Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/16/2021

The Chicago Cubs and New York Mets meet Wednesday in MLB action at Citi Field. The Cubs look for a win after winning five of their last seven games. The Mets look for a win after winning seven of their last nine games.

The Chicago Cubs have scored six runs in their last three games and three or less runs in four of their last eight games. The Cubs have lost five of their last seven games when scoring three or less runs. Kris Bryant leads the Cubs with 66 hits and 39 RBI while Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez have combined for 105 hits and 70 RBI. Robert Stock gets the ball, and he was 0-1 with a 4.73 ERA and 14 strikeouts last season. This will be Stock’s second career game against the Mets.

The New York Mets have scored 11 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in four of their last eight games. The Mets have lost four of their last six games when scoring three or less runs. Dominic Smith leads the Mets with 48 hits and 22 RBI while Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso have combined for 93 hits and 49 RBI. Jacob deGrom gets the ball, and he is 6-2 with a 0.56 ERA and 103 strikeouts this season. deGrom is 2-3 with a 3.30 ERA and 62 strikeouts in his career against the Cubs.

The Cubs are 5-2 in their last 7 during game 3 of a series and 20-8 in their last 28 overall. The Mets are 19-7 in their last 26 home games and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The under is 5-1 in Cubs last 6 road games. The under is 19-7-2 in Mets last 28 home games. The Cubs are 20-7 in the last 27 meetings.

The Cubs are playing well enough to deserve a look in the underdog role. However, there is no betting against Jacob deGrom with the way he’s pitched this season. deGrom is having one of the best seasons in baseball history, allowing four earned runs in 64 innings while striking out 103 and allowing a .121 batting average. deGrom is nearly a lock to win the NL CY Young and it’s only the middle of June. Give me the Mets and the RL to max betting value.