The Yankees will be trying to slam their rivals from the other league on Sunday, as the Colorado Rockies visit in inter-league play at Yankee Stadium.

For the Yankees, Ivan Nova gets the ball, charged with keeping the Rockies hitters off the base paths. He'll face Juan Nicasio, 2-1 on the year.



View Colorado vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Rockies were listed as +-165 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 10 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Yankees, most recently No. 2 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Rockies, who rate a National League No. 4 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and New York has the American League's No. 2-rated offensive output, at 8.8 hits per game. The Rockies average 8.6 hits per game, good for No. 8 on the National League list.

New York owns the American League's No. 5 defense, allowing 4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Colorado's National League No. 13-rated defense.

Colorado lost its last outing, an 8-3 result against the Yankees on June 25. Bettors who backed the Yankees at -240 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Colorado suffered an 8-3 loss against New York on Saturday, as Aaron Cook wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Yankee Stadium.




Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Milwaukee are 0-3
After playing Colorado are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

A few Rockies at Yankees trends to consider:
Colorado is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Colorado's last 12 games on the road
Colorado is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games when playing Colorado
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
NY Yankees are 11-4 SU in their last 15 games


Next up:
Colorado at Chi Cubs, Monday, June 27
NY Yankees home to Milwaukee, Tuesday, June 28