The New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals meet Monday in MLB action from Busch Stadium. Here’s a St. Louis Cardinals vs NY Mets Prediction. This will be a one-off game before the teams move on to other series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game.
New York Mets Betting Preview
Over the weekend the Mets took on the Los Angeles Angels. New York split the first two games of that series 5-1 (win) and 5-4 (loss). In the rubber match Sunday, the Mets took a tight 3-2 loss. Jose Quintana put up 5.0 innings and three earned runs in the starter role.
As starter for Monday’s matchup the Mets will send out Sean Manaea. This year Manaea is 7-4 with a 3.50 ERA in 21 starts. In his career Manaea is 72-60 with a 4.04 ERA in 217 games (187 starts). The Mets will meet the Rockies, Mariners, and Athletics after this series.
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
Over on the Cardinals’ side, they played the rival Chicago Cubs in their weekend series. St. Louis dropped the first pair before a 5-4 win Saturday. In the finale the Cards ended up losing the series with a 6-2 defeat. Starter Miles Mikolas finished with 4.0 innings and four earned runs.
Andre Pallante will take the ball for the start on Monday. This season Pallante is 4-5 with a 4.04 ERA in 19 games (10 starts). Over 128 career games (20 starts) Pallante is 14-11 with a 3.85 ERA.
Cardinals vs Mets Pick Injury Notes
Mets SS Ronny Mauricio will miss the rest of the season after undergoing a cleanup procedure on his right knee last week.
Total Runs Facts
- Eight of the Cardinals’ last nine home games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Seven of the Mets’ last eight games as favorites against NL Central opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Mets’ last 13 road games against National League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cardinals’ last three games as underdogs against NL East opponents.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Paul Goldschmidt has hit a home run in three of the Cardinals’ last four games against NL East opponents.
- Willson Contreras has recorded a Double in each of the Cardinals’ last three games against the Mets.
- Alec Burleson has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Cardinals’ last seven games against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Paul Goldschmidt has scored a run in each of the Cardinals’ last five games as home underdogs.
- Brendan Donovan has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight appearances with the Cardinals as underdogs against the Mets.
- Brendan Donovan has recorded at least one total base in each of his last nine appearances against the Mets.
- Brendan Donovan has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances against the Mets.
New York Mets Player Prop Facts
- Pete Alonso has hit a home run in three of the Mets’ last four road games against the Cardinals.
- Sean Manaea has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Brandon Nimmo has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Mets’ last four day games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Francisco Lindor has recorded at least one Single in eight of the Mets’ last nine games as road favorites.
- Sean Manaea has recorded five or more strikeouts in seven of his last eight appearances with the Mets as favorites.
- J.D. Martinez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances at Busch Stadium.
- Tyrone Taylor has recorded a Double in four of his last five appearances with his team as a road favorite against NL Central opponents.
- Ben Gamel has scored at least one run in each of his last four appearances at Busch Stadium.
- Starling Marte has recorded at least one total base in each of his last eight appearances in day games against NL Central teams that held a winning record.
Matchup/League Facts
- The St. Louis Cardinals rank T25th in the league for doubles this season (161).
- The St. Louis Cardinals rank 25th in the league for strikeouts this season (892).
- The New York Mets rank 29th in the league for triples this season (10).
- The New York Mets rank 29th in the league for walks allowed this season (420).
St. Louis Cardinals vs NY Mets Prediction
I’ll probably lean toward the Mets. Manaea is coming off a pretty good effort in a win over the Twins. He gave up two hits, one walk and zero earned over 7.0 innings in that one. As for Pallante, he’s had his ups and downs lately with eight earned runs over his last 17.1 innings for an 0-2 record.
On Sunday the Mets held the Angels to just four hits (and managed five themselves) but still took the loss. The good news is that the bullpen was great on 3.0 innings, one hit, no walks, six Ks and no runs. New York’s bats need to get moving Monday, though.