A key battle on the MLB odds menu sees visiting New York duelling Seattle on Friday at Safeco Field.

Seattle sends Jeremy Bonderman out against Hiroki Kuroda for the Yankees in this game. Bonderman is 0-1 with a 13.49 ERA on the season, while Kuroda is 6-4 on the year and has a 2.59 ERA.



View NY Yankees vs Seattle Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Seattle was a +136 moneyline underdogs earlier in the day at Sportsbook, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers at Sportsbook settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 8.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the American League No. 12-ranked Mariners and the American League No. 7-rated Yankees in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Seattle's American League No. 14-ranked scoring average of 3.7 runs per game, against a Yankees offense rated No. 11 and scoring 4.1 runs per game in the league. The Mariners have averaged 8.1 hits per game to date this season, less than the Yankees hitters have managed (8.2 per nine innings).

Seattle owns the American League's No. 8 defense, allowing 4.4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with New York's American League No. 1-rated defense.

The Yankees were a 6-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Mariners. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got New York at -113 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors. New York got the job done in their last match in a 6-1 victory over Seattle on Thursday at Safeco Field behind starter Philip Hughes.




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

Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

A few Yankees at Mariners trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Yankees' last 12 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Seattle's last 12 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games


Next up:
NY Yankees at Seattle, Saturday, June 8