The New York Mets (11-7) host the St. Louis Cardinals (9-9) at 7:10 p.m. ET on Thursday in a matchup of two of MLB’s most consistent hitters. Pete Alonso has a batting average of .365 (fifth in MLB) for the favored Mets (-142), while Brendan Donovan is third in MLB play hitting .380 this season for the underdog Cardinals (+120). David Peterson takes the mound first for New York, and Andre Pallante is St. Louis’ pick to start.

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Mets vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Mets (-142)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+120)
• Over/under: 7.5

Mets betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mets betting info

• The Mets have been favored on the moneyline 13 total times this season. They’ve gone 9-4 in those games.
• New York has gone 6-2 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -142 or shorter (75% winning percentage).
• The Mets have an implied moneyline win probability of 58.7% in this game.
• New York has played in 18 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total five times (5-13-0).
• The Mets have covered 50% of their games this season, going 9-9-0 ATS.

Mets hitting info

• Alonso paces the Mets with five home runs and 21 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .365.
• In MLB play, Alonso ranks 12th in homers and first in RBI.
• Alonso enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .333 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and three RBI.
• Juan Soto is hitting .231 with four doubles, three home runs and 14 walks.
• Soto ranks 50th in home runs and 115th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Brandon Nimmo is batting .203 with three doubles, four home runs and six walks.
• Francisco Lindor has four doubles, a home run and six walks while hitting .239.
• Lindor heads into this matchup on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with two doubles, three walks and an RBI.

Mets pitching rankings

• The Mets pitching staff ranks fifth in the majors with a collective 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• New York has the first-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (2.38).
• Pitchers for the Mets combine for the 11th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.201).
• The Mets allow the fewest home runs in baseball (eight total, 0.4 per game).
• New York its 4-3 loss the last time out, the team struck out 12 Twins batters while allowing nine hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• This season, the Cardinals have won seven out of the 12 games, or 58.3%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• St. Louis has played as an underdog of +120 or more twice this season and split those games.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 45.5% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
• St. Louis’ games have gone over the total in 10 of its 18 chances.
• The Cardinals are 10-8-0 against the spread this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Lars Nootbaar has been key for St. Louis with three home runs, 10 RBI and a batting average of .284 this season.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Nootbaar’s home run total is 50th, and his RBI total is 50th.
• Nootbaar heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .313 with two doubles, a home run, five walks and four RBI.
• Nolan Arenado is batting .292 with an OBP of .378 and a slugging percentage of .477 this season.
• Arenado ranks 92nd in home runs and 70th in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
• Donovan has a .380 average this season with two homers and 11 RBI.
• Donovan has safely hit in 12 straight games. During his last 10 games he is batting .462 with six doubles, two walks and five RBI.
• Victor Scott II is batting .263 with an OBP of .338 and a slugging percentage of .386 this season.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals strike out just 7.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
• St. Louis has the 16th-ranked ERA (4.09) in the majors this season.
• Cardinals pitchers have a 1.150 WHIP this season, eighth-best in the majors.
• The Cardinals have given up the third-fewest long balls so far this season with only 12 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, St. Louis defeated the Astros, 4-1, with eight strikeouts and four hits allowed.