Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The New York Mets and the New York Yankees will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Yankee Stadium in an interleague contest. The Mets will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace lefthander Johan Santana in this game. Santana has a 5-3 record and a 3.13 ERA this season. It'll be ace CC Sabathia toeing the rubber for the Yankees in this contest. Lefthander Sabathia is 7-3 with a 4.00 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira belted two-run homers to power the Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Mets on Saturday, as -195 favorites. The game's eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Phil Hughes scattered five hits and three runs over seven innings in getting the win for the Yankees. Mike Pelfrey gave up five earned runs off seven hits in his seven innings in the loss for the Mets, who were +175 underdogs in that game. Team records: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing After playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing After playing NY Mets are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: NY Mets are 8-1 SU in its last 9 games NY Mets are 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road NY Mets are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing NY Yankees NY Yankees are 10-3 SU in their last 13 games at home NY Yankees are 13-6 SU in their last 19 games NY Yankees are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing NY Mets Next up: NY Mets home to NY Yankees at Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com |