After a quick 2-game sweep of the A's, the Braves are continuing their west coast road trip. They've closed the gap between them and the Mets for the NL East lead to just half a game. They're also the 5th-betting favorites to go back-to-back and win the World Series. The Mariners are having a great season in their own right. They're focused on an AL wildcard spot, as the Astros have a stranglehold on the division. That makes this series much more interesting than it has been in recent years. Along with this same game parlay, be sure to check out our MLB picks for all of today's games.
Braves ML (-116)
Over 6.5 total runs (-162)
Austin Riley 2+ total bases (+120)
Parlay odds: +384
Let's take a closer look at each leg of our same game parlay.
Atlanta Braves ML (-116) over Seattle Mariners
The Braves not being significant favorites is a rarity with how great they've been this season. This game even originally opened with them as slight underdogs. That's largely due to them being far from home and facing one of the Mariners' top pitchers, Robbie Ray. Firstly, they've been out west all week and even had yesterday off. Secondly, Ray is a lefty. The Braves have absolutely smashed lefties this season, as they have the 2nd-highest OPS against them. They just faced a left-handed pitcher the last 2 games and put up 17 total runs.