Gerrit Cole takes the mound for the New York Yankees in the Subway Series as they face the New York Mets. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Yankees-Mets prediction and pick.

Yankees-Mets Projected Starters 

Gerrit Cole vs. David Peterson

Gerrit Cole (0-0) with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP.

Last Start: Cole made his first start of the year last time out. He went four innings, with three hits and two runs allowed. He took the no-decision against the Orioles as they fell in ten innings.

2024 Road Splits: This will be the first start of the year on the road for Cole.

David Peterson (3-0) with a 3.97 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP.

Last Start: Peterson went six innings last time out, giving up four hits and three walks. Peterson allowed a home run and two runs but took the win over the Texas Rangers.

2024 Home Splits: Peterson has made two starts at home this year. He is 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA and a .349 opponent batting average.

Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

MLB Odds: Yankees-Mets Odds

New York Yankees: -1.5 (+106)

Moneyline: -156

New York Mets: +1.5 (-128)

Moneyline: +132

Over: 8.5 (+100)

Under: 8.5 (-122)

How to Watch Yankees vs. Mets

Time: 7:10 PM ET/ 4:10 PM PT

TV: YES/SNY

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Why The Yankees Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Yankees are second in the majors in runs scored while sitting ninth in batting average, fourth in on-base percentage, and third in slugging. Aaron Judge has led the way this year. He is hitting .300 on the year with a .423 on-base percentage. Judge has 28 home runs, and 70 RBIs while he has scored 59 times this year. Juan Soto has also been great on the season. He is hitting .305 with 18 home runs. Soto has 56 RBIs and has scored 62 times. Rounding out the top bats on the year with Anthony Volpe. Volpe is hitting .271 this year with a .330 on-base percentage. He has just six home runs and 28 RBIs but has stolen 15 bases and scored 54 times.

Judge has also been on fire in the last week. He is hitting .313 in the last week with two home runs and six RBIs. Judge has also scored three times. Volpe is also hitting well in the last week. He is hitting .333 in the last week with two RBIs and three runs scored. Trent Grisham has not been driving in a lot of runs, but he is getting on base. He is hitting .375 in the last week with a .444 on-base percentage. He has a home run, an RBI and two runs scored.

Current members of the Yankees have just 17 career at-bats against David Peterson. Most of the experience comes from Juan Soto. Soto is just one for 11 against Peterson with a double. He does have four walks though. Gleyber Torres has the only RBIs against Peterson. He is one-for-one with a two-run home run.

Why The Mets Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Mets are 13th in the majors in runs scored, while sitting 11th in batting average, tenth in on-base percentage, and tenth in slugging. Brandon Nimmo leads the way. He is hitting .244 on the year with 11 home runs and 43 RBIs on the year. Nimmo has also scored 46 times. Slugging well this year is Pete Alonso. He is hitting .241 on the year with 16 home runs. Alonso has 42 RBIS and has scored 42 times. Rounding out the top bats on the year with Francisco Lindor. He is hitting .241 on the year with 13 stolen bases and 13 home runs. This has led to 39 RBIs and 49 runs scored.

Brandon Nimmo also comes into this game hot. He is hitting,.375 in the last week with a .444 on-base percentage. He has four home runs and eight RBIs in the last week, while also scoring nine times. Francisco Lindor is also playing well. He is hitting .346 in the last week with a home run, five RBIS and six runs scored. Rounding out the hottest bats is Francisco Alvarez. Alvarez is hitting .500 in the last week. He has two home runs, six RBIs, and three runs scored in six games.

Current members of the Mets have 134 at-bats against Gerrit Cole in their careers. They have hit just .172 against him. JD Martinez has the most experience, with 43 at-bats. He is 8-43 with two home runs, four RBIs, and seven walks. Francisco Lindor also has experience against Cole, going there for 20 with a home run and two walks.

Final Yankees-Mets Prediction & Pick

Gerrit Cole was not at one hundred percent in his first start of the year, and will probably not go deep into this game. Still, he is one of the best in the majors and has a great track record against these Mets. He should be able to keep the scoring low and let the Yankees slug their way to a victory.

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Final Yankees-Mets Prediction & Pick: Yankees ML (-156)