The sputtering New York Yankees will try to kickstart their playoff push when they host the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The Yankees (55-51) enter Tuesday 3.5 games behind the Blue Jays for the third and final wild card spot in the American League. Meanwhile, the Rays (65-44) own the top wild card spot in the AL. Tampa Bay is a -115 favorite in the latest MLB odds from the SportsLine consensus, while New York is a -105 underdog. The over/under for runs scored is 8.5.
The game is one of 15 on the MLB schedule for Tuesday. Elsewhere in the majors, the Orioles and Blue Jays collide in the second game of a key four-game series in Toronto, and the Braves host Shohei Ohtani and the Angels. Before locking in 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. It entered Week 19 of the 2023 MLB season 49-39 on all top-rated MLB picks this season and has excelled on top-rated run-line picks, going 11-3 (+504). Anybody following has seen big returns.
For Tuesday, the model has locked in three confident MLB best bets for games that begin at 7:45 p.m. ET or later. If you successfully parlay the picks, you'd be looking at a payout of well over 6-1. 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 15 games on Tuesday, is taking St. Louis (+100) to knock off Minnesota and Twins starter Pablo Lopez. The last time the Cardinals faced Lopez in June 2022, they bullied him for five earned runs across five innings in a 9-0 St. Louis victory. The Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt went 4-for-4 in that game, with a homer and two RBI.
In addition, St. Louis welcomes a Minnesota team that is heading in the wrong direction. The Twins have lost five straight games, giving up 37 runs in the process. Their 7.46 ERA over that stretch is the second worst in all of baseball. See the model's top MLB picks here.
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The model also locked in two other best bets for Tuesday, including a play on another NL underdog, which would pay plus-money. You can see the model's MLB Tuesday best bets and parlay only at SportsLine.
What MLB picks should you target for a payout of well over 6-1, and what other NL underdog does the model like on Tuesday? Visit SportsLine now to see the MLB best bets from an advanced model that is on a 49-39 roll on all top-rated MLB picks, and find out.
