Courtesy of Oddshark.com
A winning streak will be on the line for the New York Mets on Thursday when they battle the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field.
Jake Westbrook will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Righthander Westbrook is 7-4 this season with a 5.26 ERA.
The Mets will counter Westbrook with Jonathon Niese. Lefthander Niese has a 3.58 ERA to go along with a 9-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 103-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 6-5 loser as they battled the Mets on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Mets at -122 were rewarded, while the 11 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Current streak:
St. Louis has lost 3 straight games.
New York has won 2 straight games.
St. Louis has lost 3 straight games.
New York has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
St. Louis: 50-47 SU
New York: 49-48 SU
St. Louis: 50-47 SU
New York: 49-48 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
New York most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Florida are 3-7
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
New York most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Florida are 3-7
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing NY Mets
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets are 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing NY Mets
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets are 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home
Next up:
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, Friday, July 22
NY Mets at Florida, Friday, July 22
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, Friday, July 22
NY Mets at Florida, Friday, July 22
