Cubs vs Mets Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for August 8

Odds updated as of 3:42 AM
The MLB's Tuesday schedule includes the Chicago Cubs taking on the New York Mets.
All the info you need to make smart wagers on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook can be found below. Check out all of the latest MLB betting lines here.
Cubs vs Mets Game Info
- Chicago Cubs (58-55) vs. New York Mets (51-61)
- Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023
- Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Venue: Citi Field -- Queens, New York
- Coverage: SNY
Cubs vs Mets Odds & Moneyline
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- Moneyline: CHC: (-134) | NYM: (+114)
- Spread: CHC: -1.5 (+116) | NYM: +1.5 (-140)
- Total: 9.5 -- Over: (-100) | Under: (-122)
Cubs vs Mets Probable Starting Pitchers
Probable Pitchers: Jameson Taillon (Cubs) - 6-6, 5.36 ERA vs Carlos Carrasco (Mets) - 3-6, 6.60 ERA
The probable starters are Jameson Taillon (6-6) for the Cubs and Carrasco (3-6) for the Mets. Taillon and his team have a record of 7-10-0 against the spread when he starts. Taillon's team has been victorious in 42.9% of the games he's started as the moneyline favorite with a record of 3-4. The Mets are 6-8-0 ATS in Carrasco's 14 starts that had a set spread. The Mets have been the moneyline underdog in eight of Carrasco's starts this season, and they went 2-6 in those games.
Cubs vs Mets Prediction & Pick
All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Cubs win (55.5%)
Cubs vs Mets Moneyline
- The moneyline numbers for Cubs vs. Mets reveal Chicago as the favorite (-134) and New York as the underdog (+114) despite being the home team.
Cubs vs Mets Spread
- The Mets are +1.5 on the run line against the Cubs. The Mets are -140 to cover, and the Cubs are +116.
Cubs vs Mets Over/Under
- An over/under of 9.5 has been set for Cubs-Mets on August 8, with the over being -100 and the under -122.
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Cubs vs Mets Betting Trends
- The Cubs have come away with 29 wins in the 48 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Chicago has a record of 16-10 when favored by -134 or more this year.
- Contests with the Cubs have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 58 of 107 chances this season.
- The Cubs are 54-53-0 against the spread in their 107 games that had a posted line this season.
- The Mets have gone 11-28 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 28.2% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +114 or longer, New York has a 2-16 record (winning just 11.1% of its games).
- In the 108 games oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Mets, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 46 times (46-57-5).
- The Mets have put together a 43-65-0 record against the spread this season (covering only 39.8% of the time).
Cubs Player Leaders
- Nico Hoerner leads Chicago with a slugging percentage of .397, fueled by 33 extra-base hits. He has a .277 batting average and an on-base percentage of .333.
- Among all qualifying hitters, he is 33rd in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 67th, and he is 101st in slugging.
- Cody Bellinger has 18 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 27 walks. He's batting .332 and slugging .552 with an on-base percentage of .383.
- Bellinger has picked up a hit in nine games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is batting .432 with three doubles, a home run, four walks and nine RBI.
- Jeimer Candelario has 107 hits and is batting .272 this season.
- Ian Happ has 97 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .374.
- Happ takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .211 with a double, a home run, two walks and four RBI.
Mets Player Leaders
- Francisco Lindor has 25 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 49 walks while batting .246. He's slugging .473 with an on-base percentage of .333.
- Including all the qualified players in the majors, he ranks 99th in batting average, 67th in on-base percentage and 41st in slugging percentage.
- Lindor takes a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .500 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and four RBI.
- Pete Alonso leads his team with 87 hits. He has a batting average of .225 while slugging .521 with an on-base percentage of .317.
- Including all qualifying hitters, he ranks 126th in batting average, 100th in on-base percentage and 11th in slugging percentage.
- Brandon Nimmo has a team-best OBP (.351) and slugging percentage (.427).
- Jeff McNeil is batting .253 with 16 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 32 walks.
Cubs vs. Mets Head to Head
- 8/7/2023: 11-2 NYM (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: -100)
- 9/14/2022: 6-3 CHC (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -210, Underdog Moneyline: +176)
- 5/25/2023: 10-1 NYM (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -112, Underdog Moneyline: -104)
- 5/24/2023: 4-2 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7, Favorite Moneyline: -110, Underdog Moneyline: -106)
- 5/23/2023: 7-2 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: -100)
- 9/12/2022: 5-2 CHC (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -310, Underdog Moneyline: +250)
- 9/13/2022: 4-1 CHC (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7, Favorite Moneyline: -460, Underdog Moneyline: +360)
- 7/17/2022: 3-2 CHC (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -146, Underdog Moneyline: +124)
- 7/16/2022: 4-3 NYM (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7, Favorite Moneyline: -255, Underdog Moneyline: +210)
- 7/16/2022: 2-1 NYM (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -134, Underdog Moneyline: +114)
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