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The Tampa Bay Rays hope to continue their offensive onslaught Monday as they visit the Cincinnati Reds for the opener of their three-game series. Tampa Bay (14-2) leads the major leagues with 36 home runs and a plus-72 run differential, recording 12 of its 14 victories by at least four runs. The Rays, who opened the season with a 13-game winning streak, avoided being swept in Toronto with an 8-1 triumph on Sunday. Cincinnati (6-9) is coming off its eighth loss in 11 contests, a 14-3 setback against Philadelphia.

On Monday, Tampa Bay's Jalen Beeks (0-0, 3.00 ERA) gets the start against Cincinnati's Hunter Greene (0-0, 5.14). The game is one of 12 on the MLB schedule for Monday evening. Elsewhere in the majors, the Braves attempt to extend their winning streak to seven games when they visit the Padres and the Rockies hope to end their five-game skid when they host the Pirates. Before making any MLB picks or parlays, be sure to check out the MLB predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It went 331-285 on top-rated MLB money-line picks (+357) over the past two seasons, and it finished the 2022 MLB season on a 20-14 roll. Anyone who has followed it has seen profitable returns.

For Monday, the model has locked in four confident MLB best bets for games that begin after 6:30 p.m. ET. If you successfully parlay the picks, you'd be looking at a payout of well over 7-1. You can see the model's top MLB picks at SportsLine.

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After simulating every game on Monday 10,000 times, the model is picking Tampa Bay (-140) to defeat Cincinnati. The Rays have homered at least once in each of their 15 contests this season, with Christian Bethancourt hitting a three-run shot in Sunday's victory. Brandon Lowe leads the team with five home runs, while eight others have gone deep at least three times.

Josh Lowe went 2-for-5 with three RBI on Sunday, becoming the fifth member of the Rays to drive in at least 10 runs this season. The 25-year-old right fielder has hit safely in nine of his 12 games, recording five multi-hit performances along the way. Randy Arozarena is tied for third in the majors with 17 RBI and has been held without a hit only twice in 15 contests. You can see who else to back at SportsLine.

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The model also locked in three other best bets for Monday, including a surprising underdog to cover the run line. You can see the model's MLB best bets and parlay only at SportsLine.

What MLB picks should you target for a payout of well over 7-1? And which surprising underdog covers the run line on Monday? Visit SportsLine now to see the MLB best bets from the computer model that ended last season on a 20-14 roll on top-rated money-line picks, and find out.