New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 04/18/26

The New York Mets and Chicago Cubs play another afternoon game on Saturday. Friday’s game turned into a typical windy Chicago game, and balls were flying out of the yard left and right. The Cubs ultimately won the game, 12-4, extending the Mets’ losing streak to an embarrassing 9 games. The folks in Queens are already watching games with paper bags on their heads, even at the local sports bar. Surely this streak will end someday, and I am betting on it to end today. Give me the Mets on the Money Line.

I am looking at two major reasons to back the Mets today. First is Freddy Peralta. The Mets may be losing, but it hasn’t been Peralta’s fault. He has pitched well in New York so far, but remember that he has seen the Cubs a ton while with the Brewers. The results for the Cubs have been awful against him. Take just a couple of examples: Ian Happ is 2-for-32, and Seiya Suzuki is 3-for-23. PCA is the only player in the lineup that has seen Peralta 10+ times with any success. The second reason is the Cubs’ bullpen issues. It hasn’t been exposed yet, but Daniel Palencia just went to the IL with an oblique strain, and they are down a couple of other key arms right now as well. Today is the day for the Mets.

Mets vs Cubs Prediction: Mets ML (-110) available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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