Clarke Schmidt is slated to take the mound for New York against Emerson Hancock for Seattle. The Yankees scored 29 runs in winning two of three over the weekend against the Athletics. Aaron Judge went 4-5 Sunday to push his average to .409 for the season and Ben Rice cracked a grand slam to lead New York to a 12-2 win yesterday.

The New York Yankees (23-17) and the Seattle Mariners (22-17) open a 3-game series Monday. First pitch from T-Mobile Park is at 9:40 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Yankees vs. Mariners odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Mariners have many different routes they can go with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, and The Athletic's Keith Law predicts them to go with top college shortstop, Aiva Arquette.