Cardinals-Mets Odds Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Citi Field. Righthander Chris Carpenter will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Carpenter is 5-1 this season with a 1.53 ERA. Starting this game for the Mets will be ace Johan Santana. The lefthander has a 3.22 ERA to go along with a 8-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Mets belted out 16 hits as they blanked the Cardinals 11-0 last time out, as +105 underdogs. The game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9). Ryan Church went 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Mets. Fernando Nieve tossed a three-hit shutout over six innings for the victory. Brad Thompson allowed eight hits and five runs over five innings in the loss. Oddsmakers had the Cardinals as -115 favorites in the contest. Team records: St. Louis: 40-33 SU New York: 36-34 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Minnesota are 6-3 After playing NY Mets are 6-4 After a loss are 6-4 New York most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing St. Louis are 4-6 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis NY Mets are 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home NY Mets are 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis Next up: St. Louis home to Minnesota, Friday, June 26 NY Mets home to NY Yankees, Friday, June 26