0 | Over |
| 09/25 | vs PHI | 2-6L | 7 | 0 | Over |
| 09/24 | @ WAS | 5-0W | 7 | 3 | Under |
| 09/24 | @ WAS | 5-0W | 7 | 3 | Under |
| 09/23 | @ WAS | 1-5L | 2 | 1 | Under |
| 09/22 | @ WAS | 3-1W | 6 | 1 | Under |
| 09/21 | @ WAS | 7-6W | 12 | 1 | Over |
| 09/20 | @ OAK | 3-5L | 6 | 0 | Over |
| 09/19 | @ OAK | 3-4L | 11 | 2 | Push |
| 09/18 | @ OAK | 9-2W | 18 | 1 | Over |
| 09/17 | vs COL | 6-2W | 11 | 3 | Over |
| 09/16 | vs COL | 5-6L | 11 | 2 | Over |
Team’s Batting Order
| Cincinnati Reds | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | 10.7 | 0.248 | 0.391 | 0.419 | 0.810 | 0.325 | 0.028 | |
| 10.7 | 13.8 | 0.257 | 0.463 | 0.378 | 0.840 | 0.339 | 0.039 | |
| 6.8 | 9.1 | 0.250 | 0.439 | 0.366 | 0.805 | 0.327 | 0.042 | |
| 7.7 | 10.2 | 0.229 | 0.407 | 0.370 | 0.776 | 0.315 | 0.035 | |
|
#5
TJ Friedl
|
7.4 | 9.9 | 0.222 | 0.379 | 0.355 | 0.734 | 0.301 | 0.044 |
|
#6
Ty France
|
6.5 | 8.5 | 0.237 | 0.370 | 0.345 | 0.714 | 0.295 | 0.027 |
|
#7
Jake Fraley
|
7.2 | 9.1 | 0.266 | 0.375 | 0.350 | 0.725 | 0.299 | 0.014 |
| 5.4 | 6.9 | 0.243 | 0.352 | 0.313 | 0.665 | 0.276 | 0.025 | |
|
#9
Noelvi Marte
|
5.3 | 6.8 | 0.210 | 0.304 | 0.263 | 0.567 | 0.239 | 0.018 |
| Chicago Cubs | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Ian Happ
|
7.6 | 10.2 | 0.241 | 0.435 | 0.392 | 0.827 | 0.332 | 0.043 |
| 7.5 | 9.8 | 0.244 | 0.392 | 0.351 | 0.743 | 0.304 | 0.030 | |
|
#3
Seiya Suzuki
|
7.3 | 9.5 | 0.281 | 0.482 | 0.415 | 0.898 | 0.359 | 0.041 |
| 7.3 | 9.5 | 0.267 | 0.428 | 0.360 | 0.789 | 0.322 | 0.035 | |
| 6.6 | 8.8 | 0.239 | 0.395 | 0.410 | 0.805 | 0.324 | 0.035 | |
| 6.5 | 8.6 | 0.253 | 0.453 | 0.381 | 0.834 | 0.337 | 0.045 | |
|
#7
Nico Hoerner
|
5.3 | 6.8 | 0.273 | 0.372 | 0.371 | 0.743 | 0.306 | 0.012 |
| 5.6 | 7.2 | 0.236 | 0.370 | 0.310 | 0.679 | 0.282 | 0.022 | |
| 5.0 | 6.6 | 0.215 | 0.378 | 0.259 | 0.637 | 0.267 | 0.037 |
Reds Notable Injuries
- Julian Aguiar OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/21/24. Impact: 2.8
- Sam Moll OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/09/24. Impact: 0.4
Cubs Notable Injuries
- Jordan Wicks OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/19/24. Impact: 2.8
- Jorge Lopez OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/21/24. Impact: 1.7
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