Data Skrive:
The Chicago Cubs (36-40) and New York Mets (36-38) meet Saturday at Wrigley Field, starting at 2:20 PM ET on SNY. The Cubs are -120 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Mets are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +146 odds. Jameson Taillon starts for Chicago while Tylor Megill is New York’s starter for the contest.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $36.67
Cubs to win vs Mets -120
Cubs vs. Mets Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cubs (-120)
- Underdog: Mets (+100)
- Over/under: 11.5
Cubs vs. Mets Betting Insights
- The Cubs have been favorites in 35 games this season and have come away with the win 18 times (51.4%) in those contests.
- This season Chicago has come away with a win 14 times in 24 chances when named as a favorite of at least -120 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 54.5% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Mets have put together a 15-21 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 41.7% of those games).
- New York is 13-16 (winning 44.8% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +100 or longer.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Mets’ implied win probability is 50%.
Cubs vs. Mets Hitting Leaders
- Cody Bellinger leads Chicago with a .268 batting average. He’s also hit nine homers and has 33 RBI.
- Bellinger ranks 68th in the majors in homers, and 77th in RBI.
- Christopher Morel leads Chicago in home runs (13) and runs batted in (41) this season while batting .198.
- Francisco Lindor has 20 doubles, 12 home runs and 24 walks while batting .244.
- Lindor’s home run total ranks 33rd in MLB, and he is 50th in RBI.
- Pete Alonso’s 16 home runs and 42 runs batted in both pace his team.
Cubs vs. Mets Pitching Rankings
- The Cubs have a 9.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
- The Cubs have the 16th-ranked ERA (3.96) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs rank 20th in MLB with a combined 1.289 WHIP this season.
- The Mets pitching staff is seventh in the majors with a collective 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
- New York’s 4.07 team ERA ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Mets average MLB’s 22nd-ranked WHIP (1.298).