Chicago Cubs at New York Mets 8/29/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets
MLB: 7:10 PM EST
Aug. 29, 2019
TV: SNY
Latest Odds : NYM -190 Total 7.5
The Chicago Cubs have not been playing the best on the road this year and what is even worse for the Cubs is the team has started to fall behind the Cardinals on the year and with their record the Cubs could have some problems making the playoffs as they do not have the strong record on the year. The Mets, for their part are not that much better overall, but the Mets are playing great at home on the year and that will definitely help the Mets out in this game.
Kyle Schwarber is the hitter for the power with the Cubs with 30 homers. Anthony Rizzo has been able to hit at a clip of .290 on the year. Javier Baez has ended up driving home 85 runners on the year. Pete Alonso is the hitter who has managed to hit 42 homers and 101 runners this year. Jeff McNeil has ended up hitting at a clip of .330 on the year.
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Jon Lester is the pitcher the Cubs are putting on the mound on this game. Lester has been able to post a 10-9 record and a 4.49 ERA so far. He has thrown a total of 138.1 innings on the year with 134 strikeouts, but has walked 38 batters and allowed 162 hits.
Jacob deGrom is the pitcher the Mets are planning on putting on the mound in this game. deGrom has been able to post an 8-7 record on the year with a 2.56 ERA. He has thrown a total of 162 innings this year with 207 strikeouts, but has walked 39 batters and allowed 129 hits.
Recent Betting Trends:
Cubs are 1-6 in their last 7 vs. National League East.
Mets are 0-4 in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 4-0 in Cubs last 4 road games.
Under is 2-0-2 in Mets last 4 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Free Betting Pick: New York Mets -190
The Cubs are not a great road team and in this game the Cubs are in real trouble as deGrom has been a really good pitcher for the Mets on the year. Look for deGrom to be able to shut down the Cubs hitters in this game and that makes the difference in the game as the Cubs are unable to do anything hitting wise and that will help the Mets get the best win that they can find. Final Score, New York Mets win 4-1.