Mets vs. Cardinals Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - March 30
30 March 2026

The New York Mets visit the St. Louis Cardinals to start a three-game series at Busch Stadium, with first pitch at 7:45 p.m. ET on Monday. Clay Holmes (0-0, 0.00 ERA) gets the start for the Mets, who are 2-1 this season and third in the NL East. Kyle Leahy (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is expected to start for the Cardinals, who are 2-1 and third in the NL Central.
Despite playing away from their home ballpark, the Mets are favored to win (-152) over the Cardinals (+127). The total for this contest is 8.5.
Mets vs. Cardinals Odds, Game Time
- Game day: Monday, March 30, 2026
- Game time: 7:45 p.m. ET
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
- Favorite: Mets (-152)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+127)
- Over/under: 8.5
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- TV Channel: CARD and SNY
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Mets vs. Cardinals: Betting the Moneyline
- The Mets were favored on the moneyline 115 total times last season. They finished 64-51 in those games.
- St. Louis was chosen as underdogs in 93 games last year and walked away with the win 44 times (47.3%) in those games.
- When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -152 or shorter last year, New York had a record of 30-26 (53.6%).
- Last season, St. Louis came away with a win 12 times in 35 chances when named as an underdog of at least +127 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Mets have a 60.3% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline's implied probability.
- The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 44.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Mets vs. Cardinals: Betting the Spread & Total
- The Mets played in 162 games with a set over/under, and combined with their opponents to go over the total 76 times (76-78-8).
- St. Louis and its opponents hit the over in 81 of its 161 games with a total last season.
- The Mets put together a 74-88-0 record ATS last season.
- The Cardinals had an against the spread mark of 81-80-0 in 161 games with a line last season.
