New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Betting Preview | September 12

Zach McKinstry leads the Chicago Cubs (58-82) into a matchup with the New York Mets (89-52) a game after he picked up four hits in a 4-2 loss to the Giants. The Mets are moneyline favorites (-286) against the Cubs (+234) in this outing, which starts at 7:10 PM ET on Monday. New York’s Chris Bassitt and Chicago’s Javier Assad will start this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Mets vs. Cubs

• Game Day: Monday, September 12, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Queens, New York
• Stadium: Citi Field

Mets Stats & Trends

Mets Batting

• The Mets rank 16th in MLB action with 145 total home runs.
• The Mets are fifth in MLB with a .259 batting average.
• The Mets’ .330 on-base percentage ranks second-best in baseball.
• The Mets strike out 7.5 times per game to rank fourth in the league.
• The Mets average 0.9 homers per home game this season (65 total at home).
• The Mets are averaging 2.6 extra-base hits per game while slugging .396 in home contests.
• The team is batting .253 with 568 hits (8.2 per game) at home this season.

Mets Key Batters

• Pete Alonso leads New York in total hits (141) this season while batting .268 with 57 extra-base hits.
• Among the qualified hitters in MLB, Alonso’s batting average ranks 47th, his on-base percentage ranks 41st, and he is 14th in slugging.
• Alonso will look for his sixth straight game with a hit in this contest. In his last five games he is batting .364 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
• Francisco Lindor is batting .268 with 21 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs and 56 walks.
• Among all qualified batters, Lindor is 47th in batting average, 41st in on-base percentage and 55th in slugging percentage.
• Lindor heads into this game looking to extend his four-game hit streak. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and five RBI.
• Brandon Nimmo is batting .268 with a .428 slugging percentage and 53 RBI this year.
• Nimmo takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .316 with a double, a home run, six walks and five RBI.
• Jeff McNeil is slashing .322/.371/.452 this season and leads the Mets with an OPS of .823.
• McNeil enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .421 with a double, two walks and six RBI.

Cubs Stats & Trends

Cubs Batting

• The Cubs’ 140 home runs rank 17th in Major League Baseball.
• The Cubs’ .242 batting average ranks 16th in the league this season.
• The Cubs have an OBP of .313 this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Cubs rank 24th with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.
• They’ve hit 72 homers, an average of 1.1 per game, in 68 road contests this season.
• They are slugging .386 in 68 road games this season.
• In 68 road games this season, they have a batting average of .232 while averaging 8.0 base hits per contest.

Cubs Key Batters

• Nico Hoerner is batting .291 with 21 doubles, five triples, nine home runs and 26 walks.
• Including all the qualifying hitters in the majors, Hoerner’s batting average is 18th, his on-base percentage is 54th, and he is 72nd in slugging.
• Hoerner takes a six-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .314 with three doubles, two triples, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Ian Happ is slugging .453 to lead his team.
• Happ is currently 41st in batting average, 41st in on-base percentage and 43rd in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters.
• Patrick Wisdom is hitting .215 with 25 doubles, 22 home runs and 51 walks.
• Seiya Suzuki is hitting .260 with 22 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 37 walks.

Mets vs. Cubs Probable Pitchers