The Los Angeles Dodgers continue their climb toward the top of the NL West when they resume their four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday (9:10 p.m. ET) at Dodger Stadium. After completing a 3-3 road trip with back-to-back losses against lowly Kansas City, LA (47-37) kicked off a six-game homestand with a 5-2 win over Pittsburgh on Monday. With the triumph, the Dodgers pulled within 2.5 games of division-leading Arizona. The Pirates (39-45), who are 6.5 games back in the NL Central, have lost 10 of their last 11 on the road. On Tuesday, Emmet Sheehan (2-0, 2.65 ERA) takes the mound for LA opposite Luis Ortiz (2-3, 4.11).
The Dodgers are -250 favorites (risk $250 to win $100) in the latest MLB odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the Pirates are +205 underdogs. The over/under is 9.5, and the game is one of 10 on the MLB schedule for Tuesday evening. Elsewhere, the MLB-best Atlanta Braves (57-27) hope to extend their winning streak to 10 games when they visit the Cleveland Guardians, and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays (-140) look to avoid a third straight loss when they host the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 Tuesday, the model has locked in three confident MLB best bets for games that begin at 4:10 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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After simulating every game on Tuesday 10,000 times, the model is picking the Braves (-140) to defeat the Guardians. Atlanta has not lost since dropping an 11-10 decision at Cincinnati on June 23, the team's only defeat in its last 18 contests. The Braves continued their winning ways with a 4-2 triumph in Monday's series opener as Michael Harris II hit a pair of home runs and Marcell Ozuna also went deep.
It was a routine power display by Atlanta, which leads the majors with 161 blasts -- the most ever through the first 84 games of a season. The Braves have homered in 21 consecutive contests and are four games shy of matching the longest streak in team history, which was set in 1998. The club has belted multiple shots in eight of its last 10 outings and has seven players with at least 14 homers, including Matt Olson, who is first in the NL with 28 after hitting 34 last year. The 29-year-old first baseman is hoping to end a three-game drought after recording 10 blasts over his previous 13 contests. See who else to back here.
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The model also locked in two other best bets for Tuesday, including a play on an AL underdog. You can only see the model's MLB Tuesday best bets and parlay at SportsLine.
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