MLB Betting Line Favors the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners

Yankee Stadium hosts an MLB battle between the New York Yankees and the visiting Seattle Mariners on Friday.

Seattle puts its faith in starter Nathan Karns to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 0-1. Getting the ball for the New York Yankees is Luis Severino, who owns a 0-1 record on the season with a 5.40 ERA.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

The New York Yankees were listed as -147 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while odds makers set the Sportsbook total line around 8 earlier at Sportsbook.

Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 4.5-2.6 result in favor of the Yankees. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The New York Yankees sport a record of 4-4 heading into this matchup, while the Seattle Mariners sit at 3-6 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and New York vs Seattle injuries news.

This game puts the New York Yankees, most recently No. 22 in Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Seattle Mariners, who rate a No. 24 in the latest survey.

Statistical Matchup

On offense, it's a battle between the New York Yankees and its No. 7-rated batting order, averaging 5.25 runs per nine innings, against the No. 22 line up of the Seattle Mariners at 3.56 runs per outing.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and New York has the No. 22-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Mariners own the No. 18 mark in runs allowed.