How to Watch Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – April 24

A series opener between the Chicago Cubs (13-9) and Houston Astros (7-16) is scheduled for Wednesday at 7:40 PM ET, at Wrigley Field. The starting pitchers are Jameson Taillon (1-0) for the Cubs, and Spencer Arrighetti (0-2) for the Astros.

How to Live Stream Cubs vs. Astros

• Game Day: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
• Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Wrigley Field
• TV: SCHN (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Livestream: Watch on Fubo

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Cubs and Astros Stats

• The Cubs average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-most in the league.
• The Cubs have pitched to a 3.99 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
• The Cubs’ 23 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.
• Hitters for Chicago have a combined .406 slugging percentage this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 7.8 K/9, the fifth-worst in MLB.
• Houston has the 28th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (5.10).
• The Astros rank ninth in baseball with 24 home runs. They average one per game.
• So far this year, Houston ranks fifth in the majors, slugging .410.

Cubs vs. Astros Key Players

• Michael Busch has a team-best batting average of .309, while pacing the Cubs in home runs (six) and runs batted in (15).
• Cody Bellinger’s 15 runs batted in pace his team.
• Nico Hoerner has six doubles, a triple and 10 walks while hitting .276.
• Kyle Tucker leads the Astros with five home runs and runs batted in, driving in 17.
• Jose Altuve has hit five home runs while hitting .351. Both high-water marks on his team.
• Yordan Alvarez has five home runs, tops in the clubhouse.

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Cubs vs. Astros Betting Odds and Trends

Cubs vs. Astros Moneyline and Over/Under

Cubs vs. Astros Betting Trends

• The Cubs have entered the game as favorites eight times this season and won six of those games.
• The Cubs are 6-2 this season when entering a game favored by -110 or more on the moneyline.
• Games involving the Cubs have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 11 of 22 chances this season.
• The Astros have been underdogs in five games this season and have come away with the win two times (40%) in those contests.
• The Astros have a mark of 2-3 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by -109 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Astros and their opponents have gone over in eight of their 23 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.