Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals Prediction and Betting Odds. The 101-66 Chicago Cubs are set to take on the 93-74 New York Mets at Citi Field, New York, New York tonight October 17, 2015, first pitch is scheduled 8:07 PM

Betting Odds
Moneylines: Cubs +105 / Mets-120
O/U: 6.5 runs

Pitching Match Up
Chicago: Jon Lester (11-12, 3.34 ERA)
New York: Matt Harvey (13-8, 2.71 ERA)

In their last games: Both teams won their last games to win the NLDS with the Cubs beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 and the Mets beating the L.A. Dodgers 3-2.

The Cubs head into New York for the first game of the 7 game NLCS. The 11-12 Jon Lester goes for the Cubs and the 13-8 Matt Harvey goes for the Mets. The Mets open at -120 with a line sitting at 6.5 runs. The Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the last series winning 3 straight games after losing Game 1. They scored a total of 20 runs in the last 3 games of the NLDS and overall they rank tied for 15th in runs and 3rd in team ERA. The Mets won their series with the Dodgers in 5 games taking Game 5 in L.A. The Mets have not advanced to the World Series in 15 years, which is the longest drought in the history of the team. New York ranks 17th in the Majors in runs scored and 4th in team ERA.

Chicago at New York Key Betting Trends

Chicago is 16-5 in their last 21 road games.
The Cubs are 6-1 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
Chicago has an Under record of 4-1-1 in their last 6 road games.
New York is 2-5 in their last 7 home games.
The Mets are 1-4 in their last 5 home games vs. a left-handed starter.
New York has an Under record of 7-2 in their last 9 games.

Key Player Injuries

CHICAGO CUBS
Addison Russell 2B Out Indefinitely (hamstring)
Jacob Turner P 60-Day Disabled List

NEW YORK METS
Jerry Blevins P 60-Day Disabled List
Buddy Carlyle P 60-Day Disabled List
Darrell Ceciliani 60-Day Disabled List
Josh Edgin P 60-Day Disabled List
Jack Leathersich 60-Day Disabled List
Rafael Montero P 60-Day Disabled List
Ruben Tejada SS Out For Season (leg)
Wilfredo Tovar SS 60-Day Disabled List
Zack Wheeler P 60-Day Disabled List

Consensus Pick (Moneyline)
Chicago: 35%
New York: 65%

Free MLB Pick

Jon Lester started Game 1 for the Cubs in Game 1 of the NLDS and he was decent giving up 3 earned runs in 7 innings, but he was outpitched by Cardinals’ starter John Lackey in the 4-0 loss. The Cubs have only won 1 of their last 5 games with Lester on the hill facing a team that has a winning record. Matt Harvey started Game 3 in the NLDS and he went 5 innings and gave up 2 earned runs, but he got a ton of support from the offense in the 13-7 win. The Cubs scored 6 runs in their close out game of the Cardinals in the last series and the Mets are 4-1 in Harvey’s last 5 starts when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.

The Mets may be a little road weary in this game, as they clinched the NLDS on Thursday night in L.A. and did not get back to New York until Friday morning. They have made 4 cross-country trips in the last 10 days. However, they are at home and have Harvey on the hill and they will take Game 1 of this series tonight.

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