New York Yankees at New York Mets Betting Odds
Opening Moneyline: Yankees -165 / Mets +145 O/U 9 runs
Time: 7:10 PM EST Friday May 21, 2010
Tonight in an inter-league match up in the Big Apple the New York Mets host the cross-town New York Yankees in the Subway Series. Both teams are struggling and each could really use a series win. Even though the Mets won their last game they are only 3-7 in their last 10 games and are in the basement of the NL East 6 games back of the Phillies. The Yankees are reeling, as they have lost 3 straight, are 4-6 in their last 10 games, and trail the Rays, who they just dropped 2 in a row to, by 5 games in the AL East.
In the last Subway Series hosted by the Mets the Yankees swept the Mets.
This season the Mets are 14-8 at home and the Yankees are 12-10 on the road.
The Mets are a different team at home where they are 6 games above .500 while they are only 4 games below .500 on the road.
In their last games the Yankees lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 8-6 yesterday and the Mets beat the Washington Nationals also yesterday.
The Yankees have the best all-time inter-league record and last season they were 10-8 while the Mets were 5-10, which was the worst record in the Majors.
On the mound for the Mets tonight is Hisanori Takahashi (3-1 3.12 ERA), who gave up 2 earned runs in 3 innings in a no decision in his last outing. On the hill for the visiting Yankees tonight is Javier Vazquez (2-4 8.01 ERA), who in his last outing only pitches 1/3rd of an inning giving up 0 earned runs, but still got the win.
Tonight will be Hisanori Takahashi's first Major League start.
Vazquez has struggled this season after coming over from Atlanta in the off-season and he went 1-1 with a 4.61 ERA in2 starts against the Mets last season.
Takahashi has to worry about Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, who rank #1 and #2 in inter-league hits and Jeter has scored the most runs (171) and Rodriguez has the most RBI's (163).
The Yankees have been losing, as their pitching has really let them down. In their last 5 games, 4 of which they have lost, they have given up an average of 8 runs per game.
Betting Trends
The Mets are 2-7 in their last 9 games, 10-3 in their last 13 home games, and has an Over record of 7-1 in their last 8 games.
The Yankees are 1-4 in their last 5 road games, 1-4 in their last 5 road games against a left-handed starter, and has an Over record of 4-0 in their last 4 games.
Dating back to last season the Mets are 0-5 in their last 5 inter-league games and the Yankees are 7-1 in their last 8 inter-league road games.
The Yankees have won their last 4 games against the Mets.
Our Selection : No way can I lay money on a team playing on the road sending out a pitcher that they have won only one game in his 6 starts. Take the Mets at +142 at Bodog.
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