Astros vs Cubs Game Breakdown & Projections – Tue, Apr 23rd 2024

Get ready to slide into some Daily Fantasy action as the struggling Houston Astros rocket into the Windy City to clash with the high-flying Chicago Cubs at the iconic Wrigley Field tonight at 07:40PM EST. With the Astros trying to ignite a spark to close their 5.0-game gap in the American League and the Cubs looking to claw closer to the top of the National League, standing just 1.5 games back, this matchup is set to be a barn burner. The odds-makers are predicting plenty of action with an over/under of 10.0, despite both teams licking their wounds from recent losses. And with an overcast sky pushing the breeze around at a brisk 16.1 mph, we’re in for some real atmospheric baseball. So, as the Cubs try to maul their way to victory, let’s see if the Astros can launch a counterattack that’s out of this world!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 23, 2024 07:40PM EST

Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago

Weather: Overcast with winds from the SW at 16.1 mph. Temperature is at 57.0° with 45% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	HOU ML	CHC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-114	-106	10.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-117	-103	10.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-3	+3	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

146W-106L

53.9% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

124W-122L

46.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/15/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	4	Push	-0.0
05/15/23	Houston Astros HOU	6	Push	-0.0
05/16/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Push	-0.0
05/16/23	Houston Astros HOU	7	Push	-0.0
05/17/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	6	Over	+3.0
05/17/23	Houston Astros HOU	7	Over	+3.0

Astros Vs Over/Under

Cubs Vs Over/Under

J.P. France

ERA 7.082 | IP 20.3 | 0.0W-2.0L | KO 16.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-17-24	vsATL	5-4L	5.0	4	2	4	Under
04-12-24	vsTEX	12-8L	4.0	8	8	3	Over
04-06-24	@TEX	2-7L	5.7	8	3	4	Under
03-31-24	vsNYY	4-3L	5.7	6	3	5	Under
09-23-23	vsKC	3-2L	5.0	7	3	5	Under
09-16-23	@KC	8-10L	4.3	5	5	0	Over
09-10-23	vsSD	2-12W	6.0	4	1	5	Over
09-04-23	@TEX	13-6W	5.0	6	5	5	Over
08-29-23	@BOS	6-2W	5.7	5	2	3	Under
08-24-23	vsBOS	17-1L	2.3	11	10	3	Over

Jordan Wicks

ERA 5.294 | IP 17.0 | 0.0W-2.0L | KO 24.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
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
09-11-23	@COL	5-4W	6.0	3	1	2	Under
09-06-23	vsSF	2-8W	6.7	9	2	1	Push
09-01-23	@CIN	6-2W	5.0	5	1	3	Under

Astros Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/23	vs WAS	0-6L	4	0	Under
04/22	vs WAS	4-5L	9	0	Under
04/21	vs WAS	5-3W	13	0	Under
04/19	@ ATL	4-5L	9	2	Under
04/18	@ ATL	2-6L	7	1	Under
04/17	@ ATL	1-6L	7	0	Under
04/16	@ TEX	8-5W	10	2	Over
04/15	@ TEX	9-2W	14	0	Over
04/14	@ TEX	8-12L	11	2	Over
04/13	vs KC	3-13L	11	1	Over
04/12	vs KC	2-11L	9	0	Over
04/11	vs KC	3-3L	14	0	Under
04/10	vs TEX	10-5W	11	2	Over
04/09	vs TEX	3-1W	4	1	Under
04/08	vs TEX	2-7L	8	0	Under

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/23	@ MIA	3-6L	8	0	Under
04/22	@ MIA	5-3W	7	2	Under
04/22	@ MIA	2-3L	7	0	Under
04/21	@ MIA	8-3W	10	0	Over
04/19	vs ARI	5-3W	9	1	Under
04/18	vs ARI	11-11L	14	1	Over
04/17	vs ARI	3-2W	9	1	Under
04/16	vs SEA	3-2W	8	1	Under
04/15	vs SEA	4-1W	6	3	Under
04/14	vs SEA	2-4L	4	1	Under
04/12	vs SD	2-10L	3	1	Over
04/11	vs SD	5-1W	9	2	Under
04/10	vs SD	8-9L	8	0	Over
04/09	@ LAD	8-1W	7	1	Under
04/08	@ LAD	1-4L	7	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Houston Astros	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Jose Altuve	11.6	14.7	0.351	0.596	46.8%	106.4%	5.3%
#2 Yordan Alvarez	11.7	15.4	0.289	0.489	42.2%	91.1%	5.6%
#3 Alex Bregman	9.4	12.0	0.213	0.28	34.7%	62.7%	0.0%
#4 Kyle Tucker	10.9	14.6	0.273	0.511	45.5%	96.6%	5.7%
#5 Yainer Diaz	9.3	11.8	0.289	0.434	36.1%	79.5%	3.6%
#6 Jeremy Pena	9.1	11.3	0.344	0.467	38.9%	85.6%	2.2%
#7 Chas McCormick	8.6	11.1	0.262	0.311	41.0%	72.1%	0.0%
#8 Jose Abreu	7.7	9.6	0.085	0.102	16.9%	27.1%	0.0%
#9 Mauricio Dubon	7.0	9.1	0.294	0.412	33.3%	74.5%	2.0%

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Nico Hoerner	8.7	11.5	0.276	0.382	44.7%	82.9%	0.0%
#2 Cody Bellinger	9.0	12.1	0.222	0.407	37.0%	77.8%	4.9%
#3 Christopher Morel	9.4	12.6	0.205	0.361	30.1%	66.3%	3.6%
#4 Michael Busch	8.8	11.7	0.309	0.618	44.1%	105.9%	8.8%
#5 Dansby Swanson	8.8	11.5	0.231	0.372	34.6%	71.8%	2.6%
#6 Garrett Cooper	7.6	9.8	0.27	0.432	37.8%	81.1%	2.7%
#7 Mike Tauchman	6.4	8.5	0.26	0.36	44.0%	80.0%	0.0%
#8 Yan Gomes	6.3	7.9	0.176	0.294	17.6%	47.1%	2.9%
#9 Alexander Canario	5.2	7.0	0.308	0.615	38.5%	100.0%	7.7%