MLB Betting Odds at Get That Bet – Mets Go With Dice-K in Effort to Thwart Cubs

The New York Mets have surprised perhaps even themselves by the work they have gotten out of their pitching staff, despite injuries to a couple of its key members. On Wednesday night they will reach back into the bullpen for a boost from a veteran who has excelled in a relief role. Anybody who witnessed Daisuke Matsuzaka’s early days in the major leagues knows that he was not signed to a big-money contract by the Boston Red Sox to mop up. But one thing led to another, and he found himself in the Big Apple. He has been doing a great job for the Mets, and now he gets his opportunity to perhaps secure a spot for himself in the starting rotation when he goes up against the Chicago Cubs in MLB betting action that is set to begin at Wrigley Field at 8:10 PM ET.

Matsuzaka (who is more commonly knwon as “Dice-K”) has surprised many observers with his ability to get hitters out. He has made 17 appearances on the season, and opposing batters have hit just .139 against him. That’s sizzling, and rates the opportunity to get at least one more start (he has had one previous start on the season).

The Cubs have won four out of their last five games at home, and they beat the Mets on Tuesday by a 2-1 score, in which once again, New York frustrated its promising young starting pitcher, Zack Wheeler, who got 20 hitters out without anyone scoring.

In the MLB betting odds posted on this game at Get That Bet, the Cubs are the home favorites:

Chicago Cubs (Jackson – R) -120
New York Mets (Matsuzaka – R) +100

Under 7 Runs -115
Over 7 Runs -105

Very few people really thought much of the Mets chances this season, and indeed they are still two games under the .500 mark (28-30). But that kind of record puts you into contention for a playoff spot these days, because both leagues are allowing two wild-card teams to make it to the post-season, although admittedly the wild-card game itself is a winner-take-all. Currently the Mets would be trailing the second wild-card spot (occupied by the Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers jointly) by two games.

MLB bettors are well aware that what has kept New York afloat is the job that is being done by its pitching staff. And they have been especially potent lately. In the last dozen games, for example, opponents are hitting just .200 against them. Of course Dice-K has been a part of all that, but you’ve got to admit it is surprising when they are missing someone like Dillon Gee out of the rotation, and haven’t had the services of last year’s sensation, Matt Harvey, all year long, due to his Tommy John surgery. As Get That Bet patrons know, sometimes it’s the little things that prevent you from winning. In Tuesday’s game, third baseman David Wright bobbled and hesitated on a ground ball, failing to get the lead runner out, and that was eventually the difference in the ballgame. That, plus the Mets left nine runners on base in the first five innings.

Edwin Jackson, now pitching for his eighth major league team, gets the start for the Cubs, and he has had a 2.70 ERA against the Mets the last four times he has met them. Last time out, he struck out nine batters in 5 1/3 innings, but the Cubs got nothing on offense and lost 5-0 against the San Francisco Giants. If he wants some support from his teammates, they had better do it from the right side, because Dice-K has allowed just the .093 batting average against left-handed hitters this season.

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