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The Tampa Bay Rays begin a 10-game road trip when they visit the American Least East-rival Baltimore Orioles for the opener of their three-game series on Monday (6:35 p.m. ET) at Camden Yards. Tampa Bay (28-7) wrapped up a 5-1 homestand with an 8-7 victory against the New York Yankees in 10 innings on Sunday. Baltimore (22-12) returns home after a 6-4 road trip that ended with a pair of defeats in Atlanta. On Monday, Tampa Bay's Shane McClanahan (6-0, 2.03 ERA) gets the start against Baltimore's Kyle Gibson (4-1, 4.61). The Rays are -190 favorites (risk $190 to win $100) in the latest MLB odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the Orioles are +158 underdogs. The over/under for total runs scored is 8.5. 

The game is one of 11 on the MLB schedule for Monday evening. Elsewhere in the majors, the Milwaukee Brewers (-110) host the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (-178), who are first in the NL Central but have lost seven straight. Before locking in any MLB picks or parlays for Monday, you need to check out the MLB predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer simulation 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 is on a 17-12 run on all top-rated MLB picks to start this season. Anyone who has followed it has seen profitable returns.

Now, the model has locked in four confident MLB best bets for Monday. They all involve games starting after 6:35 p.m. ET. If you successfully parlay the picks, you'd be looking at a payout of more than 7-1. You can only see the model's MLB picks for Monday at SportsLine. 

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After simulating every game on Monday 10,000 times, the model is picking Under 8.5 (-115) in the Athletics vs. Yankees game. After erupting for 17 runs to win the first two games of its weekend series at Kansas City, Oakland reverted back to its woeful offensive ways in Sunday's 5-1 defeat. The Athletics were limited to four singles as they scored fewer than four runs for the fourth time in six contests.

Oakland is 25th in the major leagues with 137 runs, while New York is just one spot better with 140 runs. One reason for the Yankees' struggles is injuries, as Aaron Judge (hip), Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) and Josh Donaldson (hamstring) all currently are on the injured list. While the absence of Judge -- who is expected to return on Tuesday -- has stalled the team's offense for the past nine games, New York has been limited to four runs or fewer in 20 of its last 24 contests. You can see who else to back here.

How to make MLB parlays for Monday

The model also locked in three other best bets for Monday. You can see the model's MLB Monday best bets and parlay only at SportsLine.

What MLB picks should you target for a payout of over 7-1? And which underdog does the model like on Monday? Visit SportsLine now to see the MLB best bets from an advanced model that is on a 17-12 roll on top-rated money-line picks.