The St. Louis Cardinals (54-67) will host the New York Mets (55-66), Thursday at 7:15 PM ET, in the first of a four-game series. The Mets will give the start to Jose Quintana (0-4), and the Cardinals will counter with Adam Wainwright (3-7).
How to Live Stream Mets vs. Cardinals
- Game Day: Thursday, August 17, 2023
- Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
- TV: MLB.tv
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Mets and Cardinals Stats
- The Mets have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the majors.
- The Mets have pitched to a 4.56 ERA this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
- The Mets rank 10th in Major League Baseball with 153 home runs.
- Fueled by 330 extra-base hits, New York ranks 20th in MLB with a .400 slugging percentage this season.
- The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 26th in the majors.
- St. Louis has the 20th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.53).
- The Cardinals are fifth in baseball with 169 total home runs.
- So far this season, St. Louis’ .436 slugging percentage is sixth-best in baseball.
Mets vs. Cardinals Key Players
- Pete Alonso leads the Mets in home runs (36) and runs batted in (89).
- Francisco Lindor is batting .244 with 26 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 51 walks.
- Brandon Nimmo has put up a team-high batting average of .264.
- Nolan Arenado paces the Cardinals with 25 home runs and 84 runs batted in, while posting a team-high batting average of .287.
- Paul Goldschmidt is hitting .278 with 25 doubles, 19 home runs and 64 walks.
- Lars Nootbaar is hitting .283 with 19 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 54 walks.
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Mets vs. Cardinals Betting Odds and Trends
Mets vs. Cardinals Moneyline and Over/Under
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mets | -121 | +101 | 10.5 | -112 | -107 |
Mets vs. Cardinals Betting Trends
- This season, the Mets have won 42 out of the 74 games, or 56.8%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Mets have entered 64 games this season favored by -121 or more and are 33-31 in those contests.
- The Mets’ games have gone over the total in 51 of their 119 chances.
- The Cardinals have come away with 24 wins in the 53 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This year, the Cardinals have won 18 of 38 games when listed as at least +101 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Cardinals and their opponents have hit the over in 57 of their 119 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
