Mets vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

New York Mets

Mets

18W-18L

New York Mets

May 08, 2024

01:15PM EST

Odds: 7.5 o/u

Cardinals

15W-21L

St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals

Strap in, sports fans! Today’s MLB showdown brings us to the iconic Busch Stadium where the New York Mets, balancing on a .500 tightrope, are set to clash with the St. Louis Cardinals who are itching to climb up from their own sub-.500 slump. The stakes are as high as the midday sun with the first pitch at 1:15 PM EST. Are the Mets ready to fly higher in the National League, or will the Cardinals play their wild card in this high-stakes game? With the betting lines drawn and the over/under teasing a close contest, today’s game promises thrill and spills under a sunny sky with a breeze that could just as well swing fortunes. As both teams gear up after their last face-off, where fortunes were as mixed as the weather predictions, let’s see if the Mets can construct another victory or if the Cardinals have an ace hidden up their sleeves. After all, in this game of swings and misses, it’s all about which bird catches the worm!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 08, 2024 01:15PM EST
Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Weather: Sunny with winds from the WNW at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 82.4° with 70% humidity.

Vegas Odds

NYM ML STL ML Over/Under Line
Open +142 -172 7.5 1.5/-1.5
Recent +139 -165 7.5 1.5/-1.5
Difference -3 +7 0 –

Team Performance

nym Team Logo
LAST 10
5W-5L
AWAY
117W-139L

41.8% Win Probability

stl Team Logo
LAST 10
3W-7L
HOME
137W-121L

58.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date Runs O/U O/U DIFF ATS
04/26/24 St. Louis Cardinals STL 4 Under -1.5
New York Mets NYM 2
04/27/24 St. Louis Cardinals STL 7 Over +3.5
New York Mets NYM 4
04/28/24 St. Louis Cardinals STL 2 Under -1.5
New York Mets NYM 4
05/06/24 New York Mets NYM 4 Under -0.5
St. Louis Cardinals STL 3
05/07/24 New York Mets NYM 7 Over +4.5
St. Louis Cardinals STL 5
06/16/23 St. Louis Cardinals STL 1 Under -0.5
New York Mets NYM 6
06/17/23 St. Louis Cardinals STL 5 Over +0.5
New York Mets NYM 3
06/18/23 St. Louis Cardinals STL 8 Over +7.5
New York Mets NYM 7
08/17/23 New York Mets NYM 4 Under -1.5
St. Louis Cardinals STL 2
08/18/23 New York Mets NYM 7 Over +0.5
St. Louis Cardinals STL 1
08/19/23 New York Mets NYM 13 Over +7.5
St. Louis Cardinals STL 2
08/20/23 New York Mets NYM 3 Over +2.5
St. Louis Cardinals STL 7

Mets Vs Over/Under

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Jose Quintana
Jose Quintana
ERA 5.202 | IP 36.3 | 1.0W-3.0L | KO 25.0
Date Matchup Result IP Hits Runs KO Over
05-03-24 @TB 8-10L 2.7 10 8 2 Over
04-28-24 vsSTL 2-4W 8.0 3 1 3 Under
04-22-24 @SF 2-5L 5.0 7 5 4 Under
04-16-24 vsPIT 1-3W 5.0 4 1 4 Under
04-11-24 @ATL 16-4W 5.3 5 3 4 Over
04-05-24 @CIN 3-2W 5.7 5 1 4 Under
03-29-24 vsMIL 3-1L 4.7 6 2 4 Under
09-30-23 vsPHI 4-11W 4.0 7 4 5 Over
09-23-23 @PHI 5-7L 6.0 8 6 10 Over
09-17-23 vsCIN 4-8W 6.7 8 2 2 Over
Sonny Gray
Sonny Gray
ERA 0.89 | IP 30.3 | 4.0W-1.0L | KO 38.0
Date Matchup Result IP Hits Runs KO Over
05-03-24 vsCWS 0-3W 7.0 3 0 6 Under
04-27-24 @NYM 7-4W 6.0 4 4 9 Over
04-21-24 vsMIL 2-0L 6.3 5 2 12 Under
04-15-24 @OAK 3-1W 6.0 4 0 6 Under
04-09-24 vsPHI 0-3W 5.0 5 0 5 Under
09-28-23 @OAK 2-1L 4.0 3 1 4 Under
09-23-23 @LAA 1-0L 6.0 4 1 8 Under
09-17-23 @CWS 4-0L 7.0 5 0 6 Under
09-11-23 @TB 7-4L 4.0 6 2 5 Over
09-05-23 @CLE 8-3L 6.0 6 3 4 Over

Mets Recent Games

Date vsOpp Result Hits HR O/U
05/09 vs STL 7-5W 14 2 Over
05/08 vs STL 4-3W 10 1 Under
05/07 vs TB 6-7L 8 1 Over
05/06 vs TB 1-3L 6 0 Under
05/05 vs TB 8-10L 10 2 Over
05/04 @ CHC 7-6W 8 0 Over
05/03 @ CHC 0-1L 5 0 Under
05/02 @ CHC 4-2W 7 1 Under
05/01 @ CHC 1-3L 4 1 Under
04/30 @ STL 4-2W 8 2 Under
04/29 @ STL 4-7L 7 1 Over
04/28 @ STL 2-4L 8 1 Under
04/26 vs SF 8-2W 10 3 Over
04/25 vs SF 1-5L 9 0 Under
04/24 vs SF 2-5L 4 1 Under

Cardinals Recent Games

Date vsOpp Result Hits HR O/U
05/09 @ NYM 5-7L 11 3 Over
05/08 @ NYM 3-4L 8 0 Under
05/07 @ CWS 1-5L 4 1 Under
05/06 @ CWS 5-6L 5 1 Over
05/05 @ CWS 3-0W 6 0 Under
05/03 vs DET 1-4L 7 1 Under
05/02 vs DET 6-11L 11 2 Over
05/02 vs DET 2-1W 7 0 Under
04/30 vs NYM 2-4L 4 0 Under
04/29 vs NYM 7-4W 10 0 Over
04/28 vs NYM 4-2W 5 2 Under
04/26 @ ARI 5-1W 8 0 Under
04/25 @ ARI 1-14L 6 1 Over
04/24 @ ARI 5-3W 7 2 Over
04/23 @ MIL 0-2L 6 0 Under

Team’s Batting Order

New York Mets DK FD AVG SLG OBP OPP HR/Rate
#1 Brandon Nimmo
7.2 9.8 0.229 0.412 46.6% 87.8% 3.8%
#2 Starling Marte
7.3 9.3 0.269 0.396 33.6% 73.1% 3.0%
#3 Francisco Lindor
7.3 9.7 0.211 0.387 31.7% 70.4% 4.2%
#4 Pete Alonso
7.2 9.7 0.212 0.445 33.6% 78.1% 6.6%
#5 DJ Stewart
6.9 9.6 0.185 0.415 47.7% 89.2% 6.2%
#6 J.D. Martinez
7.2 8.5 0.297 0.351 37.8% 73.0% 0.0%
#7 Brett Baty
5.6 7.2 0.257 0.354 35.4% 70.8% 2.7%
#8 Jeff McNeil
5.8 7.3 0.248 0.32 36.0% 68.0% 0.8%
#9 Omar Narvaez
4.1 5.4 0.186 0.233 23.3% 46.5% 0.0%
St. Louis Cardinals DK FD AVG SLG OBP OPP HR/Rate
#1 Jose Fermin
7.6 9.4 0.273 0.273 54.5% 81.8% 0.0%
#2 Dylan Carlson
9.9 9.9 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
#2 Willson Contreras
8.7 11.5 0.28 0.551 47.7% 102.8% 5.6%
#3 Paul Goldschmidt
8.3 10.9 0.195 0.263 32.3% 58.6% 1.5%
#4 Nolan Arenado
7.1 9.3 0.279 0.382 39.0% 77.2% 1.5%
#5 Ivan Herrera
6.1 8.0 0.232 0.377 30.4% 68.1% 4.3%
#6 Brendan Donovan
6.0 8.0 0.223 0.381 33.8% 71.9% 2.9%
#7 Masyn Winn
6.0 7.6 0.255 0.347 36.7% 71.4% 0.0%
#8 Lars Nootbaar
5.9 7.9 0.183 0.329 34.1% 67.1% 2.4%
#9 Pedro Pages
3.8 6.1 0.0 0.0 50.0% 50.0% 0.0%

Mets Notable Injuries

  • No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.

Cardinals Notable Injuries

  • Willson Contreras OUT (C): Avg: 0.28 SLG:0.551 Last game: 05/09/24. Impact: 3.8
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