We are getting the weekend in Major League Baseball started with a full 15-game slate on Friday night. A couple of Apple TV+ contests are on the schedule, beginning with Toronto hosting Detroit before San Francisco entertains the Cubs. Meanwhile, the Red Sox and Brewers are squaring off at 7:10 pm ET on ESPN+. It's shaping up to be another entertaining day of action on the diamond – one worthy of making some wagers.
It's time to take a look at the four components of Friday's mega parlay.
For this parlay we are going with three favorites on various run lines and one underdog on the money line. Let's break down each of the four legs one by one.
Mets -1.5 over Marlins (+136)
With the Mets sweep of the Yankees they became the second National League team to eclipse 60 wins. While the Marlins may not be in jeopardy of last place in the National League East due to the hopelessness of the Nationals, they have still been struggling of late. Their issue has been the inconsistency of their run production with Jazz Chisholm out of the lineup. Thursday's performance was decent, but that was against the league's worst pitching staff in the Reds. It's still Miami’s inconsistent lineup that makes the Mets so valuable in this spot. Sure they have to face Sandy Alcantara, but their lineup is on a roll and Miami may not score much at all against Chris Bassitt.