Saturday's game between the Chicago Cubs (36-40) and the New York Mets (36-38) at Wrigley Field has a good chance to be a competitive matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 5-4, with the Cubs coming out on top. First pitch is at 2:20 PM ET on June 22.

The Cubs will call on Jameson Taillon (3-3) versus the Mets and Tylor Megill (2-3).

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Cubs vs. Mets Game Info & Odds

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Cubs vs. Mets Score Prediction

  • Our prediction for this matchup is Cubs 5, Mets 4.

Cubs Performance Insights

  • In five games as the favorite over the last 10 matchups, the Cubs have a record of 1-4.
  • Chicago and its opponents have combined to hit the over three times in its last 10 games with a total.
  • This season, the Cubs have been favored 30 times and won 14, or 46.7%, of those games.
  • Chicago has entered 26 games this season favored by -120 or more and is 14-12 in those contests.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 54.5% chance of a victory for the Cubs.
  • Chicago ranks 17th in the majors with 316 total runs scored this season.
  • The Cubs have the 15th-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (3.96).

Mets Performance Insights

  • In three games as the underdog over the last 10 contests, the Mets have a perfect record of 3-0.
  • In its last 10 games with an over/under, New York and its opponents have combined to eclipse the total five times.
  • The Mets have been chosen as underdogs in 36 games this year and have walked away with the win 17 times (47.2%) in those games.
  • New York has a mark of 13-11 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +100 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The Mets have an implied victory probability of 50% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
  • The offense for New York is the No. 12 offense in the majors, scoring 4.7 runs per game (348 total runs).
  • Mets pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.07 ERA this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.

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Cubs Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
June 16 Cardinals L 2-1 Jameson Taillon vs Miles Mikolas
June 17 Giants L 7-6 Javier Assad vs Jordan Hicks
June 18 Giants W 5-2 Justin Steele vs Logan Webb
June 19 Giants W 6-5 Kyle Hendricks vs Erik Miller
June 21 Mets L 11-1 Shota Imanaga vs José Quintana
June 22 Mets - Jameson Taillon vs Tylor Megill
June 23 Mets - Javier Assad vs Luis Severino
June 24 @ Giants - Justin Steele vs Logan Webb
June 25 @ Giants - Kyle Hendricks vs TBA
June 26 @ Giants - Shota Imanaga vs Keaton Winn
June 27 @ Giants - Jameson Taillon vs Jordan Hicks

Mets Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
June 16 Padres W 11-6 Tylor Megill vs Dylan Cease
June 17 @ Rangers W 14-2 David Peterson vs Jon Gray
June 18 @ Rangers W 7-6 Luis Severino vs Michael Lorenzen
June 19 @ Rangers L 5-3 Sean Manaea vs Andrew Heaney
June 21 @ Cubs W 11-1 José Quintana vs Shota Imanaga
June 22 @ Cubs - Tylor Megill vs Jameson Taillon
June 23 @ Cubs - Luis Severino vs Javier Assad
June 25 Yankees - David Peterson vs Gerrit Cole
June 26 Yankees - Sean Manaea vs Luis Gil
June 28 Astros - José Quintana vs TBA
June 29 Astros - TBA vs TBA

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