This is a 6* play on the METS

The Mets were jumped on early last night and ended up losing 10-7 to the Cubs. Though it was Noah Syndergaard the Cubs jumped on, don't expect the same to happen with Jacob deGrom pitching Thursday. deGrom has been his usual filthy self for the Mets of late, compiling a 0.96 ERA and 0.83 WHIP his past seven starts. He's 3-0 during that time. The Mets really need deGrom to come up big here as they've now lost five straight, putting a severe damper on their playoff hopes. But even though they've won the first two games of this series, don't forget that the Cubs have been a bad road team most of the year. Their record away from Wrigley is only 26-39, including 3-7 as a dog of +125 to +175. The Cubs actually failed to score after the third inning last night after scoring 10 runs against the shocked Syndergaard. That was clearly an anomaly. The Mets nearly came back and won't be facing anything close to a similar deficit here with deGrom pitching. The Mets are 37-27 at home. Jon Lester has a 5.28 ERA and 1.76 WHIP for the Cubs his last three starts. Play on NY METS

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