streak on Monday when they take on the Chicago Cubs at
Shea Stadium.
Jason Marquis will be the starting pitcher for the
Cubs on this day. Righthander Marquis is 10-9 this
season with a 4.39 ERA.
Starting this game for the Mets will be Jonathon
Niese. The lefthander has a 4.09 ERA to go along with
a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as
145-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the
game's total has not yet been posted.
The Cubs defeated St. Louis 5-1 as a +100 underdog on
Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted
over/under total (8.5).
Ryan Dempster allowed only one runs in five innings
for Chicago, while Casey McGehee was 2-3 with a pair
of RBI in the win.
David Wright and Carlos Delgado homered in the Mets'
7-6 loss to the Braves on Sunday.
The Braves got the win as +116 home underdogs in that
contest, while the combined score went OVER the posted
total (9.5).
Current streak:
Chicago has won 2 straight games.
New York has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Chicago: 94-60 SU
New York: 86-69 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing NY Mets are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 9-1
After a win are 6-4
New York most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5
games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7
games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Chi Cubs are 18-4 SU in their last 22 games on the
road
Chi Cubs are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games
when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing
at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Mets's last 14
games when playing Chi Cubs
Next up:
NY Mets home to Chi Cubs, Tuesday, September 23
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