Mets Vs Cubs: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 16, 2022

The Chicago Cubs (34-55) will look to break a seven-game losing streak when they host the New York Mets (56-34) on Saturday at 2:20 PM ET. New York (-133 to win) has Taijuan Walker set to start, while Chicago (+113) counters Marcus Stroman.

The betting insights in what follows use the latest odds as of July 16, 2022 at 1:32 PM ET.

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Mets vs Cubs Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Mets Probable Starter Taijuan Walker

• Walker (7-2 with a 2.63 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 85 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Mets, his 16th of the season.
• His most recent time out was on Sunday against the Miami Marlins, when the righty tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings while allowing three hits.
• The 29-year-old has a 2.63 ERA and 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings across 15 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .225 to opposing hitters.
• Walker is looking for his seventh straight quality start.
• He meets a Cubs offense that ranks 19th in the league with 379 runs while batting .244 as a unit. It has a collective .394 slugging percentage (15th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 88 home runs (20th in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 16, 2022 at 1:32 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Cubs Stats vs Walker

Cubs Probable Starter Marcus Stroman

• The Cubs’ Stroman (3-5) will make his 11th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed 4 2/3 innings without allowing a run on two hits in a matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• The 31-year-old has pitched to a 4.91 ERA this season with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.3 walks per nine across 10 games.
• In 10 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in three of them.
• The Mets rank sixth in MLB with a .254 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 11th in the league (.402) and 91 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 16, 2022 at 1:32 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Mets Stats vs Stroman

Mets Betting Trends

• The Mets have won 68.3% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (43-20).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -133 or shorter, New York has a 30-14 record (winning 68.2% of its games).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Mets’ implied win probability is 57.1%.
• New York has played in 90 games with set over/under, and has combined with opponents to go over the total 47 times (47-38-5).
• The Mets have a 49-41-0 record against the spread this season.

Cubs Betting Trends

• This season, the Cubs have been the underdog 62 times and won 24, or 38.7%, of those games.
• Chicago has a record of 17-28 in games where oddsmakers have them as underogs of at least +113 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 46.9% chance of a victory for the Cubs.
• Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 41 of their 89 games with a total this season.
• In 89 games with a spread this season, the Cubs are 43-46-0 ATS.

Mets Players to Watch

• Pete Alonso has put up a slugging percentage of .527 and has 89 hits, both team-high numbers for the Mets. He’s hitting .268 with 14 doubles, 24 home runs and 34 walks.
• Among the qualified hitters in MLB, Alonso’s batting average ranks 58th, his on-base percentage ranks 49th, and he is 13th in the league in slugging.
• Francisco Lindor is hitting .244 with 12 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 33 walks.
• Lindor’s batting average ranks 97th among qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 97th, and he is 66th in the league in slugging.
• Lindor heads into this game on an eight-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is batting .222 with a double, a triple, three home runs, a walk and eight RBI.
• Brandon Nimmo is hitting .275 with 17 doubles, five triples, nine home runs and 35 walks.
• Starling Marte is slugging .461 to pace his team. He has 18 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 16 walks while batting .293.

Mets Batting Stats (2022)

Cubs Players to Watch

• Ian Happ has an OPS of .829, fueled by an OBP of .373 to go with a slugging percentage of .456. All three of those stats lead Chicago hitters this season.
• Among all the qualified batters in MLB, Happ’s batting average ranks 37th, his on-base percentage is 18th, and he is 50th in slugging.
• Willson Contreras leads the Cubs in OBP (.373) and total hits (72) this season.
• Contreras is 72nd in batting average, 18th in on-base percentage and 41st in slugging percentage in the majors.
• Nico Hoerner has 81 hits this season and has a slash line of .308/.342/.430.
• Patrick Wisdom is batting .224 with a .320 OBP and 45 RBI for Chicago this season.

Cubs Batting Stats (2022)

Mets vs Cubs Player Props

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