Cardinals vs. Mets Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 8, 2024

The New York Mets (18-18) seek to complete a series sweep as they take a 2-0 lead into the finale versus the St. Louis Cardinals (15-21) at 1:15 PM ET on Wednesday from Busch Stadium. The Cardinals are favored (-167) by sportsbooks to prevent the sweep and pick up their first win of the series. St. Louis’ Sonny Gray and New York’s Jose Quintana have been named the starters for this contest.

Be sure to check out our preview for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Cardinals vs. Mets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-167)
• Underdog: Mets (+140)
• Over/under: 7.5

Cardinals vs. Mets Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have been chosen as favorites in 19 games this year and have walked away with the win eight times (42.1%) in those games.
• This year St. Louis has won two of three games when listed as at least -167 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 62.5% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Mets have put together a 7-9 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 43.8% of those games).
• New York is 4-2 (winning 66.7% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +140 or longer.
• The Mets have a 41.7% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Cardinals vs. Mets Hitting Leaders

• Willson Contreras is batting .280 this season with a team-high six home runs.
• Contreras is 39th in homers and 139th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Nolan Arenado leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 20 while batting .287 with two homers.
• Brandon Nimmo paces the Mets with 25 runs batted in.
• Nimmo’s home run total ranks 54th in MLB, and he is 17th in RBI.
• Francisco Lindor has seven doubles, six home runs and 13 walks while hitting .211.

Cardinals vs. Mets Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
• The Cardinals have pitched to a 3.99 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
• The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.280 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Mets pitching staff is third in MLB with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• New York’s 3.72 team ERA ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Mets combine for the 22nd-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.318).