Baseball bettors look for value at Yankee Stadium on Friday as host New York battles the Seattle Mariners in baseball odds action.

New York hands the ball to starter Hiroki Kuroda in this one and he'll try to improve on his 2-4 mark on the year. Seattle counters with Felix Hernandez, who will try to quiet the fans and the Yankees bats at the same time.



View Seattle vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Yankees in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -125 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Yankees at No. 2 in the American League and the Mariners at No. 11 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits New York's No. 3-rated American League offense, averaging 4.9 runs per game, against a Mariners defense that ranks No. 4 in the American League at 3.9 in runs allowed per game. The Yankees have averaged 9.4 hits per game so far, more than Mariners batters have averaged on the year (7.9 hits per game).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the American League's No. 10-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Mariners own the American League's No. 4 mark in runs allowed.

Seattle won its last outing, a 2-1 result against the Tigers on May 9. Bettors who backed the Mariners at +136 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Seattle looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Tigers, a 2-1 final on Wednesday in support of Jason Vargas at Safeco Field.

New York was a 5-3 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Rays. They won as -136 favorites, while the total score of 8 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. C.C. Sabathia blew away 10 Tampa Bay batter in the Yankees' last start, leading them to a 5-3 win over Tampa Bay on Thursday at Yankee Stadium.


Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing NY Yankees are 3-7
After playing Detroit are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Seattle are 8-2
After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

A few Mariners at Yankees trends to consider:
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees' last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Yankees' last 11 games
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle


Next up:
Seattle at NY Yankees, Saturday, May 12