The New York Mets will be taking on the St. Louis Cardinals in a Sunday showdown. This NL matchup will get underway at 2:15 p.m. ET and fans looking to watch it can tune in to Pix11.
New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Odds
St. Louis (+110) is entering into this contest as an underdog against New York (-120) and Vegas has put the Over/Under for this afternoon game at 8.5 runs (-105 for the under and -115 for the over). Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds coming in at Mets -1.5 runs (+125) and Cardinals +1.5 runs (-145).
The Cardinals are 11-9 straight up (SU) and 11-8 against the spread (ATS). The team has lost 0.1 units for moneyline bettors while gaining 1.9 units ATS. St. Louis has a 3-4 ATS record over its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The Mets have gone 11-9 SU this year and are 12-7 against the spread. In total, the team’s accumulated 1.7 units for moneyline gamblers in this young season and 3.1 units ATS. New York’s covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the over has cashed in four of those seven.
Cardinals games have an over/under record of 11-6-2 so far in 2019. New York has been a decent over bet with a total record of 13-4-2.
Noah Syndergaard will get the nod for the visiting Mets. The right-handed Syndergaard (1-1, 5.63 ERA) has racked up 29 punchouts in 24 innings so far. He has yet to face St. Louis this year, but he made two starts against the Cardinals in 2018, posting a 1-0 record against them with a 3.38 ERA and 17 strikeouts.
The Cardinals are sending righty Dakota Hudson (0-1, 6.08 ERA) to the mound. Hudson has 13 strikeouts and 10 walks to his name, along with a 2.33 WHIP. Hudson did not register a start against the Mets in 2018.
As a unit, St. Louis’ pitching staff has given up 4.5 runs per game overall in 2019. The team’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 5.04, a WHIP of 1.57 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.4. The bullpen has a 3.39 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 9.5 K/9.
The St. Louis offense is putting up 5.5 runs per outing, including 6.4 per game over its last 10 games and 6.2 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .305/.388/.514 over its last five matchups and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
The Cardinals’ hitters have been led by shortstop Paul DeJong and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. DeJong is slashing .329/.396/.610 with four home runs, 11 RBIs and 19 runs scored, while Goldschmidt’s line is .235/.333/.556 with eight homers, 13 RBIs and 15 runs.
In the visiting dugout, New York’s pitching staff allowed 6.3 runs per game and its starters own a 5.56 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 10.13 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 5.91, along with a WHIP of 1.45 and a K/9 of 9.15.
Mets hitters have slashed .263/.349/.428 on their way to 5.5 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.0 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Left fielder Jeff McNeil and first baseman Pete Alonso have led New York’s offense. McNeil is hitting .388/.453/.493 with 26 hits, 10 RBIs and nine runs scored, while Alonso (.315/.405/.699) has produced 23 hits, seven homers, 18 RBIs and 16 runs scored.
The Mets have gained 1.6 units and are 9-6 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has cashed in nine of those games, as opposed to four that’ve hit the under in such games. On the other hand, the Cardinals have netted 1.3 units and are 9-6 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 10 of those games, compared to four which went under the total.
Mets at Cardinals Free MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Cardinals, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- New York has logged 13 extra-base hits over its last five contests. St. Louis has 19 XBH over its last five.
- The Mets have a total OPS of .777 this season and an OPS of .759 against right-handed pitchers. The Cardinals’ OPS stands at .808 overall and .835 versus righties.
- New York has recorded 22.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 21.4 over its last five.
- The Mets have hit nine home runs in their last 10 games, including five over their last five.
