Mets vs. Cardinals Prediction
Kodai Senga will oppose Miles Mikolas in Saturday night’s matchup at Busch Stadium, where the Cardinals will host the Mets at 7:15 p.m. ET. With the Mets listed as slight road favorites and the total sitting at 8.5 runs, what’s the best bet tonight in St. Louis?
Game Matchup & Betting Odds
953 New York Mets (-112) at 954 St. Louis Cardinals (-108); o/u 8.5
7:15 p.m. ET, Saturday, August 19, 2023
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Mets vs. Cardinals Public Betting Information
As of this writing, our MLB Public Betting Page shows that 51% of bets are on the Cardinals’ moneyline. That said, this page is updated frequently so make sure that you click on the link provided so that you’re getting the most updated information.
New York Mets DFS SPIN
Brandon Nimmo went 3-for-5 with a leadoff homer on Friday, propelling the Mets to a lopsided 7-1 victory over the Cardinals. This contest was never close as Nimmo delivered a tone-setting leadoff homer against Cardinals starter Zack Thompson and New York never looked back, piling up seven runs on 17 hits in a one-sided affair. It was his ninth three-hit effort of the season and he’s now up to 18 round-trippers on the year as well. The 30-year-old on-base machine has been playing through a lingering left quad contusion over the past few weeks, but it hasn’t impacted his on-field performance or availability so far.
St. Louis Cardinals DFS SPIN
Masyn Winn went 1-for-4 on Friday in his major league debut against the Mets. Winn started at shortstop and batted ninth in his first taste of the majors on Friday evening and wound up legging out a fifth-inning infield chopper to third base for his first career hit. The dynamic 21-year-old shortstop possesses enough power/speed combo potential to make an immediate impact for fantasy managers over the final five-plus weeks of the regular season and is worthy of a speculative roster spot in all fantasy formats.
Mets vs. Cardinals MLB Betting Trends
NY Mets is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis’s last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’s last 6 games
Mets vs. Cardinals MLB BETTING PREDICTION
Senga is 2-1 with a 3.67 ERA and 2.49 FIP over his last five starts, which spans 27 innings. On the other side, Mikolas is 0-3 with a 4.85 ERA but a 3.53 FIP over his last five starts spanning 26 innings. Both of these teams are swinging decent bats right now, with the Cardinals posting a 115 wRC+ over the past 30 days, while the Mets have a 102 wRC+ over that same span. Still, the pitching matchup is good enough to take the under tonight in St. Louis.
MLB BETTING PREDICTION: METS/CARDINALS UNDER 8.5