New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 4/19/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+110) Chicago (-132)

Wrigley Field is the location where the Chicago Cubs (9-9) will try to beat the New York Mets (7-12) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Mets at +110 while the Cubs are opening at -132. The betting total comes in at 8. The men taking the mound are David Peterson and Javier Assad.

New York has a slugging % of .331 and have struck out 156 times, while drawing a walk on 58 occasions. They have amassed 62 runs batted in and 142 hits for the year, while their average at the plate sits at .220. The Mets have accounted for 24 doubles as a team and have smacked 14 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 65 runs while holding a team OBP of .286. As a team, the New York Mets are recording 3.4 runs per game, which is 27th in baseball.

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The Mets have compiled a team ERA of 3.83 on the year (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 173 hitters. Mets pitchers have yielded 16 long balls and 79 runs in total (13th in the league). They have walked 65 opposing players and their FIP is 3.57 as a unit on the season. New York has conceded 152 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 73 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.66 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Mets have sent 53 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relievers have inherited 16 runners over the course of the season with 50.0% of those runners crossing home plate. The relief pitchers have recorded 4 holds so far this year (29th in the league). Mets pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 15 times in addition to having 21 appearances in high leverage situations. They have tallied 2 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 2 of their 4 save chances. The Mets bullpen have earned a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 8 save situations.

The Minnesota Twins are sitting with 515 putouts this season, in addition to 174 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which puts them in 12th in MLB, and have accumulated 10 double plays. The Mets have transformed 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,545 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 18th in baseball.

Peterson has taken the mound for 641 innings and has tallied 635 K's in his career. Peterson (37-33 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.13 and he has faced 2,768 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.20 (299 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.389. He has conceded 619 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 272 free passes.

The Chicago Cubs have compiled a team OBP of .341 and a team batting average of .248 this season. They have been rung up on 160 instances (14th in baseball) and have a total of 153 base hits. Chicago has 19 home runs this year as well as 84 RBIs. The Cubs have a SLG% of .386 and they are recording 5.22 runs per contest (7th in MLB). They have put up 28 doubles, while taking a walk 85 times and notching 94 runs.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.150 and have a FIP of 4.24 as a pitching staff so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (155 strikeouts vs 56 free passes). They come in at 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 128. They have conceded 22 home runs and they allow 4.22 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 75 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.88 (69 earned runs conceded).

They rank 29th in baseball holding a save percentage of 40.0%, and they have dispatched 55 relievers to the mound on the campaign. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 14 times in high leverage situations in addition to 19 occasions with runners on base. With 7 save situations, the Cubs have accrued 2 holds and also 3 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers take the mound in 5 save opportunities and they have walked away with 2 saves. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.9% out of their 26 inherited runners.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 14 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (10th in MLB). The Cubs have recorded 159 assists, 8 errors and have accumulated 480 putouts for the season. Out of their 1,440 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 73.1% (2nd in baseball).

So far in his career, Assad has conceded 316 base hits while he has tallied 277 punch outs in 341 innings. Assad (19-13 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.56 ERA and has given up 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 135 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.337 and having a FIP of 3.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.98 and he has gone up against 1,451 opposing batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (+110)

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