The New York Mets will be fighting to snap a losing
streak on Monday when they take on the Chicago Cubs at
Shea Stadium.
Jason Marquis will be the starting pitcher for the
Cubs on this day. Righthander Marquis is 10-9 this
season with a 4.39 ERA.
Starting this game for the Mets will be Jonathon
Niese. The lefthander has a 4.09 ERA to go along with
a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as
145-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the
game's total has not yet been posted.
The Cubs defeated St. Louis 5-1 as a +100 underdog on
Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted
over/under total (8.5).
Ryan Dempster allowed only one runs in five innings
for Chicago, while Casey McGehee was 2-3 with a pair
of RBI in the win.
David Wright and Carlos Delgado homered in the Mets'
7-6 loss to the Braves on Sunday.
The Braves got the win as +116 home underdogs in that
contest, while the combined score went OVER the posted
total (9.5).
Current streak:
Chicago has won 2 straight games.
New York has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Chicago: 94-60 SU
New York: 86-69 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing NY Mets are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 9-1
After a win are 6-4

New York most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5
games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7
games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Chi Cubs are 18-4 SU in their last 22 games on the
road
Chi Cubs are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games
when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games

NY Mets are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing
at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Mets's last 14
games when playing Chi Cubs
Next up:
NY Mets home to Chi Cubs, Tuesday, September 23