Cubs vs. Mets Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - April 19

The New York Mets hope to end their 10-game losing run against the Chicago Cubs, at 2:20 p.m. ET on Sunday. Javier Assad (1-1, 8.10 ERA) will start for the Cubs, who are 11-9 this season and fifth in the NL Central. Tobias Myers (0-1, 3.46 ERA) is the expected starter for the Mets, who are 7-14 and fifth in the NL East.

Oddsmakers have made the Cubs a decent moneyline favorite (-132) at home over the Mets (+112). The game's total is set at 8.5.

Cubs vs. Mets Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Sunday, April 19, 2026
• Game time: 2:20 p.m. ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Wrigley Field
• Favorite: Cubs (-132)
• Underdog: Mets (+112)
• Over/under: 8.5

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• TV Channel: MARQ and SNY
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Cubs vs. Mets: Betting the Moneyline

• The Cubs have won 50% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (7-7).
• New York has come away with two wins in the seven contests it has been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Chicago has a record of 6-5, a 54.5% win rate, when favored by -132 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Mets have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +112 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The Cubs have a 56.9% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 47.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Cubs vs. Mets: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Cubs have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 20 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 12 of those games (12-6-2).
• New York and its opponents have hit the over in nine of its 21 games with a total this season.
• The Cubs are 9-11-0 ATS this season.
• The Mets are 7-14-0 against the spread in their 21 games that had a posted line this season.