The New York Mets (81-77) will look for continued production from a batter when they match up against the Chicago Cubs (89-69) on Thursday at 7:40 p.m. ET at Wrigley Field. Francisco Alvarez is riding a two-game home run streak for the favored Mets (-112) in the matchup with the underdog Cubs (-107). New York’s Nolan McLean gets the start against Chicago’s Shota Imanaga.

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Mets vs. Cubs betting lines

• Favorite: Mets (-112)
• Underdog: Cubs (-107)
• Over/under: 7.5

Mets betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mets betting info

• The Mets have compiled a 62-49 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 55.9% of those games).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -112 or shorter, New York has a 62-48 record (winning 56.4% of its games).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Mets have an implied win probability of 52.8%.
• New York has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 158 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 75 of those games (75-75-8).
• The Mets have covered 45.6% of their games this season, going 72-86-0 against the spread.

Mets hitting info

• Juan Soto has a team-high 43 home runs.
• Soto’s home runs rank seventh in MLB and he ranks 10th in RBI in MLB.
• Soto takes an eight-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is batting .325 with two doubles, four home runs, six walks and nine RBIs.
• Francisco Lindor is hitting .267 with 34 doubles, 29 home runs and 60 walks.
• Lindor ranks 30th in home runs among hitters in MLB play and 41st in RBI.
• Pete Alonso has a team-high batting average of .271 while leading the Mets in runs batted in (123).
• Brandon Nimmo has 27 doubles, 25 home runs and 49 walks while batting .261.
• Nimmo has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .261 with a home run and five RBIs.

Mets pitching rankings

• The Mets pitching staff is 10th in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• New York has the 18th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.04).
• The Mets average baseball’s 24th-ranked WHIP (1.331).
• The Mets allow the second-fewest home runs in baseball (145 total, 0.9 per game).
• New York its 10-3 loss the last time out, the team struck out six Cubs batters while allowing 11 hits.

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have been underdogs in 45 games this season and won 18 (40%) of those contests.
• Chicago is 18-24 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -107 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 51.7% chance of a victory for the Cubs.
• Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 72 of its 158 games with a total this season.
• The Cubs are 74-84-0 against the spread in their 158 chances this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Nico Hoerner leads Chicago with a .301 batting average. He’s also hit six homers and has 60 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Hoerner’s home run total is 278th, and his RBI total is 124th.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong is batting .244 with an OBP of .284 and a slugging percentage of .473 this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Crow-Armstrong ranks 30th in homers and 27th in RBI.
• Ian Happ has 134 hits this season and a slash line of .241/.342/.421.
• Happ enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .238 with three doubles, a walk and five RBIs.
• Michael Busch is slugging .499 this season, with a team-best 31 homers while driving in 84 runs.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
• Chicago has pitched to a 3.82 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
• The Cubs have a combined WHIP of just 1.182 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
• With 198 homers allowed, the Cubs rank 24th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Chicago earned a 10-3 win in its most recent game, striking out seven Mets batters while allowing four hits.