Giants vs Cubs Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at Wrigley! Tonight at 08:05 PM EST, the San Francisco Giants, just a hair shy of .500, are set to clash with the Chicago Cubs, who are also looking to claw their way up from a similar spot in the standings. Both squads are 8.5 games back in the National League, making every pitch, hit, and run tonight crucial as they battle under the cloudy Chicago skies, with a breeze setting the stage for potential high-flyers. The betting world can’t pick a side, setting the line dead even at -110 each, and with an over/under that might just make pitchers sweat more than the 77% humidity. After yesterday’s nail-biter where the Giants edged out the Cubs 7-6, tonight’s rematch is anybody’s game. So, as we gear up for another showdown at the iconic Wrigley Field, let’s see if the Giants can tower over the Cubs, or if the Cubs will have them climbing back to the Bay with their tails between their legs!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 18, 2024 08:05PM EST

Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago

Weather: Cloudy with winds from the S at 12.1 mph. Temperature is at 74.4° with 77% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	SF ML	CHC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-110	-110	10.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	-104	-116	10.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+6	-6	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

138W-139L

51.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

136W-135L

49.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/17/24	San Francisco Giants SF	7	Over	+8.0
06/17/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	6	Over	+8.0
06/09/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Push	-0.0
06/09/23	San Francisco Giants SF	2	Push	-0.0
06/10/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	4	Under	-1.0
06/10/23	San Francisco Giants SF	0	Under	-1.0
06/11/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Over	+11.0
06/11/23	San Francisco Giants SF	13	Over	+11.0
09/04/23	San Francisco Giants SF	0	Push	-0.0
09/04/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Push	-0.0
09/05/23	San Francisco Giants SF	8	Over	+14.0
09/05/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	11	Over	+14.0
09/06/23	San Francisco Giants SF	2	Over	+5.0
09/06/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	8	Over	+5.0

Giants Vs Over/Under

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Logan Webb

ERA 3.022 | IP 92.3 | 6.0W-5.0L | KO 78.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-12-24	vsHOU	3-5W	6.0	7	3	5	Under
06-07-24	@TEX	5-2W	7.0	5	2	6	Under
06-01-24	vsNYY	7-3L	7.0	7	4	6	Push
05-26-24	@NYM	3-4L	7.0	3	1	8	Under
05-21-24	@PIT	6-7L	6.0	6	2	6	Over
05-15-24	vsLAD	1-4W	6.0	3	0	5	Under
05-10-24	vsCIN	4-2L	7.0	8	3	6	Under
05-05-24	@PHI	4-5L	4.0	6	5	6	Under
04-30-24	@BOS	0-4L	3.7	9	4	4	Under
04-23-24	vsNYM	1-5W	8.0	6	0	4	Under

Justin Steele

ERA 3.755 | IP 50.3 | 0.0W-3.0L | KO 48.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-13-24	@TB	2-3L	6.0	3	0	5	Under
06-07-24	@CIN	2-3L	7.0	5	3	7	Under
06-01-24	vsCIN	5-7W	5.0	7	5	5	Over
05-27-24	@MIL	1-5L	7.0	3	0	8	Under
05-22-24	vsATL	9-2L	6.3	6	5	5	Over
05-16-24	vsPIT	5-4L	5.7	6	5	7	Under
05-11-24	@PIT	9-10L	4.0	6	6	3	Over
05-06-24	vsSD	6-3L	4.7	3	0	2	Under
03-28-24	@TEX	3-4L	4.7	3	1	6	Under
09-26-23	@ATL	6-7L	5.3	6	3	6	Over

Giants Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/19	vs CHC	7-6W	9	3	Over
06/18	@ LAA	13-6W	16	2	Over
06/17	@ LAA	3-4L	10	1	Under
06/16	@ LAA	6-8L	10	1	Over
06/14	@ HOU	5-3W	10	0	Under
06/13	@ HOU	1-3L	3	1	Under
06/12	@ HOU	4-3W	9	0	Under
06/11	vs TEX	2-6L	5	1	Under
06/10	vs TEX	3-1W	6	1	Under
06/09	vs TEX	5-2W	11	3	Under
06/07	vs ARI	9-3W	14	3	Over
06/06	vs ARI	5-8L	6	1	Over
06/05	vs ARI	2-4L	8	1	Under
06/04	@ NYY	5-7L	11	2	Over
06/03	@ NYY	3-7L	5	1	Push

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/19	@ SF	6-7L	10	2	Over
06/18	@ STL	1-2L	5	0	Under
06/17	@ STL	5-1W	9	1	Under
06/16	@ STL	0-3L	3	0	Under
06/15	vs TB	2-3L	3	0	Under
06/14	vs TB	4-3W	9	2	Under
06/13	vs TB	2-5L	10	1	Under
06/11	vs CIN	4-2W	11	0	Under
06/10	vs CIN	3-4L	10	0	Under
06/09	vs CIN	2-3L	6	1	Under
06/08	vs CIN	4-8L	5	2	Over
06/07	@ CWS	6-6L	8	1	Over
06/06	@ CWS	7-6W	8	2	Over
06/04	@ CIN	2-5L	8	0	Under
06/03	@ CIN	7-5W	6	2	Over

Team’s Batting Order

San Francisco Giants	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Austin Slater	8.5	11.3	0.23	0.279	45.9%	73.8%	1.6%
#2 Heliot Ramos	9.4	12.4	0.328	0.577	46.0%	103.6%	6.6%
#3 Patrick Bailey	8.8	11.5	0.292	0.442	42.2%	86.4%	3.2%
#4 Matt Chapman	9.0	12.0	0.23	0.385	34.4%	73.0%	3.0%
#5 Wilmer Flores	8.6	11.4	0.217	0.333	33.3%	66.7%	2.2%
#6 Jorge Soler	8.6	11.4	0.227	0.389	36.1%	75.0%	3.7%
#7 Thairo Estrada	7.3	9.6	0.243	0.401	29.2%	69.3%	3.4%
#8 Mike Yastrzemski	6.6	8.8	0.222	0.411	33.5%	74.6%	3.8%
#9 Nick Ahmed	5.2	6.5	0.248	0.299	29.9%	59.8%	0.0%

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Ian Happ	8.1	10.9	0.225	0.396	39.6%	79.2%	3.3%
#2 Christopher Morel	8.4	11.3	0.196	0.373	35.3%	72.5%	5.1%
#3 Cody Bellinger	8.5	11.1	0.258	0.432	34.7%	78.0%	3.8%
#4 Seiya Suzuki	8.5	11.1	0.272	0.462	38.0%	84.2%	4.3%
#5 Nico Hoerner	7.2	9.3	0.24	0.33	37.3%	70.4%	0.9%
#6 Michael Busch	7.1	9.4	0.255	0.45	41.0%	86.0%	4.5%
#7 Dansby Swanson	6.5	8.5	0.208	0.343	31.9%	66.2%	2.8%
#8 Pete Crow-Armstrong	5.9	7.4	0.207	0.283	28.3%	56.5%	1.1%
#9 Miguel Amaya	5.2	6.8	0.185	0.267	27.4%	54.1%	1.4%

Giants Notable Injuries

Kyle Harrison OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/12/24. Impact: 6.2
LaMonte Wade Jr. OUT (1B): Avg: 0.333 SLG:0.426 Last game: 05/29/24. Impact: 2.7
Blake Snell OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/04/24. Impact: 6.5
Marco Luciano OUT (SS): Avg: 0.375 SLG:0.542 Last game: 05/31/24. Impact: 1.9

Cubs Notable Injuries

Ben Brown OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/10/24. Impact: 5.5
Jordan Wicks OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/16/24. Impact: 4.3
Keegan Thompson OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/18/24. Impact: 1.5