Cardinals-Mets Odds Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Citi Field.
Righthander Chris Carpenter will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Carpenter is 5-1 this season with a 1.53 ERA.
Starting this game for the Mets will be ace Johan Santana. The lefthander has a 3.22 ERA to go along with a 8-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Mets belted out 16 hits as they blanked the Cardinals 11-0 last time out, as +105 underdogs. The game’s 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Ryan Church went 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Mets. Fernando Nieve tossed a three-hit shutout over six innings for the victory.
Brad Thompson allowed eight hits and five runs over five innings in the loss. Oddsmakers had the Cardinals as -115 favorites in the contest.
Team records:
St. Louis: 40-33 SU
New York: 36-34 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Minnesota are 6-3
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

New York most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a win are 2-8

A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
NY Mets are 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home
NY Mets are 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Next up:
St. Louis home to Minnesota, Friday, June 26
NY Mets home to NY Yankees, Friday, June 26

 

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