Caleb Wilfinger
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The Major League Baseball season has started off with a bang as the new rules have created more excitement and made the game much quicker. With more than a dozen games on tap on Wednesday, I have looked through today’s MLB slate and have found 3 picks that combine for a +720 payout at FanDuel Sportsbook. Be sure to check out our MLB predictions for all 13 games, but for now, let’s get into my MLB mega parlay for today.
Rays -2.5 alternate run line (+120)
White Sox vs Giants Under 7.5 (-110)
Minnesota Twins vs Miami Marlins Under 7.5 (-105)
MLB parlay odds: +720
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Tampa Bay Rays -2.5 (+120) over Washington Nationals
To start our mega parlay, we’re going to be backing the Rays on the alternate run line. Tampa Bay experienced a poor showing from their starter in Tuesday’s game against Washington, but the same shouldn’t be expected with Shane McClanahan on the mound. The Rays ace got off to a fantastic start with a dominant performance against the Tigers on Opening Day, tossing 6 innings of shutout ball in the victory. Much like most of his outings a season ago, McClanahan limited hard contact, got plenty of hitters to chase and walked just 1 batter. This should be a repeat performance of that effort against an inconsistent Washington lineup. Furthermore, the Rays’ lineup is clicking on all cylinders and will get the pleasure of Patrick Corbin in this one. Expect a blowout win for Tampa Bay.
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Chicago White Sox vs San Francisco Giants Under 7.5 (-110)
For the second leg of our mega parlay, we’re going with an under in a game that should feature the best pitching matchup of the day. Logan Webb will get the ball for the Giants and he’s coming off a terrific effort over the Yankees, where he struck out 12 batters in a loss. The hitter-friendly conditions of Yankee Stadium worked against Webb, which is why his xERA of 2.83 isn’t a surprise compared to his actual ERA of 6.00.
On the other side, Dylan Cease has some of the best stuff in baseball and he showed it in his Opening Day start. The White Sox ace allowed just 1 run from 2 hits while striking out 10 Houston hitters in the process. Now Cease is heading home for his first start at Guaranteed Rate Field, where the ace was nearly unhittable last season. In a game with a pair of aces, I’ll gladly take the under.
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Minnesota Twins vs Miami Marlins Under 7.5 (-105)
For the final leg in our mega parlay, we’re going with another under in the Twins vs Marlins game. Pablo Lopez is making his return to Miami as a member of the Twins and he should pitch well in his former home ballpark. Lopez allowed just 2 hits while striking out 8 batters on Opening Day, which led to a 2-0 Twins win. He’ll be followed by one of the better bullpens in baseball that has Jorge Lopez, Griffin Jax and Jhoan Duran to eat the late innings.
Countering Lopez on the mound for Miami will be Jesus Luzardo. The left-hander was excellent in his first start as he surrendered just 2 hits in 5.2 innings. And much like Lopez, Luzardo showed a little rust by walking 4 batters in that outing. Neither starter is known to be wild, so I anticipate that Lopez and Luzardo will have better control in their second outing in a familiar ballpark. Given that the two pitchers ended their respective starts with just 5 runs allowed between them, I’ll happily take the under at 7.5 runs here.
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