Carson Benge rides a two-game home run streak into the New York Mets’ (34-43) matchup against the Chicago Cubs (40-37). The Mets are favored on the moneyline (-136) for this outing against the Cubs (+115), which begins at 7:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Citi Field. Nolan McLean gets the starting nod for New York, and Edward Cabrera is Chicago’s choice to start.

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Mets vs. Cubs betting lines

• Favorite: Mets (-136)
• Underdog: Cubs (+115)
• Over/under: 7.5

Mets betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mets betting info

• The Mets have been favored on the moneyline 53 total times this season. They’ve finished 27-26 in those games.
• New York has a 12-17 record (winning 41.4% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -136 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Mets’ implied win probability is 57.6%.
• New York has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 34 times this season for a 34-35-8 record against the over/under.
• The Mets have collected a 32-45-0 record ATS this season (covering 41.6% of the time).

Mets hitting info

• Juan Soto leads the Mets with 17 home runs and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .301.
• In baseball, Soto ranks 17th in home runs and 63rd in RBI.
• Soto has safely hit in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .421 with a double, two home runs, three walks and four RBIs.
• Bo Bichette has collected 42 runs batted in to lead his team.
• Bichette ranks 105th in home runs among hitters in MLB play and 36th in RBI.
• Benge has nine doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 20 walks while hitting .257.
• Benge brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .273 with a triple, two home runs, a walk and three RBIs.
• Marcus Semien has eight doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 22 walks while hitting .219.

Mets pitching rankings

• The Mets pitching staff ranks fifth in the majors with a collective 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
• New York has the 14th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.09).
• The Mets average baseball’s 13th-ranked WHIP (1.284).
• Mets pitchers combine to surrender 78 home runs (one per game), the eighth-fewest in baseball.
• New York lost to the Phillies 6-2 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing nine hits.

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have entered the game as underdogs 22 times this season and won 11, or 50%, of those games.
• Chicago is 5-2 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +115 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 46.5% chance of a victory for the Cubs.
• Chicago and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 40 of its 77 opportunities.
• In 77 games with a spread this season, the Cubs are 29-48-0 ATS.

Cubs hitting info

• Pete Crow-Armstrong is batting .286 this season with 16 home runs, both best among Chicago hitters.
• Crow-Armstrong’s home run total ranks 23rd in the majors, and he is 52nd in RBI.
• Crow-Armstrong brings a 10-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 outings he is batting .476 with four doubles, two triples, five home runs, four walks and eight RBIs.
• Nico Hoerner has collected 71 hits this season and has an OBP of .313. He’s slugging .328 on the year.
• Hoerner is 216th in home runs and 80th in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Ian Happ is slugging .467 this season, with a team-high 16 home runs. He’s also collected 37 RBI.
• Happ has safely hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .286 with a double and two walks.
• Michael Busch is a key run producer for Chicago with a .247 average, eight homers and 42 RBI.
• Busch takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .167 with five walks.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in the big leagues.
• Chicago has the 17th-ranked ERA (4.28) in the majors this season.
• The Cubs have a combined 1.238 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
• With 113 homers allowed, the Cubs rank 29th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Chicago suffered an 8-6 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out six Blue Jays batters while allowing nine hits.