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As the division and wild card races heat up, many of baseball's best rivalries will be on center stage on Wednesday. The last four contests of the 15-game MLB schedule will feature the Yankees hosting the Mets in the final game of a two-game Subway Series, the Cubs visiting the crosstown White Sox, the Astros looking to sweep the Rangers in the Lone Star Series and the Giants hosting the A's in the Battle of the Bay. Houston's game against Texas has the most on the line as the Astros can tie the Rangers atop the AL West with a victory.

Houston is a -190 favorite (risk $190 to win $100) in the latest MLB odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while Texas is a +158 underdog. The over/under for runs scored is 8.5. Before you lock in your MLB picks or parlays for Wednesday's games, 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 18 of the 2023 MLB season 48-36 (+192) on all top-rated MLB picks this season and has excelled on top-rated run-line picks, going 11-2 (+604). Anybody following has seen big returns.

For Wednesday, the model has locked in three confident MLB best bets for games that begin at 6:40 p.m. ET or later. If you successfully parlay the picks, you'd be looking at a payout of 3-1. 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 Wednesday, is taking Houston (-190) to knock off Texas. The Astros face a Rangers team that has sputtered recently without the injured Jacob deGrom and the resting Nathan Eovaldi. Since the All-Star break, Texas has a 5.55 ERA; just three teams -- the Pirates, Nationals and Diamondbacks -- have been worse.

In addition, Houston's Kyle Tucker is swinging a hot bat. The All-Star rightfielder is slashing .439/.529/.927 with five home runs during his current 11-game hitting streak. In nine games against the Rangers this season, he is slashing .433/.564/.767 with three homers and 10 runs scored. See the model's top MLB picks here.

How to make Wednesday MLB parlays

The model has locked in two other best bets for Wednesday, including a play on another AL team. You can see the model's MLB best bets and parlay only at SportsLine.

What MLB picks should you target for a payout of 3-1, and which other AL team does the model like on Wednesday? Visit SportsLine now to see the MLB best bets from an advanced model that is on an 11-2 roll on top-rated run-line picks, and find out.