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The Atlanta Braves are in the midst of a stretch during which they face some of the weaker teams in Major League Baseball, and they're taking full advantage of it. After sweeping a three-game series at Washington, which is last in the National League East, the Braves continued their nine-game road trip Monday with a 12-2 victory over the Miami Marlins, who are just one-half game ahead of the Nationals. Atlanta, which visits American League-worst Baltimore this weekend, attempts to extend its winning streak to five games when it faces Miami on Tuesday. Should you expect the NL East-leading Braves to again roll over a lesser opponent, or is there value on the Marlins to fight back and bring a return on the money line?

The latest MLB odds for Tuesday from Caesars Sportsbook list the Braves as -121 favorites (risk $121 to win $100) on the money line. Other MLB lines of note include the Seattle Mariners at -140 against the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics as slight money-line favorites (-111) versus the Chicago White Sox. Before making any MLB picks or predictions on those games or others, you need to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

This model, which simulates every pitch of every game 10,000 times, is 158-132 on top-rated MLB money-line picks through 20 weeks in the 2021 season, returning over $200. It also had a banner 2019 season, the league's last full schedule, returning more than $1,400 on its top-rated money-line and run-line picks. Anyone following it has seen some huge returns.

Now, the model has crunched the numbers for Tuesday's MLB schedule and posted its best bets. Successfully parlaying these four MLB picks would return more than 12-1. Head to SportsLine to see the picks.

Top MLB picks for Tuesday, Aug. 17 

The model likes the Athletics at -111 on the money line against the White Sox. Despite having lost three of its last four contests, Oakland has several players that have been performing well at the plate of late. One of those is Matt Chapman, who sports an unimpressive .224 batting average but enters Tuesday with a four-game hitting streak during which he has gone 7-for-14. The 28-year-old third baseman has driven in at least one run in each contest of the streak and has belted four homers over his last three games.

Jed Lowrie has hit safely in six of his last seven contests and has recorded six hits in 10 at-bats over his last three appearances. Currently in his third stint with the Athletics, the 37-year-old infielder has amassed 13 homers and 62 RBIs in 112 games this year after going 0-for-7 in nine contests with the New York Mets over the previous two seasons. Mark Canha also has been contributing at the plate for Oakland, driving in five runs over his last four contests.

How to make MLB predictions, parlays for Tuesday

The model has locked in three other MLB best bets, including one on a surprising underdog. You can see its best bets only at SportsLine.

So which MLB picks should you make on Tuesday for a shot at a 12-1 return? And which underdog do you need to be all over? Visit SportsLine now to see Tuesday's MLB picks, all from the projection model that's 158-132 on top-rated money-line picks in 2021, and find out.