Astros vs. Cubs Odds & Betting Predictions - May 23, 2026

Astros at Cubs

6:20 pm • MARQ

Houston Astros

@

Chicago Cubs

pitcher		team	era	w-l
C.Rea			4.98	4-2
K.Teng			2.61	2-3

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Astros 20-31	+1.5	+1.5-170	o7.5-105	+125
Cubs 29-21	u7.5	-1.5+140	u7.5-115	-153

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Saturday 6:20 p.m.

May 23, 2026

Wrigley FieldChicago

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63°Fahrenheit

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HOU +130

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CHC -140

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The Leadoff: Trollo's MLB Breakdown and Bets for Saturday
Matt Trollo•
May 23, 2026 UTC

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MLB Public Betting

Cubs are 0-5 in their last 5 games.
Cubs are 0-5 in their last 5 games against the spread
Cubs are 9-15 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 3 of Cubs' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 14 of Cubs' 26 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cubs	21-29	12-14	9-15	14-18	7-11
Astros	20-31	11-15	9-16	4-11	16-19

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Cubs	28-22	14-12	14-10	17-15	11-7
Astros	27-20-4	16-9-1	11-11-3	9-6	17-14-4

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cubs	29-21	18-8	11-13	21-11	8-10
Astros	20-31	12-14	8-17	5-10	15-20

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
May 22nd	HOU	L 2-4	-1.5 L	U 7	HOU -149
May 20th	MIL	L 0-5	+1.5 L	U 6.5	MIL -112
May 19th	MIL	L 2-5	+1.5 L	U 7.5	MIL +103
May 18th	MIL	L 3-9	-1.5 L	O 10.5	MIL -161
May 17th	@CWS	L 8-9	-1.5 L	O 9	CWS -131

Lance McCullers
SP
Lance McCullers Jr. has been scratched Tuesday. Jason Alexander will start.
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Tyler Austin
1B
Austin is out with knee
Out
Justin Steele
SP
Steele is out with elbow
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Jordan Wicks
SP
Wicks is out with arm
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PITCHER		W-L	ERA	WHIP	K/9
RK.Teng, P		2-3	2.61	1.097	8.71

HITTERS	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
1J.Pena, SS	.259	.305	.333	0
2I.Paredes, 3B	.244	.333	.378	5
3Y.Alvarez, DH	.303	.412	.605	15
4C.Walker, 1B	.255	.330	.489	11
5J.Meyers, CF	.227	.300	.341	1
6B.Shewmake, 2B	.291	.291	.491	3
7C.Smith, RF	.206	.299	.319	4
8Z.Cole, LF	.186	.205	.419	3
9C.Salazar, C	.091	.231	.091	0

PITCHER		W-L	ERA	WHIP	K/9
RC.Rea, P		4-2	4.98	1.425	7.66

HITTERS	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
1N.Hoerner, 2B	.264	.348	.391	4
2M.Busch, 1B	.233	.360	.375	4
3A.Bregman, 3B	.249	.332	.350	4
4I.Happ, LF	.215	.353	.429	10
5S.Suzuki, RF	.269	.369	.455	7
6M.Ballesteros, DH	.243	.301	.450	6
7D.Swanson, SS	.191	.295	.358	7
8P.Crow-Armstrong, CF	.225	.302	.357	5
9M.Amaya, C	.236	.353	.389	3

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MatchupOverUnder
Astros 20-31	N/A	N/A
Cubs 29-21	N/A	N/A