Cardinals at Mets prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 18

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Its Friday, April 18 and the Cardinals (9-10) are in Queens to take on the Mets (12-7).

Miles Mikolas is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against David Peterson for New York.

Game 1 of this weekend series saw the Mets win, 4-1. Francisco Lindor had three hits, MarkVientos went yard for his first home run of the season, and Griffin Canning allowed just one run on three hits over six innings to pick up the win.


Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.


We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.


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Game details & how to watch Cardinals at Mets​

• Date: Friday, April 18, 2025
• Time: 7:10PM EST
• Site: Citi Field
• City: Queens, NY
• Network/Streaming: FDSNMW, SNY

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Odds for the Cardinals at the Mets​

The latest odds as of Friday:

• Moneyline: Cardinals (+140), Mets (-166)
• Spread: Mets -1.5
• Total: 8.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Cardinals at Mets​

• Pitching matchup for April 18, 2025: Miles Mikolas vs. David Peterson
  • Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (0-2, 9.00 ERA)
    Last outing: 4/12 vs. Philadelphia - 5IP, 3ER, 3H, 2BB, 6Ks
  • Mets: David Peterson (1-1, 2.70 ERA)
    Last outing: 4/12 @ Athletics - 6IP, 2ER, 7H, 0BB, 5Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Cardinals at Mets​

• The Mets are 10-9 on the Run Line this season
• Wilson Contreras is hitless over his last 3 games (0-11)
• Francisco Lindor has hit safely in 6 straight games (9-25)

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Cardinals and the Mets​

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.


Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.


Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday's game between the Cardinals and the Mets:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the New York Mets on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the St. Louis Cardinals at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.

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