The Mets get a visit from the St. Louis Cardinals in baseball action on Thursday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

For the Mets, Matt Harvey gets the ball, charged with keeping the Cardinals hitters off the base paths. He'll face Adam Wainwright, 9-3 on the year.



View St Louis vs NY Mets Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting St. Louis before the first pitch in this match found them as -105-moneyline underdogs earlier today at Sportsbook. They saw the total of 6.5 earlier at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The Mets - Cardinals odds would favor the Cardinals if the lines were set according to our power ranks. New York is rated No. 14 in the current National League Odds Shark poll, while St. Louis is at No. 1 in the National League.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features New York's National League No. 10-ranked scoring average of 4 runs per game, against a Cardinals offense rated No. 1 and scoring 5 runs per game in the league. The Mets have averaged 7.7 hits per game to date this season, less than the Cardinals hitters have managed (9.5 per nine innings).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the National League's No. 15-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Cardinals own the National League's No. 3 mark in runs allowed.

Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 5-1 loser as they battled the Mets on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Mets at +165 were rewarded, while the 6 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Shelby Miller fanned 10 batters in a 5-1 loss against New York in the team's last game, played on Wednesday at Citi Field.




St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Miami are 8-2
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a loss are 9-1

New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

A few Cardinals at Mets trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis' last 9 games
St. Louis is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games on the road
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing NY Mets
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets' last 8 games at home
NY Mets are 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against St. Louis
NY Mets are 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing St. Louis
NY Mets are 4-11 SU in its last 15 games at home


Next up:
St. Louis at Miami, Friday, June 14
NY Mets home to Chi Cubs, Friday, June 14