MLB Predictions: Cardinals vs Mets Odds and Picks

The St. Louis Cardinals will try to turn things around tonight when they face the New York Mets at 7:10pm EST from Citi Field in a game that can be seen on ESPN baseball. Online sportsbooks have the Mets -135 favorites in MLB predictions vs the Cardinals +115 while the over/under baseball betting total is sitting at 6.5 OVER (-115). New York will try to win their second in a row for this series tonight with lefthander Johan Santana who is 8-5 this year with a blistering 2.79 ERA while St. Louis will send lefthander Jamie Garcia to the mound with a 9-4 record this season and equally impressive 2.21 ERA. Sportsbooks also favor the Mets -1.5 (+170) in MLB picks on the run line vs the Cardinals +1.5 (-200).

The Mets took game one of the series on Tuesday night 8-5 behind a three run 428-ft homer over center field by Jeff Francoeur in the fourth inning. New York won the game as +135 home underdogs in MLB odds while the over/under total flew OVER the 7 posted at online sportsbooks. Jonathon Niese pitched six innings worth of work for the Mets only allowing two runs despite St. Louis have ten hits on the night. The Cardinals could barely muster up two runs on Tuesday as Matt Holliday scored in the first inning on an infield single and Ryan Ludwick scored on a double play. Adam Wainwright was given the loss on the night as he gave up six runs in five inning worth of work.

Heading into tonight's ESPN baseball prime time game, the Mets have gone 51-49 in MLB picks for the season, 2-8 when playing on Wednesday and 0-10 after a win. New York has gone 4-1 in their last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis and 17-7 in their last 24 games at home while the total has gone UNDER in 5 of the Mets last 7 games. The Cardinals have gone 55-45 on the season, 8-2 when playing on Wednesday, 5-5 after a loss and 9-4 in their last 13 games overall. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the Mets last 6 games at home and UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games on the road.