Yankees vs. Mets Prediction
The Yankees and Mets have one of the best ‘over’ umpires in baseball behind the dish tonight at 7:10PM ET.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Mets are -122 money line favorites versus the Yankees, who have odds of +102 to pull off the upset. With Masahiro Tanaka set to face Jacob deGrom in the pitching matchup, the over/under sits at 6.5 runs.
Bet Tonight’s Yankees vs. Mets Game
NY YANKEES: The Yankees have lost four of their last five games overall but have won five of Tanaka’s last seven road starts and are 43-21 in their last 64 starts overall. They’re also 4-1 in Tanaka’s last five starts when he pitches the second game of a series, are 5-0 in his lat five starts after allowing five runs or more in their previous game and are 4-0 in his last four starts coming off five days of rest.
NY METS: The Mets are 21-10 in deGrom’s last 31 home starts, are 9-3 in his last 12 home starts versus a team with a winning record and 8-2 in his last 10 starts when their opponent allows five runs or more in their previous game. That said, the Mets are 1-6 in deGrom’s last seven starts with four days of rest in between and 2-7 in his last nine starts following a team loss in their previous game.
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OUR PICK: Brian Gorman is behind the plate tonight in New York, which is a great thing for over bettors. In 11 games this season, the over is 8-2 with Gorman behind the plate. The over is also 4-1 in Gorman’s last five interleague games behind home plate, is 9-3 in the Mets’ 12 games versus American League East opponents and is 14-5-1 in the Yankees’ last 20 road games.
TUESDAY MLB FREE PICK: YANKEES/METS OVER 6.5