St. Louis pays a visit to New York on Monday, hoping to shut down the Mets bats in baseball action at Citi Field.

The Mets will turn to Dillon Gee and his 4-3 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Cardinals send Kyle Lohse (5-1) to the hill.



View St Louis vs NY Mets Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Mets in this one will find them as +114 underdogs on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 8.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 13-rated Mets and the league No. 3-ranked Cardinals, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and New York has the National League's No. 4-rated offensive output, at 8.7 hits per game. The Cardinals average 9.6 hits per game, good for No. 1 on the National League list.

New York owns the National League's No. 14 defense, allowing 4.5 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with St. Louis' National League No. 8-rated defense.

St. Louis was a 6-1 loser in its last match on the road against the Mets. They lost as +102 underdogs, while the total score of 7 made winners of UNDER bettors. St. Louis suffered a 6-1 loss against New York on Sunday, as Jake Westbrook wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Citi Field.




St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Houston are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Washington are 4-6
After playing St. Louis are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

A few Cardinals at Mets trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis' last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis' last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis' last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis' last 6 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets are 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis


Next up:
St. Louis at Houston, Tuesday, June 5
NY Mets at Washington, Tuesday, June 5