With MLB Opening Day in the rearview mirror, we are off and running in this 2024 Major League Baseball season. Action on the diamond continues with a smaller 6-game slate on Thursday. The games get underway with the New York Mets hosting the Detroit Tigers at 12:10 pm ET and concludes with the Chicago White Sox takin g on the Kansas City Royals at 7:40 pm ET. Below is my MLB mega parlay for Thursday, while you can also'check out all of our MLB picks for today’s action.
For this parlay, I am going with 2 favorites on the run line and a game to go over the total. Let's break down each of the 3 legs.
Minnesota Twins -1.5 over Cleveland Guardians (+140)
While the Guardians’ offense has been stellar thus far – tied for 3rd with 46 runs in 7 games and posting a .283 BA as a team – Twins starter Pablo Lopez could be the arm to slow them down. The right-hander posted an excellent 7-inning outing in his first appearance of 2024, surrendering just 1 run while racking up 7 strikeouts. Lopez finished 2023 with a 3.00 xERA through 32 starts and should continue his good run of form against a divisional rival at home.
On the other side, the Guardians are dishing out Tanner Bibee on the mound, who had a rough first outing to start the new season, giving up 3 earned runs on 6 hits and 5 walks while struggling with his command against a very poor A's lineup. Things certainly won’t get any easier against a Twins lineup that is due for a breakout performance at home. Lopez definitely holds the advantage on the mound and the Twins have the more rested bullpen, with 6 of their bullpen arms on at least 2 days of rest, so let’s take Minnesota to win this game comfortably.