MLB Betting Preview: New York Yankees vs. New York Mets Odds, Analysis
The New York Yankees (52-52) will be trying to end a four-game losing streak Monday when they visit the New York Mets (54-50) in an interleague matchup. The Yankees have the more experienced starting pitcher going to the mound and are listed at -110 (bet $110 to win $100) on the odds for the game at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark.
CC Sabathia (6-8, 3.95 ERA) is coming off his first victory since June 16 as he toes the rubber for the Yanks, giving up two runs and four hits in 6.2 innings of a 6-3 road win against the Houston Astros last Tuesday with two walks and five strikeouts.
That was the last time the team won a game, as it fell to the Astros in the finale of that series before getting swept by the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend. The 36-year-old southpaw had gone 0-4 in his previous six starts, with his ERA rising more than a full run.
Meanwhile, Logan Verrett (3-6, 4.12) has gone even longer since earning a victory for the Mets, who last won with him on the mound back on April 26 in one of his 18 relief appearances. Verrett has started just nine games this season, winning his first one this year on April 19 versus the Philadelphia Phillies following six scoreless innings.
In Verrett's last 20 appearances, the Mets have won only four times dating back to the start of May.
The 26-year-old Verrett has been a much better pitcher at home in 2016, going 2-3 with a 3.29 ERA as opposing batters hit only .220 against him. On the road, he is 1-3 with a 5.00 ERA. However, Sabathia is also in a favorable spot situationally, going 5-3 away from home with a 3.28 ERA.
The Yankees have won six of the past eight meetings overall as well, according to the Odds Shark MLB Database, after losing six straight in this Subway Series with the Mets.
The under is 6-1 in the last seven games between the teams at Citi Field, with the lone over during that stretch coming in the most recent matchup last September. The Yankees won that game 11-2, and the previous six there all saw six runs or less scored.
