{"id":332303,"date":"2026-04-17T00:35:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/get-recommended-player-prop-bets-for-mets-vs-cubs-friday-april-17-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T03:42:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:42:02","slug":"get-recommended-player-prop-bets-for-mets-vs-cubs-friday-april-17-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/get-recommended-player-prop-bets-for-mets-vs-cubs-friday-april-17-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Recommended Player Prop Bets for Mets vs Cubs &#8211; Friday, April 17, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/NYM.png\" alt=\"New York Mets logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>New York Mets<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/CHC.png\" alt=\"Chicago Cubs logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Chicago Cubs<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>+120<\/span><span>O\/U: 10.5<br \/>(-110\/-110)<\/span><span>-140<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">New York Mets Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Kodai Senga &#8211; Over\/Under 14.5 Pitching Outs (-170\/+130)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kodai Senga to throw 85 pitches in this game (7th-least of all pitchers today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Pitchers who throw relatively few pitches are more likely to get pulled from the game earlier, record fewer outs, and generate fewer strikeouts.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Brett Baty &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits (-220\/+165)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Chicago&#8217;s #2-ranked outfield defense of all teams today poses a formidable challenge for Brett Baty, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This player&#8217;s skill set matches up poorly with the opposing team&#8217;s defensive strength, which may lead to worse-than-usual performance.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The New York Mets have 4 hitters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e.  over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Luis Robert Jr., Francisco Alvarez, MJ Melendez, Tommy Pham).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Teams that have multiple high-strikeout hitters will make it much easier for the opposing pitcher to record strikeouts <\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Chicago Cubs Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Edward Cabrera &#8211; Over\/Under 5.5 Strikeouts (-130\/+100)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">When estimating his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Edward Cabrera in the 78th percentile among all starters in Major League Baseball.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors and regularly tests among the most accurate systems available.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Carson Kelly &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits (-210\/+160)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Carson Kelly has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (50% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in today&#8217;s game.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> The lower in the order a player bats, the fewer plate appearances he will get and the fewer opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market.  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