I pretty much bet Cubs matinee Friday games on principle as I grew up on Cubbies matinees on WGN (we all know the one show that preceded every day -- partly why I first wanted to be astronaut and loved Artemis mission). Major love to Harry Caray as he could just get hammered on the air. And it was honestly entertaining. Andres Galarrrraagsmaggggaa was perhaps my fave. The Cubs are meh, but Mets much worse and pitching-wise this seems off. NY's Kodai Senga (7.07 ERA) has been terrible and Chicago's Edward Cabrera (1.62 ERA) quite good. This is a 100% New York too-low price. You think I biased? New Yorkers can't not bet their teams even when bad. Spike Lee Syndrome.

It'll be interesting to see how the Cubs and Mets respond to winds blowing out to left field at 15 mph at Wrigley Field with temperatures at 69°. For the Mets, they've lost eight in a row, where they've scored two runs or fewer in seven of the games. For the Cubs, they just got their hitting on track, scoring 35 runs in their last four games and winning the last two at Philadelphia by scoring in double digits. Edward Cabrera is making his fourth start for the Cubs, and he's only allowed three runs between his first three starts. Kodai Senga allowed seven runs in 2.1 innings during his last start. I'm going with the team that has found its rhythm. Cubs win.