Mets vs. Cardinals Prediction: Mets Predicted to Win Friday's MLB Matchup [5/2/2025]

The St. Louis Cardinals will take on the New York Mets in MLB action at Busch Stadium on Friday, commencing at 8:15PM ET.

Sonny Gray (3-0, 3.60 ERA) will start on the mound for the Cardinals, pitting him against Clay Holmes (3-1, 2.64 ERA) for the Mets.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced MLB model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects the Mets as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's NY Mets-St. Louis game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Mets' chance of winning is 51%, while the Cardinals' is 49%."

For further insights into Friday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Mets vs. Cardinals predictions page.

Cardinals vs. Mets Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Run Line?

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's MLB game between the Mets and Cardinals 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives the Mets a 51% chance of defeating the Cardinals.

According to our model, the Cardinals (+1.5) have a 62% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 7.5 runs has a 52% chance of going over.

Mets vs. Cardinals Odds [5/2/2025]

We have researched the best MLB odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Mets	Cardinals
Run Line	-1.5 (+145)	+1.5 (-170)
Moneyline	-118	+100
Total	o7.5 (-114)	u7.5 (-102)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Mets vs. Cardinals Picks and Best Bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Mets vs. Cardinals matchup is on the over/under.

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Mets vs. Cardinals Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's MLB game between the Cardinals and Mets at Busch Stadium is scheduled to commence at 8:15PM ET.

• Who: New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
• Date: Friday, May 2, 2025
• Time: 8:15PM ET/5:15PM PT
• Venue: Busch Stadium

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Conclusion

We predict the Mets, with a 51% win probability, will likely beat the Cardinals on Friday.

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