St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets Prediction, 6/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets

Date: Friday, June 16, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-110) New York (-110)

Citi Field is where the New York Mets (32-36) will meet the St. Louis Cardinals (27-42) on Friday. The line on this contest has St. Louis at -110 and New York is opening at -110. The over/under has been set at 9. The starting pitchers are Miles Mikolas and Tylor Megill.

As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 12th in the league. They are sitting with 315 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .324. The Cardinals have accrued 113 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 93 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 305 runs batted in and 587 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is at .249. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .421 and have struck out 570 times, while taking a walk on 240 occasions.

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The Cardinals have an earned run average of 4.41 this season (18th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 581 batters. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 67 long balls in addition to 328 runs (23rd in MLB). They have walked 240 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.12 as a team this year. St. Louis has surrendered 649 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 298 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.42 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.46.

The Cardinals have dispatched 209 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 132 base runners for the season with 27.3% of them earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 15 saves on the season and have blown 15 of their 30 chances to get a save. The Cardinals bullpen have a save rate of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 61 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 31 holds for the season (26th in MLB). Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 81 times in addition to having 81 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have earned a total of 1,824 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 638 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .989 which has them sitting 5th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 59 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 66.0% of balls in play into outs in their 5,472 innings, ranking them 30th in the majors.

Mikolas (49-43 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.95 while he has gone up against 3,321 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 780 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 162 walks. His earned run average is 3.73 (333 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.172. Mikolas has pitched in 803 innings and has earned 598 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Mets have a slugging percentage of .394 and they average 4.41 runs per game (19th in the league). They have tallied 91 two-baggers, while taking a walk 231 times as well as notching 300 runs. New York has compiled 80 HRs for the year as well as 290 RBIs. They have been rung up on 526 occasions (27th in MLB) and have tallied 542 hits. The New York Mets have accounted for a team OBP of .319 in addition to a team batting average of .240 over the course of the season.

The New York pitching staff have allowed 323 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.70 (308 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 93 home runs and they allow 4.93 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Mets have a WHIP of 1.372 and have a FIP of 4.79 as a team on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (568 strikeouts vs 238 free passes). They come in at 20th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 572.

New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.1% out of their 88 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 67 times in high leverage situations in addition to 63 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 72 save situations, the Mets have tallied 45 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They are ranked 6th in the league holding a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 217 relievers onto the diamond this year. New York has had relievers take the mound in 26 save chances and they have tallied 18 saves.

The New York Mets have gotten 60 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in baseball). The Mets have recorded 591 assists, 30 errors and have a total of 1,772 putouts this season. In their 5,316 innings on the diamond, the Mets hold a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (13th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Megill has given up 206 base hits and he has 199 K's in 200 innings. He has allowed 108 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.405 and having a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.65 and he has gone up against 869 batters thus far in his career. Megill (13-12 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.86 ERA while giving up 9.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York (-110) and under 9 runs

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