New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 04/19/26

The New York Mets will take on the Chicago Cubs for the third game of the series. The Cubs have won the first 2 games, outscoring the Mets 16-6. The interesting thing is that the Mets have outhit the Cubs through those 2 games. The issue is that the Mets are struggling to score runners, averaging 2.25 hits per run scored. This has been the opposite of the Cubs who rank 6^th in runs scored with 106 runs through 20 games. The Cubs have the advantage with the bats, but both bullpens have played very similar this season.

On the mound in this one we will see David Peterson of the Mets and Javier Assad of the Cubs. Peterson has a 8.79 ERA through 3 starts in April. In those starts, he has pitched 14.1 innings giving up 20 hits, 8 walks, and 14 earned runs. I have a hard time seeing Peterson get it back on track against this Cubs lineup. For the Cubs, Assad will take the mound. Assad is coming off a brutal start against the Philadelphia Phillies where he gave up 11 hits and 9 runs through 4.1 innings. The Cubs will be hopeful he can replicate his first start where he gave up 1 hit and 0 runs through 5.2 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays. Overall, I do not trust the Mets to score and Peterson has struggled. I am taking the Cubs on the money line.

Mets vs. Cubs Prediction: Cubs ML (-125) available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number.