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The St. Louis Cardinals (13-14) will vie for their fourth straight victory when they visit the New York Mets (13-13) on Sunday at 1:40 PM ET on BSMW. The Mets are listed as -133 favorites to stop the streak, while the Cardinals are +111 underdogs to keep their momentum.
New York’s Jose Quintana gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Lance Lynn.
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Mets and Cardinals Betting Trends
The Mets have gone 7-7 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 50% of those games).
New York has gone 3-5 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -133 or shorter (37.5% winning percentage).
This season, the Cardinals have been the underdog 14 times and won six, or 42.9%, of those games.
St. Louis is 3-6 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +111 or more on the moneyline.
The Mets have played in 26 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 14 times (14-12-0).
Games involving the Cardinals have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 10 of 27 chances this season.
Mets Stats & Insights
The Mets are the 15th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.6 runs per game (119 total).
New York is 14th in MLB with 28 total home runs.
The Mets have the 15th-ranked batting average in the league (.244).
New York strikes out 7.7 times per game, the third-best average in MLB.
The 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Mets pitching staff ranks third in MLB.
New York has a 3.69 team ERA that ranks 10th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking 26th with just 98 total runs (3.6 per game) this season.
St. Louis’ 18 home runs rank 29th in MLB this season.
The Cardinals rank 24th in MLB with a .220 team batting average.
St. Louis ranks 15th with an average of 8.3 strikeouts per game.
The Cardinals average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the majors this season.
St. Louis has pitched to a 3.92 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
Mets Key Players to Watch
Quintana makes the start for the Mets, his sixth of the season. He is 1-2 with a 4.21 ERA and 20 strikeouts through 25 2/3 innings pitched.
Pete Alonso leads New York in home runs this season with eight while driving in 14 runs.
Brandon Nimmo is a key run producer for New York with a .213 average, two homers and 17 RBI.
Francisco Lindor has 21 hits this season and a slash line of .198/.277/.349.
Jeff McNeil is batting .244 with an OBP of .323 and a slugging percentage of .349 this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
The Cardinals’ Lynn (1-0) will make his sixth start of the season.
Willson Contreras paces the Cardinals with four home runs.
Brendan Donovan’s 13 runs batted in pace his team.
Nolan Arenado paces the Cardinals with 13 runs batted in.
Masyn Winn’s .300 batting average paces his team.
Mets and Cardinals Injuries
Mets: Tylor Megill: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Drew Smith: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Brooks Raley: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Francisco Álvarez: 15 Day IL (Thumb), David Peterson: 60 Day IL (Hip), Ronny Mauricio: 60 Day IL (Knee), Kodai Senga: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Cardinals: Tommy Edman: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Dylan Carlson: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Matt Carpenter: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Riley O’Brien: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rom: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Keynan Middleton: 15 Day IL (Forearm)
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