Padres vs Cubs Game Breakdown

thefield
May 8, 2024
San Diego Padres

Padres

19W-20L

San Diego Padres

May 08, 2024

02:20PM EST

Odds: 8.5 o/u

Cubs

22W-15L

Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs

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

sd Team Logo
LAST 10
5W-5L
AWAY
123W-133L

55.4% Win Probability

chc Team Logo
LAST 10
5W-5L
HOME
130W-124L

44.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

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

Padres Vs Over/Under

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Dylan Cease
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
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%

Padres Notable Injuries

  • No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.

Cubs Notable Injuries

  • No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.
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