This is a 10* play on the CUBS

The Cubs and Mets start a series on Thursday and we believe the latter's woes are set to continue. Twice in the past three days we played against the Mets. Both times we won (on Atlanta), only laying off the middle game when they had Jacob deGrom pitching. There's no deGrom to help them today, only Walker Lockett, who will be making his first start as a Met. He's a fill-in for Noah Syndergaard, so that's a tremendous break for a Cubs team that hardly needed it. Lockett was winless in three starts last year for the Padres with an ERA of 9.60 in 15 innings. The Mets have lost six of nine overall and their last five series openers. The Cubs are back in a first place tie with the Brewers, so they don't dare blow this opportunity. Tyler Chatwood will be making only his second start of the season tonight for the Cubs, but the first saw him throw six shutout innings back on April 21st against Arizona. He's been working in a long relief role, so it's not like he's unaccustomed to going long. The Cubs have won the last five times Chatwood has started at Wrigley Field. Play on CHICAGO

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