The resurgent Arizona Diamondbacks will try to keep momentum on their side on Friday when they host the Boston Red Sox to kick off a three-game weekend series. The first pitch is scheduled for 9:40 PM ET from Chase Field. The Diamondbacks (29-21) have been one of the most surprising teams in MLB so far this season. They are 1.5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West race on Friday. Arizona has won nine of the past 12, but saw its four-game winning streak snap Thursday after it squandered a five-point lead in a 6-5 road loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Coming Friday, the Red Sox are -140 favorites (risk $140 to win $100), while the Diamondbacks return a prize of +118 in the latest Caesars Sportsbook MLB odds. The over/under for the total number of points scored is 8.5. The game is one of 15 on the Friday MLB schedule. Other notable MLB lines for Friday include Yankees -105 against the Padres and Rays -110 against the Dodgers. Before making any MLB picks or parlays, you should review the MLB predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s time-tested computer model.
The SportsLine projection model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It went 331-285 on top-rated MLB moneyline picks (+357) over the past two seasons. It opened the 2023 MLB season with a 26-17 roll on all top-rated MLB picks (+379). And on Tuesday, the model hit a Royals-Brewers-Rockies parlay that paid more than 8-1. Anyone who has followed it has seen profitable returns.
For Friday, the model has made three confident MLB best bets for games starting at 8:10 p.m. ET or later. If you successfully parlay the picks, you would be looking at a payout of almost 7-1. You can only see the top MLB picks of the model for Friday at SportsLine.
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After simulating every Friday game 10,000 times, the model picks the Kansas City Royals (-120) against the Washington Nationals (+100). According to the model, Kansas City wins this game (8:10 p.m. ET) in a whopping 63% of simulations.
While early pitching woes have been the main culprit behind a dismal start for the Royals (15-36), these could be favorable circumstances. They are 6-1 in their last seven interleague home games against opponents with losing records.
The Nationals (21-29) have lost four of their last five road games and are 14-46 in the first game of their last 60 series. Washington ranks in the bottom third of most major offensive categories and his team’s 4.46 ERA ranks #9 in the National League. 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 a surprise underdog. You can only see the model’s MLB best bets and parlay at SportsLine.
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