Tigers vs Cubs Game Breakdown

Get ready to roar and rumble at Wrigley tonight as the Detroit Tigers claw their way into the Windy City, looking to settle the score against the Chicago Cubs under the lights of historic Wrigley Field at 8:05 PM EST. Both teams are on the prowl, with the Tigers and Cubs trying to scratch their way up the conference standings, trailing by 12.5 and 11.5 games respectively. With the betting lines drawn and an over/under that promises a tight contest, tonight’s rematch is spiced up by yesterday’s face-off where the Cubs edged out a 3-1 victory. As the evening air cools to a perfect 73.9°, partly cloudy skies and a gentle breeze set the stage for what’s sure to be a gripping game. So, who will emerge as the king of the jungle tonight, or will the Cubs have the Tigers by the tail once again?

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 21, 2024 08:05PM EST

Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the NE at 2.2 mph. Temperature is at 73.9° with 43% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	DET ML	CHC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+136	-162	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+128	-153	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-8	+9	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

135W-164L

43.9% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

152W-147L

56.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/20/24	Detroit Tigers DET	1	Under	-3.5
08/20/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Under	-3.5
08/21/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	7	Over	+5.5
08/21/23	Detroit Tigers DET	6	Over	+5.5
08/22/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	6	Over	+6.5
08/22/23	Detroit Tigers DET	8	Over	+6.5
08/23/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	6	Over	+2.5
08/23/23	Detroit Tigers DET	4	Over	+2.5

Tigers Vs Over/Under

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Beau Brieske

ERA 4.122 | IP 43.7 | 2.0W-3.0L | KO 49.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-18-24	vsNYY	2-3W	1.0	1	1	1	Under
08-16-24	vsNYY	3-0L	1.0	1	1	1	Under
08-14-24	vsSEA	2-3W	1.3	2	0	2	Under
08-09-24	@SF	2-3L	3.0	0	0	5	Under
08-06-24	@SEA	4-2W	0.7	1	1	1	Under
08-02-24	vsKC	9-2L	1.7	3	0	2	Over
07-29-24	vsCLE	8-4L	0.7	5	3	1	Over
07-27-24	vsMIN	2-7W	1.0	0	0	0	Over
07-24-24	@CLE	1-2L	1.0	1	1	0	Under
07-21-24	@TOR	4-5L	1.7	2	0	5	Over

Jameson Taillon

ERA 3.569 | IP 116.0 | 7.0W-7.0L | KO 93.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-14-24	@CLE	1-6L	6.0	5	4	6	Under
08-09-24	@CWS	7-6W	5.0	9	5	4	Over
08-03-24	vsSTL	5-4L	6.0	6	1	4	Over
07-29-24	@CIN	1-7L	4.3	6	6	4	Over
07-23-24	vsMIL	1-0L	7.3	4	1	3	Under
07-09-24	@BAL	9-2W	6.0	4	2	7	Over
07-04-24	vsPHI	2-10W	7.0	4	2	7	Over
06-28-24	@MIL	2-4L	6.0	4	4	5	Under
06-22-24	vsNYM	1-8W	7.0	6	1	10	Over
06-16-24	vsSTL	2-1L	6.0	7	2	3	Under

Tigers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/22	vs CHC	1-3L	9	0	Under
08/20	@ NYY	3-2W	8	0	Under
08/19	@ NYY	4-0W	10	0	Under
08/18	@ NYY	0-3L	5	0	Under
08/17	@ SEA	2-1W	3	1	Under
08/16	@ SEA	3-2W	7	1	Under
08/15	@ SEA	15-1W	20	5	Over
08/13	vs SF	5-4W	9	2	Over
08/12	vs SF	1-3L	5	0	Under
08/11	vs SF	2-3L	5	0	Under
08/10	vs SEA	3-4L	5	0	Under
08/09	vs SEA	6-2W	13	2	Over
08/08	vs SEA	4-2W	10	1	Under
08/06	@ KC	2-3L	9	0	Under
08/05	@ KC	6-5W	11	1	Over

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
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
08/15	vs CLE	1-2L	5	0	Under
08/14	vs CLE	8-9L	9	2	Over
08/12	vs CWS	3-1W	9	0	Under
08/11	vs CWS	7-6W	16	4	Over
08/09	@ MIN	8-2W	8	2	Over
08/08	@ MIN	7-3W	11	1	Over
08/07	@ MIN	0-3L	4	0	Under
08/06	@ STL	6-2W	11	2	Over
08/05	@ STL	4-5L	5	1	Over
08/04	@ STL	6-3W	8	2	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Detroit Tigers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Parker Meadows	8.5	10.9	0.203	0.376	0.316	0.692	0.284	0.030
#2 Riley Greene	8.9	11.7	0.258	0.476	0.399	0.875	0.350	0.045
#3 Matt Vierling	7.3	9.5	0.256	0.432	0.317	0.749	0.309	0.034
#4 Kerry Carpenter	8.4	11.1	0.274	0.577	0.357	0.935	0.379	0.065
#5 Colt Keith	6.7	8.6	0.256	0.386	0.332	0.718	0.296	0.028
#6 Spencer Torkelson	6.7	8.8	0.219	0.361	0.315	0.676	0.280	0.018
#7 Jace Jung	6.1	7.5	0.308	0.308	0.538	0.846	0.330	0.000
#8 Trey Sweeney	5.9	7.3	0.143	0.143	0.143	0.286	0.123	0.000
#9 Jake Rogers	5.2	6.9	0.192	0.363	0.256	0.620	0.259	0.038

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Ian Happ	8.0	10.8	0.227	0.441	0.393	0.834	0.334	0.050
#2 Michael Busch	7.3	9.6	0.262	0.460	0.402	0.862	0.346	0.042
#3 Seiya Suzuki	7.6	9.9	0.259	0.462	0.375	0.836	0.338	0.042
#4 Cody Bellinger	7.6	9.8	0.276	0.430	0.369	0.798	0.326	0.034
#5 Isaac Paredes	7.1	9.5	0.232	0.416	0.400	0.816	0.328	0.043
#6 Nico Hoerner	6.3	8.1	0.251	0.342	0.356	0.698	0.289	0.011
#7 Dansby Swanson	6.3	8.2	0.232	0.364	0.336	0.699	0.288	0.025
#8 Pete Crow-Armstrong	5.3	6.7	0.202	0.321	0.259	0.580	0.243	0.012
#9 Miguel Amaya	5.0	6.4	0.212	0.314	0.294	0.608	0.254	0.020

Tigers Notable Injuries

Reese Olson OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/22/24. Impact: 6.8
Wenceel Perez OUT (OF): Avg: 0.246 SLG:0.392 Last game: 08/11/24. Impact: 2.2