New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+108) St. Louis (-126)

The New York Mets (17-18) are traveling to Busch Stadium on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (15-20). The moneyline on this contest has the Mets at +108 while the Cardinals are at -126. The total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Jose Quintana and Sonny Gray.

New York is slugging .371 and have been called out on strikes 266 times, while taking a walk on 118 occasions. They have accumulated 146 RBI's in addition to 284 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is .237. The Mets have accrued 50 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 36 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 154 runs while holding a team OBP of .314. As a squad, the New York Mets are knocking in 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 17th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.07 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Mets pitchers have surrendered 20 long balls and also 151 runs (16th in MLB). New York has surrendered 255 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) as well as 129 earned runs. The Mets hold a team earned run average of 3.69 on the season (12th in the league), and their staff has rung up 323 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 156 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.56 as a squad this season.

Mets relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 36 times in addition to having 53 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 23 holds over the course of the season (9th in MLB). The Mets bullpen have recorded a save rate of 64.3% and has come into the game in 37 save situations. They have accumulated 9 saves on the season and have not converted 5 of their 14 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 45 base runners so far this season and 28.9% of them ended up scoring. The Mets have sent 119 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Mets have converted 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,835 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 15th in baseball. The New York Mets have earned 945 putouts for the season, as well as 286 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which has them ranked 23rd in MLB, and they have turned 30 double plays.

Quintana has taken the hill for 1,835 innings and has totaled 1,617 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 3.77 (769 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.284. He has surrendered 1,813 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 544 walks. Quintana (93-96 career record) holds a FIP of 3.62 while going up against 7,702 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

St. Louis has accumulated 23 home runs this year as well as 115 RBIs. They have tallied 55 doubles, while getting a free base 116 times as well as putting up 121 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated an OBP of .293 and a batting average of .215 this year. The Cardinals hold a slugging % of .332 and they are earning 3.46 runs per game (29th in MLB). They have been rung up on 297 occasions (16th in MLB) and have recorded 246 base hits.

The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 154 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.90 (135 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 40 home runs and they surrender 4.45 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.269 in addition to having a FIP of 3.96 as a staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (291 strikeouts against 98 bases on balls). They rank 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 297.

St. Louis bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 40.0% out of their 45 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 32 times in high leverage situations in addition to 35 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 40 save situations, the Cardinals have accumulated 25 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are ranked 2nd in baseball with a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have dispatched 109 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. St. Louis has had relievers enter the game in 15 save chances and they have walked away with 12 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 37 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .991 (3rd in the majors). The Cardinals have racked up 322 assists, 12 errors and have earned 935 putouts for the year. In their 2,805 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (19th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Gray has surrendered 1,369 hits while he has tallied 1,559 K's in 1,601 innings. He has conceded a total of 609 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.198 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and he has faced 6,642 hitters in his career. Gray (102-86 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.42 earned run average while giving up 7.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take St. Louis (-126) and under 8.5 runs

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