Cardinals vs. Mets Prediction: Mets Predicted to Win Thursday's MLB Matchup [4/17/2025]

The New York Mets will face the St. Louis Cardinals in MLB action at Citi Field on Thursday, beginning at 7:10PM ET.

The Mets will send Griffin Canning (1-1, 4.20 ERA) to the mound, while the Cardinals have opted for Andre Pallante (2-0, 2.20 ERA).

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

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

"Taking into account recent updates and various additional inputs, we forecast the Mets with a win probability of 54% and the Cardinals with 46%."

For expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Cardinals vs. Mets predictions page.

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

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

Our famous predictive model currently gives the Mets a 54% chance of defeating the Cardinals.

According to our model, the Cardinals (+1.5) have a 64% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 7.5 runs has a 51% chance of going over.

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 11:27PM, Apr 17

Moneyline

Over / Under

Run Line

Cardinals

Win %

46%

54%

+120

-134

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Mets

Cardinals STL

+120

Win %

46%

54%

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Mets NYM

-134

Andre Pallante 2-0, 2.20 ERA

Griffin Canning 1-1, 4.20 ERA

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Cardinals vs. Mets Odds [4/17/2025]

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Cardinals vs. Mets Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Thursday's MLB action between the Mets and Cardinals at Citi Field is scheduled to commence at 7:10PM ET.

• Who: St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Mets
• Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
• Time: 7:10PM ET/4:10PM PT
• Venue: Citi Field

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Conclusion

We predict the Mets, with a 54% win probability, will likely beat the Cardinals on Thursday.

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