Monday offers plenty of excitement as we get 18 teams in action.' We start the day in Miami and close things out in San Francisco with a game between the Giants and Rays. I've studied the slate and picked my 3 favorite MLB bets for a +832 payout with this MLB mega parlay at FanDuel Sportsbook. Let's take a closer look at this parlay and be sure to read the entire article for my reasoning and analysis for each individual leg. Also, don’t forget to check out our MLB prediction s for every game today.
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Atlanta Braves -1.5 over New York Yankees (-102)
The New York Yankees blew a 5-run lead heading into the bottom of the eighth inning yesterday against the Miami Marlins and are still sitting at the bottom of the AL East standings. Despite that, New York still has an outside chance at the Wild Card but will have to start piling together some wins. Unfortunately for the Yankees, I don't think that happens today against Max Fried and the Atlanta Braves. Fried will be making his third start since missing 3 months with a left forearm strain and owns a 2.50 ERA across 7 outings on the year. The left-hander was phenomenal in his first start back, tossing 6.0 scoreless innings against the Cubs, but struggled his last time out after surrendering 4 earned runs on 6 hits. Look for Fried to bounce back against this deflated ballclub.
Clarke Schmidt takes the ball for the Yankees, posting a 4.23 ERA alongside a 1.29 WHIP. The numbers are respectable, but this Braves team is a different beast offensively and there are no breaks in this lineup. Atlanta is on pace to break the single-season home run record set by the Minnesota Twins in 2019 and they have 5 (possibly 6) players on pace for at least 30 homers. I think this is going to be a major issue for Schmidt considering his 42.3% hard-hit rate and .408 xSLG are the highest marks of his career. I think the Braves jump on Schmidt early and create enough separation to cover the run line.