Mets-Cubs Pointers

The New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Wrigley Field.

John Maine will be the starting pitcher for the Mets on this day. Righthander Maine is 1-1 this season with a 3.78 ERA.

Starting this game for the Cubs will be ace Carlos Zambrano. The righthander has a 3.04 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Mets lost to Philadelphia 5-4 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The nine runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (10).

Carlos Beltran had a pair of RBI for the Mets and Mike Pelfry surrendered four runs on 10 hits over five innings.

The Cubs defeated Pittsburgh 13-6 as a -150 favorite last time out. The 19 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5).

Aramis Ramirez was 4-5 with a home run and four RBI for Chicago, while Ryan Theriot was 4-5 with two RBI and three runs scored in the win.

Current streak:
Chicago has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
New York: 10-7 SU
Chicago: 12-6 SU

New York most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing NY Mets are 5-5
After playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games
NY Mets are 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games
Chi Cubs are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing NY Mets

Next up:
Chi Cubs home to NY Mets, Tuesday, April 22

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