Tigers vs Cubs Game Breakdown

Get ready to roar and charge into today’s electrifying showdown as the Detroit Tigers claw their way into the historic Wrigley Field, setting the stage for a fierce battle against the Chicago Cubs. Both teams, neck-and-neck with identical records and equally hungry to climb up from their 11.5-game deficits in their respective conferences, promise a nail-biter as they face off under the partly cloudy Chicago skies at 2:20 PM EST. With the betting lines drawing a clear favorite and an over/under that teases a tight scoreline, this game is a rematch filled with anticipation after yesterday’s dramatic 8-2 victory by the Tigers. Will the Cubs turn the tables today, or will the Tigers continue their winning streak? Either way, prepare for a game where Tigers might fly and Cubs could roar!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 22, 2024 02:20PM EST

Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the SSE at 2.2 mph. Temperature is at 73.0° with 41% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	DET ML	CHC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+170	-210	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+153	-185	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-17	+25	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

136W-164L

39.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

152W-148L

60.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/20/24	Detroit Tigers DET	1	Under	-4.0
08/20/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Under	-4.0
08/21/24	Detroit Tigers DET	8	Over	+2.0
08/21/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	2	Over	+2.0
08/21/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	7	Over	+5.0
08/21/23	Detroit Tigers DET	6	Over	+5.0
08/22/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	6	Over	+6.0
08/22/23	Detroit Tigers DET	8	Over	+6.0
08/23/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	6	Over	+2.0
08/23/23	Detroit Tigers DET	4	Over	+2.0

Tigers Vs Over/Under

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Alex Faedo

ERA 3.632 | IP 57.0 | 4.0W-3.0L | KO 54.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-20-24	@CHC	1-3L	1.7	1	0	1	Under
08-15-24	vsSEA	1-2W	1.0	0	1	1	Under
08-10-24	@SF	1-3L	1.0	0	0	1	Under
08-04-24	vsKC	3-2L	1.7	2	0	3	Under
07-30-24	vsCLE	5-0L	1.7	2	2	1	Under
07-28-24	vsMIN	5-0L	1.0	2	1	3	Under
07-25-24	@CLE	3-0W	2.0	1	0	3	Under
07-23-24	@CLE	4-5L	1.7	4	2	1	Over
07-20-24	@TOR	7-3W	2.0	1	0	3	Over
07-13-24	vsLAD	9-11W	1.7	3	2	1	Over

Justin Steele

ERA 3.336 | IP 116.0 | 3.0W-5.0L | KO 115.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-17-24	vsTOR	2-3W	2.0	0	0	3	Under
08-10-24	@CWS	3-1W	6.0	6	1	8	Under
08-04-24	vsSTL	2-6W	6.7	3	2	6	Over
07-30-24	@CIN	3-6L	5.0	6	5	7	Over
07-24-24	vsMIL	3-2L	5.3	6	2	4	Under
07-19-24	vsARI	5-2L	4.7	9	5	6	Under
07-11-24	@BAL	8-0W	7.0	3	0	4	Over
07-05-24	vsLAA	1-5W	9.0	2	1	7	Under
06-29-24	@MIL	5-3W	6.0	7	3	5	Over
06-24-24	@SF	4-5L	7.3	6	2	9	Over

Tigers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/23	vs CHC	8-2W	10	3	Over
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

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
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
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

Team’s Batting Order

Detroit Tigers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Matt Vierling	7.3	9.4	0.256	0.432	0.317	0.749	0.309	0.034
#2 Andy Ibanez	6.9	9.1	0.261	0.394	0.321	0.715	0.297	0.024
#3 Riley Greene	6.1	8.1	0.261	0.484	0.403	0.887	0.354	0.047
#4 Spencer Torkelson	6.7	8.8	0.215	0.354	0.309	0.664	0.276	0.018
#5 Colt Keith	5.4	6.9	0.256	0.386	0.331	0.717	0.296	0.028
#6 Dillon Dingler	5.6	7.3	0.200	0.429	0.257	0.686	0.284	0.029
#7 Jake Rogers	4.9	6.6	0.189	0.357	0.252	0.609	0.255	0.038
#8 Parker Meadows	5.0	6.4	0.217	0.399	0.326	0.725	0.296	0.029
#9 Javier Baez	4.9	6.5	0.182	0.294	0.234	0.528	0.223	0.022

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Ian Happ	8.2	11.0	0.225	0.437	0.390	0.826	0.331	0.049
#2 Michael Busch	7.1	9.4	0.260	0.457	0.399	0.856	0.343	0.042
#3 Seiya Suzuki	8.5	11.1	0.261	0.462	0.376	0.838	0.339	0.042
#4 Cody Bellinger	7.6	9.8	0.273	0.425	0.365	0.790	0.323	0.034
#5 Isaac Paredes	7.1	9.5	0.232	0.415	0.398	0.813	0.327	0.042
#6 Nico Hoerner	7.3	9.4	0.251	0.341	0.355	0.696	0.288	0.011
#7 Dansby Swanson	6.9	9.0	0.230	0.360	0.333	0.693	0.285	0.025
#8 Pete Crow-Armstrong	5.4	6.8	0.204	0.322	0.261	0.584	0.244	0.012
#9 Miguel Amaya	5.5	7.1	0.212	0.314	0.294	0.608	0.254	0.020