Cubs vs. Mets Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 1, 2024

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Cubs vs. Mets Betting Odds, Probable Starters 5/1/2024

Data Skrive:

The Chicago Cubs (18-12) are favorites (-122) on the moneyline when they take on the New York Mets (15-14) Wednesday at 7:10 PM ET, live on SNY. Chicago’s Shota Imanaga and New York’s Jose Butto have been named the starters for this contest.

Check out our betting primer for this contest, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Money Line

Cubs to win vs Mets -122

Bet $20, Payout $36.39

Cubs vs. Mets Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Cubs (-122)
  • Underdog: Mets (+101)
  • Over/under: 7.5

Cubs vs. Mets Betting Insights

  • The Cubs have been victorious in six of the nine contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
  • This season Chicago has been victorious six times in eight chances when named as a favorite of at least -122 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 55% chance of walking away with the win.
  • The Mets have been the underdog on the moneyline 11 total times this season. They’ve gone 5-6 in those games.
  • New York has gone 5-5 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +101 or longer (50%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Mets’ implied win probability is 49.8%.

Cubs vs. Mets Hitting Leaders

  • Mike Tauchman is batting .307 with three home runs and 10 RBI for Chicago this season.
  • Nico Hoerner has 28 hits and an OBP of .328 to go with a slugging percentage of .333 this season.
  • Pete Alonso has a team-best eight homers.
  • Alonso’s home run total ranks fourth in the majors, and he is 65th in RBI.
  • Brandon Nimmo’s 18 runs batted in pace his team.

Cubs vs. Mets Pitching Rankings

  • The Cubs average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
  • Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.94 this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
  • The Cubs rank 18th in MLB with a combined 1.286 WHIP this season.
  • The Mets pitching staff ranks fifth in MLB with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • New York has the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.48).
  • Pitchers for the Mets combine for the 15th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.264).