Cardinals-Mets Odds Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Citi Field. The Cardinals will give the ball to starter Joel Pineiro in this one. Righthander Pineiro is 5-8 this season with a 3.76 ERA. It'll be Livan Hernandez toeing the rubber for the Mets in this contest. Righthander Hernandez is 5-1 with a 4.18 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Alex Cora went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in to lead the Mets past the Cardinals 6-4 on Monday night. New York cashed as -105 home underdogs as the teams played OVER the 9.5-run total set by oddsmakers. Omir Santos went 4-for-4 with an RBI for the Mets, while Tim Redding allowed four runs over seven innings to pick up the win for New York. Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run homer for St. Louis, as losing pitcher Todd Wellemeyer gave up five runs over 5 2-3 innings for the Cardinals. Team records: St. Louis: 39-32 SU New York: 35-33 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing NY Mets are 6-4 After playing NY Mets are 6-4 After a loss are 6-4 New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 3-7 After playing St. Louis are 4-6 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing NY Mets The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games when playing on the road against NY Mets The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Mets's last 10 games when playing at home against St. Louis NY Mets are 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis Next up: NY Mets home to St. Louis, Wednesday, June 24