{"id":677674,"date":"2026-04-17T14:24:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/677674\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:24:40","slug":"mets-vs-cubs-prediction-mlb-pick-odds-best-bet-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/677674\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets vs. Cubs prediction: MLB pick, odds, best bet Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\tGambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/betting-editorial-standards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">editorial standards<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>The Mutts, tails between their legs after losing eight straight, are at Wrigley Field. <\/p>\n<p>Kodai Senga was chased after 2 \u00b9\/\u2083 innings at Citi Field but his two road starts were solid (four runs, 16 Ks, over 11 \u00b2\/\u2083). <\/p>\n<p>Edward Cabrera goes for the Cubs.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.51032448;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39114430\" width=\"891\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Edward-Cabrera.jpg\" alt=\"Edward Cabrera\" class=\"wp-image-39114430\"  \/>Edward Cabrera Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>$50 on the (yikes) Mets.<\/p>\n<p>We are hotter than the heat shield on Artemis II. In a game that took almost as long as that trip around the moon, that had more up and downs than a midtown elevator, the Nationals beat the Pirates 8-7 in 10 innings.<\/p>\n<p>The starters, Foster Griffin and Braxton Ashcraft, were as effective as screen doors on a submarine. <\/p>\n<p>Both teams scored four runs in the 4th frame. <\/p>\n<p>Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting<\/p>\n<p>The Nats led 7-6 but Brandon Lowe\u2019s single tied the game in the bottom of the ninth. <\/p>\n<p>James Woods put the Nats ahead again in the top of the 10th. And then we escaped. With runners on the corners, the Bucs\u2019 Jake Mangum grounded into a double play. The winning streak is at six. Up +357 houdinis.<\/p>\n<p>Why Trust New York Post Betting<\/p>\n<p>The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019. Miraculously, he has finished in the black twice. But wait there\u2019s more. He showed his versatility by winning the Post\u2019s NFL Best Bet crown last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":677675,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2399],"tags":[5,684,138,24,4245,161,1716,4,722,61,185,723,724],"class_list":{"0":"post-677674","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-cubs","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-betting","10":"tag-chicago","11":"tag-chicago-cubs","12":"tag-chicagocubs","13":"tag-cubs","14":"tag-kodai-senga","15":"tag-mlb","16":"tag-mlb-betting","17":"tag-new-york-mets","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-sports-picks","20":"tag-stitches"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116420508151775416","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=677674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/677675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=677674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=677674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=677674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}