Padres vs Cubs Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB excitement as the San Diego Padres, sitting at a tantalizing 19-20, gear up to storm Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs, who are perched at an impressive 22-15 this season. It’s a sunny showdown set for 02:20 PM EST today, where the stakes are as high as the skyscrapers in the Windy City. With the Padres looking to claw back from a 6.5-game deficit and the Cubs aiming to defend their top spot in the National League, the betting lines are buzzing and the over/under teasing at 8.5. Just yesterday, these two titans clashed with the Cubs edging out a narrow victory. Today’s forecast? Partly cloudy with a perfect pitch breeze, making it an ideal day for some ballpark magic. So, as the Cubs try to plant their flag and the Padres saddle up for a comeback, expect every swing to stir up a storm!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 08, 2024 02:20PM EST

Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the W at 2.2 mph. Temperature is at 68.0° with 49% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	SD ML	CHC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-123	+103	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-124	+104	7.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-1	+1	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

123W-133L

55.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

130W-124L

44.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/08/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	8	Over	+8.5
04/08/24	San Diego Padres SD	9	Over	+8.5
04/09/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Under	-2.5
04/09/24	San Diego Padres SD	1	Under	-2.5
04/10/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	2	Over	+3.5
04/10/24	San Diego Padres SD	10	Over	+3.5
05/06/24	San Diego Padres SD	6	Over	+0.5
05/06/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Over	+0.5
05/07/24	San Diego Padres SD	2	Under	-3.5
05/07/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Under	-3.5
04/25/23	San Diego Padres SD	0	Under	-2.5
04/25/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	6	Under	-2.5
04/26/23	San Diego Padres SD	5	Under	-0.5
04/26/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Under	-0.5
04/27/23	San Diego Padres SD	2	Under	-1.5
04/27/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Under	-1.5
06/02/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	2	Under	-5.5
06/02/23	San Diego Padres SD	1	Under	-5.5
06/03/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	0	Under	-2.5
06/03/23	San Diego Padres SD	6	Under	-2.5
06/04/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	7	Under	-0.5
06/04/23	San Diego Padres SD	1	Under	-0.5
06/05/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	0	Under	-3.5
06/05/23	San Diego Padres SD	5	Under	-3.5

Padres Vs Over/Under

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Dylan Cease

ERA 2.551 | IP 42.3 | 4.0W-2.0L | KO 48.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-03-24	@ARI	7-1W	6.7	3	1	8	Over
04-27-24	vsPHI	5-1L	6.0	6	5	5	Under
04-22-24	@COL	3-1W	7.0	1	1	8	Under
04-16-24	@MIL	6-3W	6.0	2	1	7	Over
04-10-24	vsCHC	2-10W	6.0	2	2	7	Over
04-05-24	@SF	2-3L	6.0	4	2	7	Under
03-30-24	vsSF	9-6L	4.7	2	3	6	Over
09-29-23	@SD	3-2W	5.0	4	1	7	Under
09-23-23	@BOS	1-0L	7.0	6	0	11	Under
09-17-23	@MIN	4-0L	6.0	4	3	5	Under

Hayden Wesneski

ERA 0.54 | IP 16.7 | 2.0W-0.0L | KO 14.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-03-24	vsMIL	3-1L	6.3	3	0	8	Under
04-28-24	@BOS	4-5L	4.0	5	2	3	Over
04-25-24	vsHOU	1-3W	2.3	0	0	1	Under
04-17-24	@ARI	5-3W	4.0	1	0	2	Over
09-30-23	@MIL	10-6W	1.7	1	0	3	Over
09-28-23	@ATL	3-5L	2.3	0	0	3	Over
09-22-23	vsCOL	0-6W	1.0	1	0	0	Under
09-20-23	vsPIT	13-7L	1.0	1	1	2	Over
09-16-23	@ARI	6-7L	0.3	2	1	0	Over
09-13-23	@COL	3-7L	1.3	3	1	2	Over

Padres Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/09	vs CHC	2-3L	9	1	Under
05/08	vs CHC	6-3W	11	0	Over
05/07	vs ARI	4-11L	12	1	Over
05/06	vs ARI	13-1W	18	2	Over
05/05	vs ARI	7-1W	12	3	Over
05/03	@ CIN	6-2W	8	1	Over
05/02	@ CIN	6-4W	10	0	Over
05/01	@ CIN	2-5L	4	1	Under
04/30	@ PHI	6-8L	9	2	Over
04/29	@ PHI	1-5L	3	1	Under
04/28	@ PHI	3-9L	7	1	Over
04/27	vs COL	9-10L	11	2	Over
04/26	vs COL	5-2W	8	0	Under
04/25	vs COL	4-7L	12	0	Over
04/24	vs COL	3-1W	9	0	Under

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/09	@ SD	3-2W	10	2	Under
05/08	@ SD	3-6L	7	2	Over
05/07	@ MIL	5-0W	7	1	Under
05/06	@ MIL	6-5W	8	3	Over
05/05	@ MIL	1-3L	8	1	Under
05/04	vs NYM	6-7L	9	1	Over
05/03	vs NYM	1-0W	5	0	Under
05/02	vs NYM	2-4L	4	0	Under
05/01	vs NYM	3-1W	3	1	Under
04/30	vs BOS	4-5L	7	1	Over
04/29	vs BOS	0-17L	5	0	Over
04/28	vs BOS	7-1W	14	0	Over
04/27	@ HOU	3-1W	7	1	Under
04/26	@ HOU	4-3W	8	1	Under
04/25	@ HOU	7-2W	6	3	Over

Team’s Batting Order

San Diego Padres	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Luis Arraez	8.2	10.2	0.307	0.379	37.9%	75.8%	0.0%
#2 Fernando Tatis Jr.	9.3	12.2	0.25	0.451	36.8%	81.9%	4.9%
#3 Jake Cronenworth	7.9	10.4	0.271	0.474	37.6%	85.0%	4.5%
#4 Manny Machado	7.6	9.9	0.248	0.38	30.2%	68.2%	3.1%
#5 Jurickson Profar	7.4	9.8	0.339	0.548	47.6%	102.4%	4.8%
#6 Xander Bogaerts	7.2	9.3	0.204	0.289	28.2%	57.0%	1.4%
#7 Jackson Merrill	6.9	8.8	0.283	0.381	36.3%	74.3%	1.8%
#8 Luis Campusano	5.6	7.5	0.272	0.398	34.0%	73.8%	1.9%
#9 Ha-Seong Kim	5.5	7.4	0.221	0.397	37.4%	77.1%	3.8%

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Nico Hoerner	7.1	9.1	0.271	0.386	38.6%	77.1%	0.7%
#2 Mike Tauchman	7.3	9.7	0.28	0.45	51.0%	96.0%	3.0%
#3 Cody Bellinger	8.0	10.7	0.25	0.489	38.6%	87.5%	6.8%
#4 Christopher Morel	7.5	10.1	0.215	0.438	35.4%	79.2%	6.2%
#5 Ian Happ	7.0	9.3	0.22	0.299	40.2%	70.1%	0.8%
#6 Dansby Swanson	6.2	8.1	0.209	0.341	31.8%	65.9%	3.1%
#7 Michael Busch	6.8	9.0	0.262	0.5	35.2%	85.2%	5.7%
#8 Miguel Amaya	4.9	6.5	0.194	0.292	30.6%	59.7%	1.4%
#9 Pete Crow-Armstrong	5.1	6.7	0.225	0.35	25.0%	60.0%	2.5%