Nico Hoerner and the Chicago Cubs (22-26) will match up against Pete Alonso and the New York Mets (25-25) at Wrigley Field on Thursday, May 25. First pitch is set for 7:40 PM ET.

The Cubs are favored in this one, at -115, while the underdog Mets have -105 odds to win. Chicago is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The total for the matchup has been set at 8.5 runs.

Cubs vs. Mets Time and TV Channel

  • Date: Thursday, May 25, 2023
  • Time: 7:40 PM ET
  • TV: MLB Network
  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Venue: Wrigley Field
  • Probable Pitchers: Kyle Hendricks - CHC (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs Carlos Carrasco - NYM (0-2, 8.68 ERA)

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Cubs vs. Mets Betting Odds, Run Line and Total

Check out the odds, run line and over/under for this matchup across several sportsbooks.

Cubs Moneyline Mets Moneyline Run Line Total
DraftKings -115 -105 Cubs (-1.5) 8 Bet on this game with DraftKings!
BetMGM -115 -105 Cubs (-1.5) 8.5 Bet on this game with BetMGM!
PointsBet -111 -111 Mets (-1.5) 8 Bet on this game with PointsBet!

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Cubs vs. Mets Betting Trends and Insights

  • This season, the Cubs have been favored 23 times and won 12, or 52.2%, of those games.
  • The Cubs have a 12-11 record (winning 52.2% of their games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -115 or shorter.
  • The implied probability of a win from Chicago, based on the moneyline, is 53.5%.
  • In the last 10 games, the Cubs were named the moneyline favorite by bookmakers just two times, and they won both games.
  • Over its last 10 outings -- all had a set run total -- Chicago and its opponents combined to hit the over on the total eight times.
  • The Mets have come away with four wins in the 12 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • The Mets have a win-loss record of 1-5 when favored by -105 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
  • The Mets have played as underdogs in three of their past 10 games and won one of those contests.
  • In the last 10 games with a total, New York and its opponents are 7-3-0 when it comes to hitting the over.

Cubs vs. Mets Player Props

Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U
Nico Hoerner 1.5 (+165) 1.5 (+105) 0.5 (+850) 0.5 (+225)
Dansby Swanson 0.5 (-250) 1.5 (+120) 0.5 (+525) 0.5 (+170)
Patrick Wisdom 0.5 (-110) 0.5 (-110) 0.5 (+475) 0.5 (+240)
Christopher Morel 0.5 (-182) 0.5 (-167) 0.5 (+525) 0.5 (+180)
Ian Happ 0.5 (-182) 0.5 (-182) 0.5 (+650) 0.5 (+180)

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Cubs Futures Odds

Odds MLB Rank NL Central Rank
Win World Series +10000 21st 3rd
Win NL Central +650 - 3rd

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