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

Jonathon Niese gets the call for the New York Mets and he will try to build on a 3-5 mark. In the other dugout, Philip Hughes brings a 2-3 ledger to the game for the Yankees as he tries to quiet the Mets bats.



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Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting New York before the first pitch in this match found them as -108-moneyline underdogs earlier today at Sportsbook. They saw the total of 7.5 earlier at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Mets, most recently No. 14 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Yankees, who rate an American League No. 5 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and New York has the National League's No. 8-rated offensive output, at 7.7 hits per game. The Yankees average 8.4 hits per game, good for No. 12 on the American League list.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the National League's No. 15-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Yankees own the American League's No. 2 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, New York was an 8-3 loser on the road against the Rays. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -120 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (11) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. The Yankees were saddled with a loss last time out in C.C. Sabathia's start, as they lost 8-3 against Tampa Bay on Sunday at Tropicana Field.

New York won its last outing, a 4-2 result against the Braves on May 26. Bettors who backed the Mets at +132 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Shaun Marcum blew away 12 Atlanta batter in the Mets' last start, leading them to a 4-2 win over Atlanta on Sunday at Citi Field.


New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing NY Mets are 7-3
After playing Tampa Bay are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3

New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 3-7
After playing Atlanta are 2-8
After a win are 2-8

A few Yankees at Mets trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Mets
NY Yankees are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games on the road
NY Yankees are 11-5 SU in their last 16 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of NY Yankees' last 16 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Mets' last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets' last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of NY Mets' last 16 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets' last 9 games when playing NY Yankees


Next up:
NY Yankees at NY Mets, Tuesday, May 28