Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets Prediction, 5/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets

Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Marquee

The Chicago Cubs (18-12) are hitting the road to Citi Field on Thursday where they will take on the New York Mets (15-14). The starting pitchers are Ben Brown and Adrian Houser.

The Cubs have recorded 43 doubles as a squad and have hit 30 baseballs out of the park. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .388 and have been called out on strikes 259 times, while being walked on 108 occasions. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 5.0 runs per game, which has them at 7th in baseball. They have accumulated 139 runs batted in in addition to 237 hits on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .238. They are sitting with 149 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .318.

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The Cubs are sitting with a team ERA of 4.03 over the course of the season (19th in baseball), and they have struck out 248 batters. Cubs pitchers have conceded 30 home runs in addition to 135 runs in total (19th in baseball). They have walked 99 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.03 as a team so far this season. Chicago has given up 243 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and 119 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.51 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.29.

Cubs pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 32 times in addition to having 39 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 18 holds this year (9th in MLB). The Cubs relievers have earned a save rate of 60.0% and has come into the game in 34 save situations. They have earned 9 saves on the year and have missed out on 6 of their 15 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 48 base runners this year and 39.6% of them crossed the plate. The Cubs have dispatched 100 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Chicago Cubs have earned 797 putouts thus far, in addition to 251 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which has them ranked 23rd in MLB, and have accumulated 18 double plays. The Cubs have turned 69.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,391 innings, which has them ranked 17th in MLB.

Brown has taken the ball for 23 frames and has earned 22 K's during his career. His ERA is 4.30 (11 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.174. He has conceded 21 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 6 free passes. Brown (0-1 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.16 while facing 93 batters in the majors.

The New York Mets have an on-base percentage of .316 and a batting average of .240 for the year. They have struck out on 212 instances (28th in MLB) and have totaled 237 hits. New York has accounted for 32 home runs on the year to go along with 122 RBIs. The Mets hold a team slugging percentage of .379 and they average 4.41 runs per game (17th in MLB). They have hit 39 two-baggers, while walking 97 times as well as racking up 128 runs.

The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.264 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.58 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.30 (271 strikeouts vs 126 bases on balls). They rank 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 204. They have conceded 17 dingers and they allow 4.17 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The New York pitching staff have given up 121 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.48 (101 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 29 save situations, the Mets have tallied 18 holds and 3 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 11 save opportunities and they have walked away with 8 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 38 times in high leverage situations and on 29 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.6% out of their 38 inherited runners. They rank 8th in baseball holding a save rate of 72.7%, and they have sent 96 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

The New York Mets have gotten 24 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (26th in MLB). The Mets have accrued 232 assists, 20 errors and have a tally of 783 putouts for the year. Out of their 2,349 innings on the diamond, the Mets have a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (12th in MLB).

Houser (31-37 career mark) has a 4.19 ERA while giving up 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 and he has gone up against 2,424 batters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 262 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.380 and having a FIP of 4.2. During his pro baseball career, Houser has surrendered 549 base knocks while he has totaled 453 K's in 563 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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