The red-hot Cincinnati Reds put their 11-game win streak on the line Friday as they opened a three-game series against the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. With a win on Friday, the Reds would tie the 1957 and ’39 teams for the franchise’s longest single-season winning streak since 1900. spanned the 1918 and ’19 seasons. Atlanta is a -155 favorite in the last Braves vs. Reds odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while Cincinnati is a +130 underdog. The over/under for points scored is 11.
The game is one of 14 on the Friday MLB schedule. Elsewhere in the majors, the Astros and Dodgers begin a three-game series in Los Angeles, and the Rangers visit the Bronx to begin a three-game series against the Yankees. Before making any MLB picks or parlays, you should review the MLB predictions and betting advice provided by SportsLine’s proven computer simulation model.
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For Friday, the model landed three confident MLB best bets. If you successfully parlay the picks, you would be looking at a payout of more than 11-1. You can only see the model’s MLB picks at SportsLine.
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After simulating 10,000 times every game on Friday, the model is high on the Pirates (+158) to beat the Marlins. On Thursday, Pittsburgh took a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the eighth against Miami. But the Marlins broke out for five runs to clinch a 6-4 win.
Pittsburgh has been good against left-handers this season. The Pirates have a .338 on-base percentage against left-handers this year, which ranks third in the NL. They also have a .260 batting average and a .752 OPS against left-handers, both of which rank eighth in the league. On Friday, Pittsburgh faces Miami southpaw Jesus Luzardo (6-5, 4.09 ERA). See who else you can bring back here.
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The model also closed two other best bets for Friday, including a play on an even bigger underdog. You can only see the model’s best MLB Friday betting and parlay on SportsLine.
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