Astros vs Cubs Picks and Prediction – 4/25/2024

The Houston Astros stay on the road Thursday with another game up north in Chicago. Houston is struggling this season as one of the worst teams in baseball 10 games below .500 having lost four the last five. The Houston offense has been phenomenal however with a .263 average as the Astros have scored 98 runs on 220 total hits. The Houston pitching has been the biggest issue with a 5.16 team ERA. For more MLB news see our MLB Picks.

Jose Altuve leads Houston this season with .357 batting average and five home runs on the year. Kyle Tucker has chipped in with a .286 batting average and leads the team with 17 RBIs. Jeremy Pena has a .330 batting average with 31 hits in 24 games played.

The Chicago Cubs stay on their home field Thursday five games above .500 following the winning game one of this series. Offensively Chicago has compiled 189 hits to score 126 runs through 25 games played. The Chicago power has been balanced as well with 26 home runs and a .414 team slugging percentage.

Michael Busch has led Chicago thus far this season with a .292 batting average and 6 homeruns. Nico Hoerner leads the team with a .368 OBP and has compiled a team high 22 home runs. Cody Bellinger has posted a team high seventeen RBIs to go along with a .226 batting average through 22 games played. Mike Tauchman has a .283 batting average to go along with fifteen hits and seven RBIs but has played in just nineteen games for Chicago this season.