Cardinals vs Mets Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for May 8

Odds updated as of 11:25 AM

On Wednesday in MLB, the St. Louis Cardinals are up against the New York Mets.

Before you do any MLB betting on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here's everything you need to know.

Cardinals vs Mets Game Info

• St. Louis Cardinals (15-21) vs. New York Mets (18-18)
• Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
• Time: 1:15 PM ET
• Venue: Busch Stadium -- St. Louis, Missouri
• Coverage: SNY

Cardinals vs Mets Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: STL: (-162) | NYM: (+136)
• Spread: STL: -1.5 (+128) | NYM: +1.5 (-154)
• Total: 7.5 -- Over: (-115) | Under: (-105)

Cardinals vs Mets Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Sonny Gray (Cardinals) - 4-1, 0.89 ERA vs José Quintana (Mets) - 1-3, 5.20 ERA

This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Cardinals will send Sonny Gray (4-1) to the mound, while Jose Quintana (1-3) will get the nod for the Mets. Gray and his team have a record of 4-1-0 against the spread when he starts. Gray's team has been victorious in 75% of the games he's started as the moneyline favorite with a record of 3-1. The Mets have a 3-3-0 ATS record in Quintana's six starts that had a set spread. The Mets have a 1-2 record in Quintana's three starts this season when they were the underdog on the moneyline.

Cardinals vs Mets Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Cardinals win (53%)

Cardinals vs Mets Moneyline

• The moneyline numbers for Cardinals vs. Mets reveal St. Louis as the favorite (-162) and New York as the underdog (+136) on the road.

Cardinals vs Mets Spread

• The Mets are at +1.5 on the runline against the Cardinals. The Mets are -154 to cover the spread, and the Cardinals are +128.

Cardinals vs Mets Over/Under

• An over/under of 7.5 has been set for Cardinals-Mets on May 8, with the over being -115 and the under -105.

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Cardinals vs Mets Betting Trends

• The Cardinals have been chosen as favorites in 19 games this year and have walked away with the win eight times (42.1%) in those games.
• This year St. Louis has won two of five games when listed as at least -162 on the moneyline.
• Contests with the Cardinals have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 12 of 36 chances this season.
• The Cardinals have an against the spread record of 17-19-0 in 36 games with a line this season.
• The Mets have gone 6-9 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 40% of those games).
• New York has a 3-2 record (winning 60% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +136 or longer.
• The Mets have played in 34 games with an over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 17 times (17-17-0).
• The Mets have a 17-17-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50% of the time).

Cardinals Player Leaders

• Nolan Arenado leads St. Louis in slugging percentage (.390) thanks to 10 extra-base hits. He has a .287 batting average and an on-base percentage of .351.
• Among the qualified batters in baseball, his batting average ranks 31st, his on-base percentage ranks 46th, and he is 102nd in slugging.
• Arenado hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .389 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and seven RBI.
• Willson Contreras has 30 hits and an OBP of .398, both of which lead the Cardinals this season. He's batting .280 and slugging .551.
• Among qualifying batters, he ranks 38th in batting average, 13th in on-base percentage and 12th in slugging percentage.
• Contreras takes a three-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .429 with three doubles, a home run, four walks and two RBI.
• Brendan Donovan has collected 31 base hits, an OBP of .297 and a slugging percentage of .381 this season.
• Donovan heads into this matchup with four games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .227 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI.
• Masyn Winn is batting .265 with a .333 OBP and seven RBI for St. Louis this season.
• Winn enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .105 with a double.

Mets Player Leaders

• Brandon Nimmo has accumulated a team-best .377 on-base percentage. He's batting .229 and slugging .412.
• Including all the qualifying players in MLB, he ranks 113th in batting average, 28th in on-base percentage and 83rd in slugging percentage.
• Nimmo takes a six-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is batting .270 with three doubles, three home runs, five walks and eight RBI.
• Francisco Lindor is batting .211 with seven doubles, six home runs and 13 walks. He's slugging .387 with an on-base percentage of .283.
• He is currently 140th in batting average, 144th in on-base percentage and 103rd in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters.
• Pete Alonso has accumulated 29 hits, a team-high for the Mets.
• Starling Marte is slugging .396 to pace his team.

Cardinals vs Mets Head to Head

• 5/7/2024: 7-5 NYM (Favorite: Cardinals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -126, Underdog Moneyline: +108)
• 5/6/2024: 4-3 NYM (Favorite: Cardinals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -136, Underdog Moneyline: +116)
• 4/28/2024: 4-2 NYM (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -130, Underdog Moneyline: +110)
• 4/27/2024: 7-4 STL (Favorite: Cardinals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -136, Underdog Moneyline: +116)
• 4/26/2024: 4-2 STL (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -126, Underdog Moneyline: +108)
• 4/27/2022: 10-5 STL (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: -100)
• 4/26/2022: 3-0 NYM (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7, Favorite Moneyline: -126, Underdog Moneyline: +108)
• 4/25/2022: 5-2 NYM (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 6.5, Favorite Moneyline: -162, Underdog Moneyline: +136)
• 8/20/2023: 7-3 STL (Favorite: Cardinals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 10.5, Favorite Moneyline: -126, Underdog Moneyline: +108)
• 6/18/2023: 8-7 STL (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -130, Underdog Moneyline: +110)

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