The Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels close out a four-game series on Thursday when the AL West rivals collide at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Angels won the first game of the series 9-6 and the second 7-3 before the Rangers responded on Wednesday with a 6-3 victory. In the series finale, Los Angeles' Shohei Ohtani (5-2, 3.32 ERA) squares off against Texas' Nathan Eovaldi (9-2, 2.49 ERA). Texas is a -125 favorite in the latest Rangers vs. Angels odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while Los Angeles is a +105 underdog. The over/under for runs scored is 8.
The game is one of 10 on the MLB schedule for Thursday. Elsewhere in the majors, the Blue Jays and Orioles play the rubber game of their three-game series in Baltimore, and the Diamondbacks and Phillies close out a series in Phoenix. Before making any MLB picks or parlays, be sure to check out the MLB predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer simulation model.
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For Thursday, the model has locked in three confident MLB best bets. If you successfully parlay the picks, you'd be looking at a payout of more than 5-1. You can only see the model's MLB picks at SportsLine.
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The model, which ran 10,000 simulations on each of the 10 games on Thursday, is taking the Los Angeles Dodgers (-145) to knock off the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox have lost three of their last four games and have been outscored 20-15 over that stretch. Over the season, Chicago has a .682 OPS, which ranks 25th in the majors. By contrast, Los Angeles has a .786 OPS, which ranks fourth.
In addition, the Dodgers have been excellent at home this season. Los Angeles is 21-11 at Dodger Stadium, which is the third best home record in baseball, behind only the Rays and Rangers. Mookie Betts owns the best home OPS (1.053) of any hitter in the majors. See who else to back here.
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The model also locked in two other best bets for Thursday, including a play on a National League underdog that would pay plus-money. You can only see the model's MLB Thursday best bets and parlay at SportsLine.
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