The New York Yankees are 8-2 in their last 10 games against the New York Mets including a current stretch of four straight wins. New York can extend its winning streak over the Mets in the series-opener of a three-game series against their interstate rival this Friday night.
Yankees vs. Mets 2018 odds: Sportsbooks favor Yankees on the road in opener of series
The New York Yankees will try to stay hot on the road against the New York Mets this Friday night, with the sportsbooks making them the betting favorites for the game.
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The Yankees are a -120 road betting favorite in Queens at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Masahiro Tanaka will take the mound for the road team against the Mets (+100) and their staff ace Jacob deGrom.
New York Yankees vs. New York Mets
When: Friday, June 8, 7:10 p.m. ET
Where: Citi Field, Queens, New York
Betting Line / Total: New York Yankees -120 / 7.5 Runs
New York Yankees
With their 3-0 win in extra innings on Wednesday, the Yankees wrapped up a two-game road sweep over the Toronto Blue Jays, improving to 7-1 over their last eight games including a 5-1 record on the road.
New York is now 31-9 over its last 40 games and has the second best record in baseball behind only the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees have the best run production in the league at 5.59 runs per game and lead the majors with 98 home runs.
Masahiro Tanaka has received plenty of run support this season. The Yankees have averaged 8.71 runs per game in Tanaka’s last seven starts and are a perfect 7-0 over that stretch per the OddsShark MLB Database.
New York Mets
The Mets are still looking for their first win in the month of June. New York is just 2-11 over its last 13 games including a current losing streak of six straight. All six of those losses came at home, bringing the Mets’ record to 0-8 over the team’s last eight home games.
Jacob deGrom has been one of the few bright spots for this team in 2018 with a 1.49 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP, but despite owning a personal record of 4-0 the Mets are just 2-7 in his last nine starts.
Friday’s total is set at 7.5 runs. The UNDER is 3-0 in each of these two teams’ last three games.
Jacob deGrom and the rest of the Mets staff will have their work cut out for them facing the best offense in baseball. Steven Matz will go up against Domingo German on Saturday and Luis Severino will pitch in Sunday’s series finale against a currently undecided Mets starter.
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