St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 23-16 New York Mets play host to the 25-13 St. Louis Cardinals tonight in MLB action on the grass of Citi Field, May 19, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Cardinals -120/Mets +110
O/U Total: 7

Pitching Matchup
Michael Wacha (R) W/L 5-0 WHIP 1.08 ERA 2.06
Jon Niese (L) W/L 3-3 WHIP 1.38 ERA 2.49

St. Louis lost to New York last night 2-1. They are 0-1 on their current road trip and 3-6 in their last 9 games. The Mets are 3-1 on their current homestand but 3-6 in their past 9 games. They are 16-4 at home in 2015.

New York leads the season series 1-0 and has a 6-4 edge in the last 10 games played between these two clubs.

Wacha received a no decision in a 2-1 win at Cleveland last week. He went 5 innings, allowing 1 run and struck out 7. He has 5 Q starts on the year and has allowed 2+ ERs in only one of his starts. The Cards are 7-0 whenever he takes the mound.

Niese was a 6-5 loser at the Chicago Cubs in his last start. He allowed 6 runs in 6.1 innings, one of his worst starts of the year. He has 4 Q starts on the season.

St. Louis has several hitters who have had success vs. Niese. 3B Matt Carpenter is hitting .571 while C Yadier Molina is hitting .375 with a HR off of the left-hander. 1B Mark Reynolds and OF Peter Bourjos are both hitting .333. Jason Heyward has a .321 BA to go with 2 homers and 8 RBIs. SS Jhonny Peralta is 3-8 off of Niese for a .375 BA.

Only 1 Mets hitter has as many as 8 ABs vs. Wacha. OF Curtis Granderson is hitting .333 off of the right-hander but no one in the lineup has hit a homer or stolen a base off of Wacha.

St. Louis at New York Mets Betting Trends

The Cardinals are 2-4 straight up in their last 6 games.
The game total has gone under in 4 of St. Louis’s last 5 road games.
St. Louis is 2-4 straight up in their last 6 games against the New York Mets.
The Mets are 5-1 straight up in their last 6 home games.
The game total has gone under in 5 of New York’s last 5 games on home against St. Louis.

Injury Report

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Jaime Garcia P 15-Day Disabled List
Jon Jay OF 15-Day Disabled List
Thomas Pham OF 60-Day Disabled List
Adam Wainwright P 60-Day Disabled List
Jordan Walden P 15-Day Disabled List

NEW YORK METS
Vic Black P 15-Day Disabled List
Jerry Blevins P 15-Day Disabled List
Buddy Carlyle P 15-Day Disabled List
Travis d’Arnaud C 15-Day Disabled List
Josh Edgin P 15-Day Disabled List
Dillon Gee P 15-Day Disabled List
Dilson Herrera 2B 15-Day Disabled List
Jenrry Mejia P 15-Day Disabled List
Bobby Parnell P 15-Day Disabled List
Cesar Puello OF 60-Day Disabled List
Zack Wheeler P 60-Day Disabled List
David Wright 3B 15-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
St. Louis: 67%
New York Mets: 33%

Free MLB Pick

The Cardinals hitting only .239 versus lefties and the Mets hitting just .230 versus right-handed pitching. St. Louis starter Michael Wacha 3-0 on the road with a 1.85 ERA getting the Q start in three of four. New York’s Jon Niese 2-1 at home with a 1.35 ERA going three for three in Q starts.

Take the UNDER 7‏