Cardinals-Mets Lines Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Citi Field. The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Todd Wellemeyer in this game. Wellemeyer has a 6-6 record and a 5.36 ERA this season. It'll be Tim Redding toeing the rubber for the Mets in this contest. Righthander Redding is 0-2 with a 6.27 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 112-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals defeated Kansas City 12-5 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The 17 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5). Albert Pujols was 4-5 with two home runs and six RBI for St. Louis, while Adam Wainwright allowed five runs on eight hits with eight strikeouts in the win. The Mets lost to Tampa Bay 10-6 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The 16 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Brian Schneider hit a three-run home run for the Mets and David Wright was 3-5 with a pair of runs scored. Current streak: St. Louis has won 3 straight games. New York has lost 2 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 39-31 SU New York: 34-33 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing NY Mets are 6-4 After playing Kansas City are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 New York most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing St. Louis are 4-6 After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing NY Mets St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis NY Mets are 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis NY Mets are 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home Next up: NY Mets home to St. Louis, Tuesday, June 23