Cardinals vs. Mets Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 6, 2024

The St. Louis Cardinals (15-19) are -126 favorites to break their two-game losing streak when they face the New York Mets (16-18), losers of three in a row. The game begins Monday at 7:45 PM ET on SNY, live from Busch Stadium. St. Louis’ Kyle Gibson gets the start, and he’ll go against New York’s Sean Manaea.

Here is our betting preview for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Cardinals vs. Mets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-126)
• Underdog: Mets (+106)
• Over/under: 8

Cardinals vs. Mets Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have won in eight, or 47.1%, of the 17 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season St. Louis has been victorious six times in 13 chances when named as a favorite of at least -126 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 55.8% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Mets are 5-9 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 35.7% of those games).
• New York is 5-5 (winning 50% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +106 or longer.
• The Mets have a 48.5% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Cardinals vs. Mets Hitting Leaders

• Nolan Arenado leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 19 while batting .287, which is also best on the team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Arenado ranks 31st in batting average, 48th in on-base percentage, and 99th in slugging.
• Willson Contreras’ six home runs are most among St. Louis batters. He’s driven in 11 runs this season while slugging .539.
• Francisco Lindor has seven doubles, six home runs and 12 walks while batting .207.
• Among all batters in MLB, Lindor ranks 30th in home runs and 41st in RBI.
• Brandon Nimmo has totaled 21 runs batted in to pace his team.

Cardinals vs. Mets Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
• The Cardinals have the 16th-ranked ERA (3.93) in the majors this season.
• The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.267 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• The Mets pitching staff ranks third in MLB with a collective 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• New York’s 3.71 team ERA ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Mets have the 20th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.314).