MLB Vegas odds, picks, lines, predictions, best bets for May 4: This 3-way parlay pays almost 5-1

SportsLine's hottest expert has an MLB parlay that could pay off big on Friday

A full slate of MLB is on tap Friday night, as every team hits the field under the lights. Before you scour through the packed schedule for your gems, SportsLine analyst Adam Thompson is doing the dirty work for you.

Thompson, SportsLine's staff analyst, uses his two decades of past experience as an award-winning sports writer and editor covering pro and college sports to break down each and every game. He studies the numbers, trends and statistics to find the very best bets.

Right now, Thompson is as hot as they come picking MLB. He's currently on a 14-3 run picking baseball, and astonishing 82-percent streak!

And those numbers are part of a season-long trend of success. Thompson is 38-18 handicapping MLB in 2018 -- he's nailed 68 percent of his picks all season. Bettors laying $100 on his picks are up more than $1,700 during baseball -- and we're only one month into the season.

Now, he has analyzed every MLB matchup to find his three best bets for Friday. He's sharing those picks over at SportsLine, including selections on the huge Indians-Yankees showdown. If you parlay all three of his picks, you'd be looking at a payout of nearly 5-to-1!

We can tell you Thompson likes the Nationals (-133/risk $133 to win $100) as they host the Phillies in an NL East matchup.

Thompson is aware of Washington's early season struggles, but the Nats have won five straight. In three of those wins, Washington managed just three runs, but pitching prevailed. In the other two, the offense came alive for huge games (12 and 9 runs).

Washington's Gio Gonzalez (3-2, 2.76 ERA) faces off against Philly's Nick Pivetta (1-1, 3.27). The Phillies snapped a four-game losing streak by blanking the Marlins 6-0 on Wednesday. Philadelphia is a stellar 5-1 when Pivetta starts.

Thompson's reasons for taking the Nationals Friday run much deeper than that, however. That pick, along with big selections for the Indians-Yankees and Giants-Braves are also locked in, citing critical stats and trends you couldn't possibly have had time to dig up yourself.

So which three picks could lead to a payout of close to 5-to-1? Visit SportsLine now to find out Adam Thompson's best bets for Friday night, all from an expert who has hit 68 percent of his picks all season long, and 14 of his last 17!