ACTION on pitchers. Team and situational edges clearly with the home team in this one – #954 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* New York Mets +105 over St Louis Cardinals, Monday at 7:10 PM ET – Adam Wainwright is having a respectable season for the Cardinals but this is still a pitcher who has struggled more on the road than at home. Looking at the last 4 full seasons prior to this year - not including the very short 2020 MLB season - Wainwright had an ERA of a full 3 to 4 runs higher on the road than at home in 3 of the 4 seasons! Now he takes on a Mets team that has been making a late-season push for a playoff berth and has a solid home record this season. The Cardinals, on the other hand, are a below .500 team in road games this season and likely to struggle with Rich Hill. The veteran southpaw has been in top form of late with a total of only 3 earned runs allowed in 17 innings over his last 3 starts. He should get plenty of run support here. The red hot Mets lineup has led the way to producing 7 or more runs in 3 straight games and an average of 6 runs per game last 11 games. The Cardinals, on the other hand, have been held to 2 or less runs in 7 of last 11 games! We have the pitching edge here but even taking the starting pitching out of the equation, the team edge and situational edge both rest squarely with the home team in this one. We will grab the home team near an even money price on the money line in this one and bet New York Mets +105