Mets vs. Cubs Prediction
After taking both games of a double header on Saturday, will the Mets sweep the Cubs when the teams’ wrap up their series and their first halves at 2:20 p.m. ET from Wrigley Field on Sunday?
Game Snapshot
959 New York Mets (-154) at 960 Chicago Cubs (+130); o/u 11.5
2:20 p.m. ET, Sunday, July 17, 2022
Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
New York Mets DFS SPIN
Francisco Lindor singled and walked in the Mets’ extra-inning win in the second game of Saturday’s twin bill against the Cubs. Lindor picked up an RBI on a third-inning ground out before extending his hitting streak to 10 games with a fifth-inning single against Cubs’ starter Drew Smyly. It’s the longest hitting streak of his Mets tenure so far.
Chicago Cubs DFS SPIN
Ian Happ was ejected from the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Mets. Happ was wrung up on a called third strike leading off the third inning and expressed his displeasure with the call, leading to his ejection from Saturday’s nightcap. Cubs manager David Ross has been ejected from two consecutive contests in this series as well.
Mets vs. Cubs MLB BETTING PREDICTION
The Mets are now 6-1 in their last seven games against the Cubs, are 4-0 in their last four games overall and 6-1 in their last seven road games when facing a right-handed starter. On the other side, the Cubs are just 11-27 in their last 38 games, are 17-41 in their last 58 games at Wrigley Field and have dropped 21 of their last 29 games versus opponents from the National League East.
MLB BETTING PREDICTION: NEW YORK METS -154