Cardinals vs Cubs Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some Major League excitement as the St. Louis Cardinals flap their wings towards Wrigley Field, ready to clash bats with the Chicago Cubs under the lights tonight at 08:05 PM EST! Sitting snugly in their standings, the Cards are looking to trim that 4.5-game gap in the National League, while the Cubs, with a recent roar of a 13-4 victory, are aiming to claw out of their 10-game lag. With the over/under teasing at 7.5 and betting lines buzzing close, tonight’s forecast promises some patchy rain to spice up the play, but it’s the humidity that might just make the ball stick a bit more to the mitts. Both teams are coming hot off resounding wins, setting the stage for what’s sure to be a showdown that’s anything but by-the-book. So, as the Cardinals try to nest a win and the Cubs look to growl back, let’s see whose spirit soars and whose gets sent back to the den!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 01, 2024 08:05PM EST

Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago

Weather: Patchy light rain with winds from the ESE at 6.9 mph. Temperature is at 75.5° with 94% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	STL ML	CHC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-106	-114	7.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-106	-114	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	0	0	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

143W-147L

51.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

144W-144L

48.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
07/13/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	4	Over	+1.5
07/13/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+1.5
05/25/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	6	Over	+5.5
05/25/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+5.5
05/26/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Under	-0.5
05/26/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Under	-0.5
06/14/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-4.5
06/14/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	0	Under	-4.5
06/15/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-1.5
06/15/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Under	-1.5
06/16/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-4.5
06/16/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	1	Under	-4.5
07/12/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Under	-1.5
07/12/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-1.5
07/13/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Over	+6.5
07/13/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	11	Over	+6.5
07/14/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	8	Over	+3.5
07/14/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+3.5
05/08/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-3.5
05/08/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	1	Under	-3.5
05/09/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+2.5
05/09/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	4	Over	+2.5
05/10/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Over	+6.5
05/10/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	10	Over	+6.5
06/24/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	9	Over	+2.5
06/24/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Over	+2.5
06/25/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Over	+4.5
06/25/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+4.5
07/20/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+1.5
07/20/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	2	Over	+1.5
07/21/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-0.5
07/21/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	4	Under	-0.5
07/22/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+6.5
07/22/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	8	Over	+6.5
07/23/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Over	+1.5
07/23/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	7	Over	+1.5
07/27/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	10	Over	+5.5
07/27/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+5.5
07/28/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Under	-2.5
07/28/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-2.5
07/29/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Under	-1.5
07/29/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-1.5
07/30/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	0	Under	-4.5
07/30/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-4.5

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Sonny Gray

ERA 3.788 | IP 111.7 | 10.0W-6.0L | KO 138.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-26-24	vsWAS	10-8L	5.0	7	5	7	Over
07-20-24	@ATL	9-5W	7.0	8	5	10	Over
07-12-24	vsCHC	5-1L	7.0	9	3	6	Under
07-05-24	@WAS	7-6W	5.0	8	5	6	Over
06-29-24	vsCIN	9-4L	4.3	7	6	6	Over
06-23-24	vsSF	3-5W	7.0	1	1	8	Push
06-17-24	@MIA	7-6W	7.7	5	2	4	Over
06-12-24	vsPIT	2-4W	7.0	4	1	9	Under
06-06-24	vsCOL	3-2L	4.7	2	3	5	Under
06-01-24	@PHI	1-6L	5.0	5	4	10	Under

Shota Imanaga

ERA 2.954 | IP 109.7 | 8.0W-2.0L | KO 111.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-27-24	@KC	9-4W	5.7	6	3	3	Over
07-21-24	vsARI	1-2W	7.0	2	1	10	Under
07-10-24	@BAL	4-0W	6.0	6	0	6	Under
07-03-24	vsPHI	5-3L	6.0	6	3	8	Push
06-27-24	@SF	5-3W	6.0	5	3	3	Push
06-21-24	vsNYM	11-1L	3.0	11	10	3	Over
06-15-24	vsSTL	1-5W	7.0	4	1	6	Under
06-09-24	@CIN	4-2W	6.7	5	2	7	Under
06-04-24	vsCWS	6-7W	4.3	7	5	6	Over
05-29-24	@MIL	6-10L	4.3	8	7	1	Over

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/02	@ TEX	10-1W	14	0	Over
08/01	@ TEX	8-1W	9	2	Over
07/31	@ TEX	3-6L	7	1	Over
07/30	@ WAS	4-3W	7	2	Under
07/29	@ WAS	3-14L	8	1	Over
07/28	@ WAS	8-10L	11	3	Over
07/26	vs PIT	0-5L	6	0	Under
07/25	vs PIT	2-1W	4	1	Under
07/24	vs PIT	1-2L	7	1	Under
07/23	vs ATL	6-2W	9	4	Push
07/22	vs ATL	9-5W	14	2	Over
07/22	vs ATL	2-3L	9	1	Under
07/15	@ CHC	5-4W	11	2	Over
07/15	@ CHC	11-3W	13	1	Over
07/14	@ CHC	1-5L	6	0	Under

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/02	vs CIN	13-4W	17	1	Over
08/01	vs CIN	3-6L	7	1	Over
07/31	vs CIN	1-7L	3	1	Push
07/30	vs KC	7-3W	12	1	Over
07/29	vs KC	9-4W	9	2	Over
07/28	vs KC	0-6L	4	0	Under
07/26	@ MIL	2-3L	6	1	Under
07/25	@ MIL	0-1L	7	0	Under
07/24	@ MIL	3-1W	8	1	Under
07/23	@ ARI	2-1W	4	0	Under
07/22	@ ARI	0-3L	4	0	Under
07/21	@ ARI	2-5L	8	0	Under
07/15	vs STL	3-11L	7	2	Over
07/15	vs STL	4-5L	12	1	Over
07/14	vs STL	5-1W	13	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	7.4	9.4	0.280	0.413	0.359	0.772	0.316	0.019
#2 Willson Contreras	9.0	12.0	0.269	0.507	0.462	0.969	0.380	0.058
#3 Alec Burleson	6.5	8.5	0.279	0.456	0.334	0.790	0.326	0.047
#4 Nolan Arenado	7.4	9.6	0.255	0.379	0.342	0.721	0.297	0.029
#5 Paul Goldschmidt	8.6	11.2	0.235	0.391	0.318	0.709	0.293	0.039
#6 Tommy Pham	6.8	8.7	0.276	0.404	0.371	0.776	0.317	0.022
#7 Brendan Donovan	5.8	7.6	0.256	0.386	0.358	0.744	0.306	0.023
#8 Pedro Pages	5.8	7.6	0.234	0.346	0.318	0.664	0.274	0.019
#9 Michael Siani	4.0	5.1	0.253	0.324	0.311	0.636	0.265	0.009

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Ian Happ	8.4	11.4	0.230	0.429	0.396	0.825	0.331	0.044
#2 Michael Busch	7.7	10.1	0.263	0.456	0.407	0.862	0.345	0.040
#3 Seiya Suzuki	7.6	10.0	0.267	0.481	0.385	0.866	0.350	0.047
#4 Cody Bellinger	8.0	10.4	0.277	0.424	0.371	0.794	0.324	0.031
#5 Isaac Paredes	7.0	9.3	0.247	0.440	0.421	0.861	0.344	0.043
#6 Nico Hoerner	5.9	7.6	0.250	0.341	0.365	0.706	0.291	0.010
#7 Dansby Swanson	5.9	7.6	0.222	0.350	0.327	0.676	0.279	0.026
#8 Pete Crow-Armstrong	6.2	7.8	0.187	0.275	0.244	0.518	0.219	0.005
#9 Miguel Amaya	5.0	6.4	0.215	0.298	0.307	0.605	0.253	0.015

Cardinals Notable Injuries

Lance Lynn OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/01/24. Impact: 5.7

Cubs Notable Injuries

Hayden Wesneski OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/21/24. Impact: 2.6
Tomas Nido OUT (C): Avg: 0.19 SLG:0.294 Last game: 07/26/24. Impact: 0.8
Colten Brewer OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/08/24. Impact: 0.7
Luke Little OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/14/24. Impact: 1.2