St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets Prediction, 4/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets

Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

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

The New York Mets (13-11) are hosting the St. Louis Cardinals (11-14) at Citi Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has St. Louis at -126 and New York is at +108. The total has been set at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Sonny Gray and Adrian Houser.

As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are earning 3.5 runs per game, which puts them at 27th in MLB. They have a total of 87 runs while holding a team OBP of .303. The Cardinals have accumulated 37 doubles as a squad and have hit 16 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 82 RBI's and 179 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate sits at .221. St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .338 and have been called out on strikes 206 times, while taking a walk on 86 occasions.

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The Cardinals hold a team earned run average of 4.11 so far this season (21st in the league), and they have struck out 208 batters. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 29 long balls in addition to 113 runs in total (20th in MLB). They have walked 74 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.05 as a squad for the year. St. Louis has surrendered 218 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 101 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.81 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.32.

Cardinals pitchers have entered the game with players on base 24 times and also have had 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 20 holds on the campaign (3rd in MLB). The Cardinals relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 80.0% and has come into the game in 30 save situations. They have earned 8 saves on the campaign and have blown 2 of their 10 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 30 base runners over the course of the season and 40.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Cardinals have sent 78 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Cardinals have turned 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,989 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 25th in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have a tally of 663 putouts thus far, in addition to 229 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which is 4th in MLB, and they have turned 31 double plays.

Gray has taken the mound for 1,588 innings and has accounted for 1,544 punch outs thus far in his career. Gray (100-86 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.54 while he has faced 6,592 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.45 (608 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.201. He has allowed 1,362 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 545 walks.

The New York Mets have recorded a team on-base percentage of .325 and a team batting average of .246 this year. They have struck out on 177 occasions (28th in the league) and have a total of 202 hits. New York has recorded 26 home runs on the year as well as 107 runs batted in. The Mets have a slugging percentage of .385 and they have an average of 4.71 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have 34 doubles, while getting a free base 83 times as well as scoring 113 runs.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 103 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.53 (84 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 14 long balls and they concede 4.33 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The Mets are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.332 in addition to having a FIP of 3.54 as a unit for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.70 (231 strikeouts against 107 free passes). They come in at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 178.

New York has called on relievers to take the mound in 10 save chances and they have earned 7 saves. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save rate of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 82 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 35 times in high leverage situations and on 24 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.4% out of their 32 inherited base runners. With 26 save situations, the Mets have recorded 16 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

The New York Mets have turned 20 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (28th in baseball). The Mets have accrued 186 assists, 18 errors and are sitting with 642 putouts on the season. In their 1,926 innings on the diamond, the Mets hold a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (23rd in pro baseball).

Houser (31-36 record in his career) holds a 4.12 earned run average and has conceded 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 and he has faced 2,400 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 256 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.371 and having a FIP of 4.2. So far in his career, Houser has allowed 540 hits while totaling 451 strikeouts in 558 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York (+108) and under 7.5 runs

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