New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 7/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Thursday, July 14, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The Chicago Cubs (34-53) are welcoming the New York Mets (54-34) at Wrigley Field on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers are Carlos Carrasco and Keegan Thompson.

As a team, the New York Mets are recording 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have a total of 414 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .325. The Mets have tallied 139 doubles as a team and have smacked 86 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 396 runs batted in in addition to 756 base knocks this season, and their batting average is at .254. New York has a slugging percentage of .399 and have struck out 666 times, while drawing a walk on 267 occasions.

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The Mets have a team ERA of 3.74 so far this year (8th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 833 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 249 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.71 as a unit over the course of the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.35 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.19. Mets pitchers have conceded 98 home runs and also 344 total runs (6th in baseball).

The Mets have sent 268 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 115 base runners on the year with 39.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 24 saves on the season and have blown 12 out of their 36 chances to get a save. The Mets bullpen have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 91 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 54 holds this year (11th in baseball). Mets bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 86 times and also have had 81 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Mets have earned 2,324 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 738 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which ranks 6th in MLB, and have accumulated 71 double plays. The Mets have converted 69.8% of balls in play into outs in their 6,972 innings, which has them sitting 14th in professional baseball.

Carrasco has taken the ball for 1,389 innings and has racked up 1,449 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Carrasco (98-82 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.50 and he has gone up against 5,749 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.91 (603 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.215. He has given up 1,325 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 363 walks.

Chicago has recorded 88 HRs so far this season to go along with 354 RBIs. They have notched 150 doubles, while walking 293 times as well as scoring 378 runs. The Chicago Cubs have accounted for an OBP of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .245 for the season. The Cubs hold a team slugging percentage of .397 and they are scoring 4.34 runs per contest (16th in baseball). They have been rung up on 767 occasions (6th in MLB) and have accounted for 725 hits.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 449 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.65 (401 earned runs given up). They have given up 119 dingers and they allow 5.21 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.348 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.39 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.62 (767 strikeouts vs 293 bases on balls). They are sitting at 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 753.

With 66 save situations, the Cubs have amassed 28 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. Chicago has called on relievers to enter the game in 35 save opportunities and they have tallied 18 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 93 times in high leverage situations and on 87 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.3% out of 119 inherited runners. They rank 28th in baseball with a save percentage of 51.4%, and they have sent 296 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season.

In their 6,903 innings on the field, the Cubs have a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (25th in professional baseball). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 74 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (22nd in professional baseball). The Cubs have recorded 762 assists, 55 errors and have amassed 2,301 putouts during this campaign.

In his career, Thompson has conceded 113 base knocks while he has accumulated 129 K's in 130 frames. Thompson (10-6 record in his career) holds a 3.18 ERA while allowing 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 46 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.297 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.30 and he has gone up against 559 batters thus far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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