New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/17/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Thursday, August 17, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-108) St. Louis (-112)

The New York Mets (54-66) are hitting the road to Busch Stadium on Thursday where they will play the St. Louis Cardinals (54-66). The moneyline on this contest has the Mets at -108 while the Cardinals are at -112. The total has been set at 10. The expected starting pitchers will be Jose Quintana and Adam Wainwright.

New York has a slugging percentage of .399 and have struck out 949 times, while being walked on 403 occasions. They have compiled 505 runs batted in and 934 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate comes in at .236. The Mets have accumulated 160 doubles as a squad and have hit 150 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 518 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .317. As a squad, the New York Mets are notching 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 20th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.28 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.38. Mets pitchers have yielded 151 long balls and 572 runs in total (20th in the league). New York has yielded 1,002 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) and 529 earned runs. The Mets have a team earned run average of 4.55 over the course of the season (21st in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,021 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 448 opposing players and their FIP is 4.65 as a team this season.

The Mets have dispatched 395 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 176 runners this season with 30.1% of those runners ended up scoring. They have compiled 27 saves for the year and have not converted 14 of their 41 chances to get a save. The Mets bullpen have earned a save percentage of 65.9% and has come into the game in 112 save situations. The relievers have racked up 67 holds so far this year (12th in the league). Mets bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 119 times and also have had 112 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mets have turned 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,426 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 18th in pro baseball. The New York Mets have a total of 3,142 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,032 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which has them ranked 22nd in the majors, and have accumulated 105 double plays.

Quintana (89-91 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.61 while facing 7,343 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,726 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 514 free passes. His earned run average is 3.74 (728 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.278. Quintana has taken the ball for 1,753 innings and has tallied 1,552 strikeouts in his career.

The St. Louis Cardinals hold an OBP of .333 and a batting average of .259 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 984 occasions (21st in baseball) and have a total of 1,064 base hits. St. Louis has 169 home runs this season and 545 runs batted in. The Cardinals hold a team slugging % of .436 and they are recording 4.70 runs per contest (11th in the league). They have notched 201 doubles, while taking a walk 415 times and earning 564 runs.

The Cardinals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.426 in addition to having a FIP of 4.16 as a pitching staff this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (945 strikeouts against 384 walks). They have a ranking of 29th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,125. They have surrendered 117 dingers and they relinquish 4.98 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 586 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.53 (533 earned runs conceded).

St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.0% out of their 213 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 130 times in high leverage situations and on 131 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 116 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 63 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. They are ranked 27th in the league with a save percentage of 51.9%, and they have dispatched 357 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 52 save opportunities and they have walked away with 27 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 109 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in pro baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 1,156 assists, 46 errors and have 3,175 putouts for the year. In 9,525 innings played, the Cardinals have a efficiency on defense of 66.8% (30th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Wainwright has given up 2,539 base hits and he has 2,186 K's in 2,634 innings. He has allowed 1,029 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.238 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.03 and he has gone up against 10,963 hitters so far in his MLB career. Wainwright (198-124 career mark) has a 3.52 earned run average while allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take St. Louis (-112) and under 10 runs

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