New York travels to New York for inter-league play on Sunday, hoping to secure a victory over the Yankees.

Ivan Nova gets the call for the New York Yankees and he will try to build on a 4-2 mark. In the other dugout, Michael Pelfrey brings a 3-3 ledger to the game for the Mets as he tries to quiet the Yankees bats.



View NY Mets vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Yankees as -175 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 9 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Yankees, most recently No. 4 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Mets, who rate a National League No. 11 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New York's No. 1 ranked American League offense (5.1 runs per game) against a Mets defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 10 in the National League at 4.2 runs allowed per game. The Yankees have been averaging 8.5 hits per game, more than the Mets have managed so far this season (8.1 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the American League's No. 7-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Mets own the National League's No. 10 mark in runs allowed.

New York was a 7-3 loser in its last match on the road against the Yankees. They lost as +182 underdogs, while the total score of 10 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. New York didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 7-3 to New York on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.




New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 7-3
After playing NY Mets are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

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


Next up:
NY Mets at Chi Cubs, Tuesday, May 24
NY Yankees home to Toronto, Monday, May 23