NY METS vs. CHICAGO CUBS 8/27/2018 MLB Odds, Pick & Preview

The NY METS and the CHICAGO CUBS will both be gunning for a victory on 8/27/2018 at 8:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup.

GAME: New York Mets (58-72) at Chicago Cubs (76-53)
DATE/TIME: Monday, August 27 – 8:05 PM EST
WHERE: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

ROT TEAM PS OU RL
903 NY METS 10 (-130)
(-145)
10 (-110) 135
-145
904 CHICAGO CUBS

TV: 8:05 PM
LINE: -145
PREDICTION: CHICAGO CUBS , NY METS

Oddsmakers currently have the CHICAGO CUBS listed as -145 point favorites versus the NY METS, while the game’s total is sitting at 10.

Daniel Murphy has hit the ground running since joining the Chicago Cubs, going 9-for-23 with two homers, five RBIs and five runs scored during a five-game hitting streak. Murphy looks to further ingratiate himself to the Windy City faithful while tormenting one of his former clubs on Monday as the Cubs (76-53) vie for their sixth straight win in the opener a three-game series against the visiting New York Mets (58-72).

Murphy recorded his fourth multi-hit performance since being acquired from Washington as Chicago completed a four-game sweep of Cincinnati with a resounding 9-0 romp on Sunday. The 33-year-old is 6-for-14 with two homers, eight RBIs and four runs scored against New York this season, although he is just 4-for-18 in his career versus Monday starter Noah Syndergaard. While the Cubs’ winning streak has them four games ahead of St. Louis in the National League Central, the Mets enjoyed back-to-back 3-0 victories versus Washington before getting shellacked to the tune of 15-0 in the series finale on Sunday. Jeff McNeil is riding an 11-game hitting streak, but his availability for the series opener was not immediately known as he is nursing a tight right quad.

TV: 8:05 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), NBCS Chicago

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Noah Syndergaard (9-3, 3.38 ERA) vs. Cubs LH Jon Lester (14-5, 3.64)

Syndergaard posted his third win in four outings with arguably his best start this month on Wednesday, as he allowed two runs on five hits over six innings of a 5-3 victory versus San Francisco. The 25-year-old owns a 1-1 mark with a 2.00 ERA in three career starts against the Cubs, however he will be facing the club for the first time since 2016. Syndergaard has flustered Anthony Rizzo (1-for-7, four strikeouts) in his career.

Lester answered a disastrous start on Aug. 11 with two stellar ones, as he struck out eight and scattered five hits over six innings of a 1-0 triumph at Pittsburgh five days later before allowing one run across 5 2/3 innings of an 8-2 rout at Detroit on Wednesday. The 34-year-old aims to keep the good times rolling versus the Mets, as he surrendered two hits over seven frames in a 2-0 win on June 3 to improve his mark against the club to an impressive 6-1 with a 3.26 ERA in eight career starts. Lester has stymied Jay Bruce (3-for-26) and Jose Reyes (6-for-34), although Wilmer Flores has gotten his licks in by going 5-for-13 with three homers versus the hurler.

WALK-OFFS

1. Chicago has homered in a season-high 11 straight contests overall and went deep in three of four encounters during the team’s sweep of New York on May 31-June 3.

2. Mets OF Brandon Nimmo (finger) is expected to be activated from the 10-day disabled list on Monday.

3. Cubs LF Kyle Schwarber, who has gone deep in back-to-back contests overall, went 5-for-12 with a homer, five RBIs and three runs scored in the previous series against New York.

PREDICTION: Cubs 5, Mets 2

STATS AND RECORDS

TEAM COMPARISON

W/L Strk Home Away East Central West IL
NY Mets 58-72 L1 28-40 30-32 27-29 12-18 12-15 7-10
Chi. Cubs 76-53 W5 42-23 34-30 15-7 33-27 17-13 11-6

LAST MEETING

NY Mets Chi. Cubs
Date Away Home Avg HR OPS Avg HR OPS
6/3/18 CHC 2 NYM 0 .103 0 .339 .172 0 .449

PLAYER STATS

SEASON SERIES
Batting Player Avg Hits OPS
NYM B. Nimmo .250 4 1.056
CHC B. Zobrist .533 8 1.512
Offense Player HR Runs RBI
NYM B. Nimmo 2 2 3
CHC D. Murphy 2 4 8
Pitching ERA Avg K
NYM 4.61 .142 49
CHC 1.32 .307 38
SEASON
Batting Player Avg Hits OPS
NYM B. Nimmo .265 91 .890
CHC B. Zobrist .308 106 .849
Offense Player HR Runs RBI
NYM M. Conforto 18 58 52
CHC J. Baez 28 79 97
Pitching ERA Avg K
NYM 4.24 .235 1131
CHC 3.68 .264 1044

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