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The MLB season is officially in full swing and we have another great slate on Easter Sunday with a bunch of interesting matchups. And what better way to celebrate the weekend than by going for a big payday? That’s right, we’re back with another mega parlay.
We’re going big and bold again, so let’s not waste any more time. But before we dive in, don’t forget to check out our free picks on the side and total for every MLB game today.
Philadelphia Phillies -1.5 (+116)
St. Louis Cardinals ML (+114)
San Diego Padres ML (+160)
Parlay odds: +1101
Let’s break down each of the legs one by one.
Philadelphia Phillies -1.5 (+116) over Miami Marlins
To start this mega parlay off we’ve got the Phillies on the run line. Philly got off on the right foot by winning three of their first four, and then got into a bit of a funk. But they snapped out of it in a big way on Saturday with a 10-3 win over Miami. Bryce Harper has been having a really tough start to the season, but he appeared to get right on Saturday, as well. Harper reached base three times and scored three runs and he even managed to steal home.
That should get him going. The Marlins look like they once again will have one of the worst offenses in the league, and things won’t get any easier against Zack Wheeler. Philly’s star lefty is coming off a dominant season where he had a 2.78 ERA and 1.01 WHIP. In his first start of 2022, Wheeler allowed only three baserunners.
St. Louis Cardinals ML (+114) over Milwaukee Brewers
I was pretty bullish on this Cardinals team entering the year, and I’m jumping at the opportunity to get them as an underdog here for the next leg of our parlay. Everyone seemed to forget during the long offseason that St. Louis finished last year by winning 19 of their last 22 games. And they have mostly picked up right where they left off, going 5-2 in their first seven. On the flip side, I was expecting some regression from the Brewers.
Milwaukee had a great year and won the NL Central, but it felt like a fluke to me. They got career-best years from a handful of different starting pitchers, and their offense was always middling. The Brewers have played nine games now, and they still haven’t scored more than five runs. Milwaukee is starting 23-year-old Aaron Ashby here for just the fifth start of his career and his first this season, so it’s not like they’ve got an advantage on the mound. Cards starter Dakota Hudson has shown a ton of promise in the past.
San Diego Padres ML (+160) over Atlanta Braves
We’ll look to Sunday Night Baseball for the last leg of our parlay. Speaking of advantages on the mound, the Padres have a big one here. Yu Darvish will toe the rubber for San Diego while 22-year-old Bryce Elder gets the start for Atlanta. This is just the second big league appearance for Elder after he made his MLB debut on Tuesday. He was shaky in his first outing, giving up six hits and a couple of home runs.
Now he’s being asked to go on the road in primetime on national television and face the Padres. It’s going to be tough. Darvish is coming off a start in which he got rocked, but there’s no need to panic. He’s still been mostly great the past two seasons, and pitched 6.0 innings without giving up a hit in his first start of 2022.
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