Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets Prediction, 6/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets

Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-144) New York (+120)

The New York Mets (34-43) welcome the Chicago Cubs (40-37) at Citi Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Cubs at -144 while the Mets are priced at +120. The over/under has been set at 9. The starting pitchers will be Shota Imanaga and Sean Manaea.

The Cubs have tallied 118 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 90 balls out of the park. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .401 and have been rung up 636 times, while drawing a walk on 338 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are recording 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in the league. They have tallied 339 RBI's in addition to 639 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is at .244. They have tallied 366 runs and have an OBP of .337.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.24. Cubs pitchers have given up 113 home runs in addition to 345 runs in total (16th in the league). Chicago has given up 615 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 325 earned runs. The Cubs are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.28 for the season (17th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 602 hitters. They have walked 231 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.62 as a squad for the year.

The Cubs have dispatched 245 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 109 runners on the campaign with 30.3% of them earned a run for their team. The relievers have earned 23 holds so far this season (30th in the league). Cubs pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 76 times as well as having 71 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 11 saves on the year and have blown 12 of their 23 save opportunities. The Cubs relief pitchers have a save percentage of 47.8% and have entered the game in 49 save situations.

The Chicago Cubs have earned 2,050 putouts for the season, in addition to 712 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which is 6th in pro baseball, and have a total of 50 double plays. The Cubs have turned 72.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,150 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 2nd in pro baseball.

Imanaga has taken the hill for 404 innings and has 375 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.50 (157 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.019. He has conceded 336 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 76 walks. Imanaga (28-17 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.44 while he has gone up against 1,610 hitters in the majors.

The Mets have a team slugging % of .372 and they are earning 4.04 runs per contest (26th in the league). They have hit 95 two-baggers, while taking a walk 221 times and putting up 311 runs. New York has hit 82 HRs so far this year and 297 RBIs. They have been rung up on 638 occasions (17th in the league) and have a total of 598 base knocks. The New York Mets hold an OBP of .297 in addition to a batting average of .232 so far this season.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.281 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.90 as a staff for the season. They are sitting at 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 606. The New York pitching staff have yielded 342 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.08 (311 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.10 (695 strikeouts vs 273 bases on balls). They have yielded 78 homers and they relinquish 4.49 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball).

They are currently ranked 20th in the league holding a save percentage of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 234 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 88 times in high leverage situations and on 79 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 51 save situations, the Mets have recorded 29 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. New York has had relievers enter the contest in 22 save chances and they have tallied 13 saves. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.6% out of their 104 inherited base runners.

The New York Mets have turned 43 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in professional baseball). The Mets have recorded 629 assists, 44 errors and have a total of 2,060 putouts on the season. In 6,180 innings played, the Mets have a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (15th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Manaea has conceded 1,205 hits while tallying 1,240 K's in 1,299 innings pitched. Manaea (80-68 career mark) has earned a 4.11 ERA and has conceded 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 593 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.209 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.40 and he has gone up against 5,433 hitters in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (+120)

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