2022 MLB odds, picks, best bets for Thursday, June 2 from proven model: This four-way parlay pays over 7-1

SportsLine's model has revealed its top MLB picks, predictions, parlay and best bets for Thursday, June 2

By CBS Sports Staff

Jun 2, 2022 at 4:23 pm ET • 2 min read

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The New York Mets are without three members of their rotation, including Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer, but you'd never know it by their performance on their recently concluded six-game homestand. New York (35-17), which owns a 10.5-game lead atop the NL East, swept three-game series against division rivals Philadelphia and Washington, outscoring the clubs 49-17 while ending the set versus the Nationals with 21 straight scoreless innings from its pitching staff. The Mets look to extend their winning streak to seven when they visit the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday for the opener of their four-game series. The Dodgers (33-17) still own a three-game lead over San Diego despite being swept by Pittsburgh in a three-game set earlier this week.

Los Angeles is a -175 money-line favorite in the latest Dodgers vs. Mets odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while New York is a +155 underdog. First pitch at Dodger Stadium is set for 10:10 p.m. ET, and the game is one of eight on the MLB schedule for Thursday evening. Other matchups include the Seattle Mariners visiting the Baltimore Orioles for the rubber match of their three-game series and the Chicago Cubs hosting the St. Louis Cardinals for the opener of their five-game set. Before making any MLB picks or parlays, be sure to check out the baseball predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times and it is off to a strong start to the 2022 season. It's on a 48-31 roll on top-rated MLB money-line picks through eight weeks, returning more than $1,100 for $100 players. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has locked in three confident MLB best bets for Thursday, June 2. If you successfully parlay the picks, you'd be looking at a payout of over 7-1. You can only see the model's MLB picks at SportsLine.

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The model, which simulated every game on Thursday's schedule 10,000 times, is taking the Cardinals (-110) to defeat the Cubs at 8:05 p.m. ET (See tickets at StubHub). St. Louis went 5-4 at Wrigley Field last season but swept a four-game series in late September during which it outscored its NL Central rival 32-16. The Cardinals enter this set having won five of their last six contests, including three straight against San Diego earlier this week.

Paul Goldschmidt enters the series as the hottest hitter in baseball as he leads the NL with a .353 average and a career-best 37-game on-base streak. The 34-year-old has recorded at least one hit in 23 consecutive games and is three away from matching the longest hitting streak of his career, which he set in 2013-14 with Arizona. Goldschmidt is a .310 lifetime hitter at Wrigley Field and is 2-for-5 against Cubs right-hander Keegan Thompson, with both hits being home runs.