Interleague Plays debuts this weekend with the annual subway series between the New York Mets and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
The pitching matchup tonight is scheduled to be R.A. Dickey (1-5, 5.08) for the Mets and Freddy Garcia (2-3, 3.22) for the Yankees. Dickey was roughed up for six runs on 11 hits in 5 1-3 innings against the Astros in his last start. Garcia faced the Red Sox last time out and was tagged for five runs on six hits in 5 1-3 innings.
View NY Mets vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
The Yankees were listed as -175 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 9 earlier on Monday.
Power Rankings:
The Yankees - Mets odds would favor the Yankees if the lines were set according to our power ranks. New York is rated No. 4 in the current American League Odds Shark poll, while New York is at No. 11 in the National League.
How They Match Up:
At the plate, New York owns the No. 6 ranking for hits in the American League at 8.6 per game. By contrast, the Mets are rated No. 10 in the same category at 8.2 per game.
Defensively, New York features the National League's No. 10-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.4 runs per game. New York, meanwhile, comes in at No. 5 in the American League at home, scoring 4.7 runs per game.
Last time out for New York, they were a 1-0 Sportsbook as they battled the Nationals at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Mets at -126 were rewarded, while the 1 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. New York threw a shutout at Washington in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Dillon Gee to defeat Washington 1-0 on Thursday.
In their last action, New York was a 13-2 Sportsbook on the road against the Orioles. Bettors on New York at -168 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (15) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. New York ran up the score in their last game on Thursday, jumping to a lead and resulting in a 13-2 victory against Baltimore.
New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After playing Washington are 4-6
After a win are 5-5
New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing NY Mets are 5-5
After playing Baltimore are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few Mets at Yankees trends to consider:
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets' last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets' last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Mets are 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees' last 8 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 7 games at home
NY Yankees are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing NY Mets
Next up:
NY Mets at NY Yankees, Saturday, May 21
