The New York Mets (15-17) and New York Yankees (17-13) will continue their Subway Series with a Sunday twin bill at Yankee Stadium. Game 1 is slated for a 1:05 p.m. ET start. We analyze the Mets-Yankees betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.
The Yanks will be the home team (and bat last) for Sunday’s opener. The Mets will play as the home team in Game 2 (4:05 p.m. ET scheduled start).
Mets at Yankees: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Rick Porcello vs. RHP Michael King
Porcello owns a 6.43 ERA through six starts. The veteran hurler has allowed 8 ER on 15 hits over his last 9 IP (2 GS).
- The right-hander has a solid history as a road pitcher, and he owns a 3.96 ERA at Yankee Stadium.
- Porcello has yielded his fair share of hard contact this season, but he’s been undone by a .413 batting average on balls in play.
King: 1-1, 6.59 ERA, 1.098 WHIP, 12 K, 5 BB, 13 2/3 IP, 1 start, 3 relief appearances
- Went 3 2/3 innings with 3 earned runs allowed in his only start of the season thus far.
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Mets at Yankees: Key injuries
Get the latest injury news here.
Mets
- 2B Jed Lowrie (knee) out
- 2B Eduardo Nunez (knee) out
Yankees
- RP Zack Britton (hamstring) out
- RP Tommy Kahnle (elbow) out
- OF Aaron Judge (calf) out
- OF Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) out
- 2B Gleyber Torres (hamstring) out
- 3B Gio Urshela (elbow) questionable
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Mets at Yankees: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 11:50 a.m. ET.
Moneyline (ML)
New York’s American League entry is a banged-up club that has cranked out all of 2.6 runs per game (on a lowly .644 OPS) since Aug. 18. The Yankees (+100) have solid Major League depth, but against quality opponents like the Tampa Bay Rays, Atlanta Braves, and Mets (-110) the junior varsity is being exposed.
Porcello is backed by a Mets bullpen which has turned things around the last couple weeks. Broad analytics peg them as a top-10 unit. The Yankees pen has been scuffling to a 5.67 ERA over the last two weeks and the injury-marred core of that group may not have much in the tank Sunday.
The opener is a likable play for the National Leaguers. TAKE THE METS (-110) as slight favorites.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The visitors are the lean on what may set up for an Over. A better price on the Mets would trigger a play here, but the METS -1.5 (+145) draws a layoff.
Over/Under (O/U)
Keep in mind this line is for a seven-inning game which is part of a twin bill. The total — currently OVER 8 (-110)/UNDER 8 (-110) — jumped during the writing of this sentence. If it dips back to 7.5, take the Over.
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