New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 6/21/24, 4:57 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 6/21/24 at 10:55 PM in MLB Picks

Mets have seen a complete and utter revival of their baseball in June. Due to the pitched battle of up to 8 teams that is taking place for the NL wild card, the Mets were always in competition despite their negative record, but it has been this streak of 8 victories in the last 10 games, scoring up to 10 runs in 4 of these victories, the one that has them on the brink of the Playoffs.

Mets beat the Cubs 11-1 in game 1. Mets had 14 hits, punished Imanaga, one of the pitchers with the best ERA in the MLB, and Martinez, Alvarez and Nimmo hit HRs. "This is the kind of potential this lineup has," Martinez said after the game in Chicago. In the last 5 games Mets are averaging up to 2.2 HR per game.

Cubs will also come out as favorites for game 2, Taillon will start for Cubs, he has had an ERA of 2.60 in his last 5 starts but in that period he has a 1-4 record. In the last 10 games, the Cubs are averaging just 3.3 runs per game. More SLG was expected from the Cubs in 2024, they only have 73 HR this year and their leader in HR is Morel with 13 and he is the only one in double digits. Mets climbed in this category to 8th place in the MLB thanks to recent games. Alonso, Lindor and Nimmo all have more than 10 HRs.