New York Mets at Chicago Cubs 6/23/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
MLB: 2:20 PM EST
Jun. 23, 2019
TV: WLS
Latest Odds : NYM -125 Total
With the Mets the team has started to slip some in the standings and in the play on the field. This has led to the Mets finding themselves sitting 3 games under the five hundred mark on the year overall. What is even worse is the road play of the Mets as they are 9 games under the five hundred mark on the road. The Cubs for their part are only 6 games over the five hundred mark overall, but at home the Cubs sit 12 games over the five hundred mark.
Jeff McNeil is the hard hitting second baseman with a .342 average on the year. Pete Alonso has been able to hit a total of 26 homers and driven in 60 runners this year. Anthony Rizzo has managed to hit 19 homers and drive in 53 runners for the Cubs and Willson Contreras has hit at a clip of .290 for the team.
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Jacob deGrom is the pitcher the Mets are going to hand the ball over to for starting this game. He has a 4-6 record and a 3.26 ERA. deGrom has thrown 91 innings with 112 strikeouts, but allowed 78 hits and 20 walks.
Cole Hamels is the pitcher the Cubs are putting in charge to start the game. Hamels has a 6-2 record and a 2.85 ERA so far. He has thrown a total of 91.2 innings with 91 strikeouts, but has walked 32 batters and allowed a total of 76 hit on the season.
Recent Betting Trends:
Mets are 2-7 in their last 9 vs. National League Central.
Cubs are 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 7-2-1 in Mets last 10 vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 4-0 in Hamels' last 4 starts overall.
Free Betting Pick: Chicago Cubs +115
The Cubs are playing at home and that will definitely help them out quite a bit in this game as the Mets have struggled on the road and the road struggles of the Mets are well documented. Look for those struggle to continue in this game as Hamels is able to contain McNeil and company for the Mets to bring home a strong outing in this game. Final Score, Chicago Cubs win 4-2.