Mets vs. Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 19

Matthew Liberatore will take the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals looking to shut down Peter Morgan Alonso and the New York Mets on Saturday at 4:05 p.m. ET. The Cardinals are listed as +169 moneyline underdogs in this matchup with the favored Mets (-204). New York is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +104 odds). The total is 9 runs for the contest (with -105 odds on the over and -115 odds to go under).

Take a look at everything you need from a betting perspective on the Mets-Cardinals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Mets vs. Cardinals Game Information & Odds

• When: Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 4:05 p.m. ET
• Where: Citi Field in Queens, New York
• How to watch on TV: FOX

Mets vs. Cardinals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Mets 3, Cardinals 2
• Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
• Win Probabilities: Mets 60%, Cardinals 40%

Mets vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• This season, the Mets have been favored 15 times and won 11, or 73.3%, of those games.
• New York has a record of 4-1 when favored by -204 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The Mets have a 67.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have come away with seven wins in the 14 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• St. Louis has played as an underdog of +169 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 37.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Mets Recent Betting Performance

• The Mets have a 5-3 record from the eight games they were favored on the moneyline over their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings (all 10 of them had set totals), the Mets and their opponents combined to hit the over four times.
• The Mets have gone 5-5-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Mets Recent Stats

Mets Player Insights

• Alonso leads the Mets in home runs (five), runs batted in (21) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .348.
• In all of the majors, Alonso is 18th in homers and third in RBI.
• Juan Soto has four doubles, three home runs and 16 walks while hitting .225.
• Of all major league batters, Soto ranks 60th in home runs and 108th in RBI.
• Francisco Lindor is hitting .263 with four doubles, two home runs and six walks.
• Lindor is on a seven-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .279 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and five RBI.
• Brandon Nimmo has three doubles, four home runs and six walks while hitting .197.

Mets Team Props

Cardinals Recent Betting Performance

• In eight games over the last 10 matchups when set as underdogs by oddsmakers, the Cardinals had a record of 4-4.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Cardinals and their opponents have failed to hit the over seven times.
• The Cardinals have won six of their last 10 games against the spread.

Cardinals Recent Stats

Cardinals Player Insights

• Brendan Donovan paces the Cardinals with 13 runs batted in while racking up a team-best batting average of .380.
• In all of the big leagues, Donovan ranks 60th in homers and 27th in RBI.
• Donovan takes a hitting streak of 14 games into this game. During his last 10 outings he is batting .385 with four doubles, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Nolan James Arenado is hitting .296 with six doubles, two home runs and 11 walks.
• Arenado ranks 106th among all batters in the big leagues in homers, and 64th in RBI.
• Lars Nootbaar is batting .264 with three doubles, three home runs and 15 walks.
• Victor Scott II has two doubles, a triple, a home run and seven walks while batting .250.

Cardinals Team Props

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