Data Skrive:
The New York Mets (15-15) are favored on the moneyline (-116) in Thursday’s contest with the Chicago Cubs (19-12). First pitch is at 1:10 PM ET on SNY. The Cubs, with +156 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5). Adrian Houser takes the mound for New York while Ben Brown is Chicago’s starter for the contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $37.24
Mets to win vs Cubs -116
Mets vs. Cubs Betting Lines
- Favorite: Mets (-116)
- Underdog: Cubs (-104)
- Over/under: 8.5
Mets vs. Cubs Betting Insights
- The Mets have been favorites in 17 games this season and have come away with the win nine times (52.9%) in those contests.
- This season New York has come away with a win seven times in 15 chances when named as a favorite of at least -116 on the moneyline.
- The Mets have an implied victory probability of 53.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Cubs have won 11 of the 20 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (55%).
- Chicago is 8-9 (winning 47.1% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -104 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cubs have an implied win probability of 51%.
Mets vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders
- Pete Alonso is batting .228 this season with a team-high eight home runs.
- Including all hitters in baseball, Alonso is fifth in home runs and 68th in RBI.
- Brandon Nimmo leads New York in runs batted in with 18 while batting .206 with three homers.
- Nico Hoerner is batting .272 with eight doubles, a triple and 11 walks.
- Hoerner’s home run total ranks 321st in the big leagues, and he is 227th in RBI.
- Mike Tauchman has a club-leading .295 batting average.
Mets vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings
- The Mets average 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
- The Mets have the eighth-best ERA (3.40) in the majors this season.
- The Mets have a combined WHIP of 1.252 as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 17th in MLB.
- Chicago has a 3.91 team ERA that ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Cubs have the 17th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.273).