MLB Parlays

The home of our MLB parlays bets. Parlay bets are a great way to place a wager on multiple MLB games, and with a large slate of games across the season and on each game day, it’s a popular type of bet with MLB bettors. We select our top MLB picks to create the best value MLB parlay today. You can also use our Parlay Calculator to calculate your potential winnings and odds on any MLB parlay bet.

Our MLB best bets will be released at the latest at 11 am EST once all lines have become available with sportsbooks.

Thursday's MLB parlay

1:05 PM ETYesterday

1:05 PM ET

NY Yankees @ BAL Orioles · Money Line

NY Yankees Win

Reasoning

Our Analysis

Luis Gil delivered a standout performance last night against Baltimore, tossing 6.1 scoreless innings and striking out 5 to secure a much needed win for the Yankees, bringing them level with the Orioles at the top of the AL East. The only 2 runs in the game came off the bat of Oswaldo Cabrera’s 2-run homer in the 5th inning. Today the Yankees turn to the left-hander Carlos Rodon (2-1, 2.48 ERA) to maintain their momentum, while Kyle Bradish makes his season debut for the Orioles after coming off the injured list.

Rodon has been impressive in recent outings, throwing 6.0 innings against the Brewers while allowing just 1 run while striking out 8. There isn’t anything to base this year’s performance on for Bradish, but in 2023 he was nearly lights out. Bradish had a 2.83 ERA with 168 strikeouts in 168.2 innings pitched. Throughout his career, Bradish is 1-1 against the Yankees with a 3.54 ERA and 19 strikeouts.

With both teams eager to claim sole possession of the AL East lead and well-rested bullpens, today’s game should be an exciting one. While Bradish’s performance remains uncertain, Rodon’s recent outings show he is ready to take on the Orioles in today’s matchup. The Yankees should have a few scoring opportunities against Bradish, but they need to find a way to capitalize on those chances; they have only scored 4 runs in this entire series. Look for the Yankees to find a way to get it done and take control of the AL East before heading to Detroit.

Yankees ML at -135 available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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1:10 PM ET

CHI Cubs @ NY Mets · Game Totals

Over 8.5

Reasoning

Our Analysis

The Chicago Cubs and New York Mets finish up their 4-game series at Citi Field this afternoon. Although each of the first 3 games fell under the game total, Thursday appears to be favorable for each team’s lineup. Chicago will be playing its 10th game in as many days, while the Mets will play for their 7th consecutive day — leaving the teams’ bullpen vulnerable. While the bullpens might be thin, my biggest concern is the starting pitching matchup. Ben Brown and Adrian Houser take the ball for their respective ballclubs and neither one has put together a strong start to his season.

Brown is making his 4th start and 8th overall appearance for the Cubs while compiling a 4.30 ERA but a 5.78 xERA. Brown’s first 2 starts went smoothly enough, but his last outing on April 27 lasted just 3.2 innings after surrendering 3 earned runs on 7 hits. The underlying metrics for Brown don’t suggest much improvement, either, as his barrel percentage and hard-hit percentage both rank in the 4th percentile or lower. Houser, although having much more experience than Brown, also isn’t off to a hot start. Through his first 5 starts, Houser owns a 8.37 ERA and has given up 5 or more earned runs on 3 occasions. The most eye-popping statistic is the fact that Houser has just 14 strikeouts to 16 walks through 23.2 innings. Houser’s xERA, xBA, average exit velocity, chase rate and strikeout rate all rank in the 9th percentile or worse. I’m expecting some runs in this one.

Over 8.5 available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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2:35 PM ET

WAS Nationals @ TEX Rangers · Game Totals

Under 8.0

Reasoning

Our Analysis

As the Washington Nationals and Texas Rangers prepare to square off in the rubber match of their three-game series, all signs point to a pitcher’s duel at Globe Life Field. The pitching matchup features two starters in top form – Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and Mitchell Parker for the Nationals.

Eovaldi has been stellar this season, posting a 3.00 ERA with 36 strikeouts over 30 innings. The veteran right-hander is coming off a strong outing where he limited the Reds to just one run over six frames. On the other side, rookie southpaw Parker has been even better with a microscopic 1.69 ERA through his first three major league starts.

Both offenses have been middling at best, with the Rangers ranking 14th in runs scored and the Nationals 20th. Globe Life Field itself is a pitcher’s park, favoring those on the mound. With two quality starters toeing the rubber and two offenses that have struggled to produce consistently, this game has all the makings of a low-scoring affair.

For bettors, the smart money appears to be on the under 8 runs. Eovaldi and Parker have the stuff to keep the bats quiet, making the under a highly attractive wager as these two clubs battle for a series win in Arlington.

UNDER 8 available at time of publishing. Playable only at this number.

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2:35 PM ET

WAS Nationals @ TEX Rangers · Run Line

TEX Rangers -1.5

Reasoning

Our Analysis

To start off our MLB parlay, I’m going with the Texas Rangers on the run line. This is simply too much of a mismatch to not take advantage of it, and it all starts on the mound with Nathan Eovaldi getting the ball for Texas. Outside of one poor effort against the Astros, Eovaldi has pitched like a primetime performer this season, allowing 3 runs or less in all but one outing, to the tune of a 3.00 ERA. He should be delighted to face a Nationals lineup that is 21st in slugging and on-base percentage on the season. Conversely, while young star prospect Mitchell Parker has been brilliant for the Nats in his last 2 outings, this is a much tougher lineup and situation than the one he just faced in Miami against the lowly Marlins. Let’s back the Rangers in this clash.

1:35 PM ET

SF Giants @ BOS Red Sox · Money Line

SF Giants Win

Reasoning

Our Analysis

For the second leg of our MLB parlay on Thursday, I’m going with the San Francisco Giants to defeat the Boston Red Sox. While Boston has won 4 consecutive games heading into this one, the status of the Red Sox starting pitcher is cause for major concern. Alex Cora’s team will give the ball to Josh Winckowski to begin the game, who was pressed into service as a starter recently because Nick Pivetta, Garrett Whitlock and Brayan Bello are all on the injured list. Winckowski has yet to complete 4 full innings, and we shouldn’t expect him to work deep into this game, which puts a great deal of stress on the Red Sox bullpen to cover the middle and late innings in this contest. On the other side, Giants lefty Kyle Harrison has worked 6 innings in 3 of his 5 starts, while staying well below 100 pitches in each. If he can maintain that level of efficiency, it’s hard not to like San Francisco here.

8:10 PM ET

CLE Guardians @ HOU Astros · Game Totals

Over 9.5

Reasoning

Our Analysis

To close it out this MLB parlay, I’m going to be backing a high-scoring matchup between the Cleveland Guardians and Houston Astros. While these offenses have been fairly inconsistent of late, this is more of a straight fade of a couple of starting pitchers who have yet to figure things out in 2024. Logan Allen holds a 5.46 ERA for the Guardians, but the more troubling thing for Cleveland is Allen has a max exit velocity in the bottom 5 percentile of all qualified pitchers this season. When teams make contact, the ball goes a long way, and I’m fearful for his chances in a hitters’ park in Houston. It’s not like things have been much better for Spencer Arrighetti, who has a whopping 10.97 ERA after a trio of disappointing outings where he failed to clear 4 innings pitched. Look for both teams to attack the opposing starter in a game that should see plenty of runs.

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What Is An MLB Parlay

A parlay bet is a single bet in which you combine multiple selections. In an MLB parlay you multiply the odds of each individual selection to calculate the parlay odds, so the potential to bet small and win big is great. Similar to an NHL Parlay, MLB Parlays do not have a traditional points spread market, with the run line usually set at +/- 1.5 runs, and the odds change rather than the line itself.

The most commonly wagered markets in MLB parlay bets are Run Lines and Money Lines and are often used to increase the odds when betting on a couple of favorites.

With multiple games played on any given game day, MLB parlays are a great way to have a wager and interest in multiple games on today’s slate.

Our experts analyze every game of the MLB season, leaving no stone unturned in trying to find the best opportunities and strongest selections to make up our MLB parlay bets, all of which can be found here on our MLB Parlay Bets page.

How To Bet On Our MLB Parlay Picks

Betting on MLB picks and parlays is a quick and simple process with any online sportsbook. To create a parlay, you simply have to add multiple selections into your bet slip and click the parlay option before placing your wager.

Comparing odds is always important when placing a wager, but none more so than when placing a parlay bet. In the age of an expanding online sportsbook industry, sportsbooks are eager to custom and display this by competing to provide the best odds across their sportsbook. This is great for the bettor as you can shop around to find the best odds before placing your wager.

In an MLB parlay bet where you may be combining three strong favorites, each at odds of -200 with one online sportsbook, your $100 wager would return $338 if another sportsbook has the same three selections at odds of -150, a marginal difference, but with parlay odds multiplying, the difference in the payout is noticeable, with this scenario returning $463 for a $100 wager, $125 more.

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How To Win An MLB Parlay Bet

MLB parlay bets are increasingly popular but can be notoriously tough to land, with teams often splitting MLB series’ and The premise that anyone can beat anyone, on any given day.

So avoiding these potential pitfalls in adding selections to your MLB parlay is the toughest part. Our experts analyze everything from team form and news, matchups, weather conditions, and a wealth of player and team statistics ahead of making all of our MLB predictions to try best to reduce the chances of this.

Here are a couple of popular MLB parlay strategies used to try and increase the value of your odds with the aim of avoiding baseball’s variance and give yourself the best chance of turning a profit long term.

Parlaying large favorites – Straight wagers on large favorites offer bettors little value, a $100 wager on a -200 favorite will return just $150, a little reward for your risk. Combining two favorites at the same odds of -200 would see your same $100 stake would return $225, a more appealing return for your wager.
Home Favourite and Under – You can parlay the money line and run total in the same game and a large home favorite and the under is a popular choice amongst MLB parlay bettors. Home teams bat last in baseball, and when they have a lead, the game only goes 8.5 innings instead of 9, a plus for unders backers.

Our expert handicappers have a wealth of experience wagering on MLB parlay bets, with tried and tested strategies and analysis in hand, we provide the best free MLB parlay bets throughout the season.

How To Calculate MLB Parlay Odds

An MLB parlay bet is a single wager on multiple MLB Picks, with all selections needing to win for your ticket to cash. One of the main reasons sports bettors wager on MLB parlays is due to a large number of games, and an MLB parlay bet allows you to wager on multiple games at bigger odds than straight wagers.

One aspect of the parlay bet that can confuse sports bettors is the odds of an MLB parlay bet. Where some examples like NFL Parlays will comprise of selections such as Against The Spread or Totals, these are fixed odds of always around +110 or -110, and thus, the parlay odds stay fairly constant too with a 3-team NFL parlay around 6/1 or a 4-team parlay around 12/1.

With MLB parlays, the markets are often not fixed odds, instead, the run line is fixed at +/-1.5 runs or +/- 0.5 runs with the odds changing to reflect the matchup. Similarly, Moneyline odds, which are also common in MLB parlays, will differ depending on the matchup, so calculating parlay odds aren’t as simple.

To calculate parlay odds you must multiply the odds of each selection of the parlay, the easiest form of odds to do this with is decimal.

For Example

If you want to parlay three selections at odds of 3.0, 4.3, and 2.2 you simply multiply the odds of your selections and then by your stake to calculate your winnings.

3.0 x 4.3 x 2.2 = 28.38 odds

28.38 x $50 stake = $1,419 payout.

All online sportsbooks will calculate the parlay odds and potential payouts for your selections if you add them to your bet slip and click on the parlay tab.

Baseball Parlays – What Is An MLB Same Game Parlay

An MLB Same Game Parlay is the same as a regular MLB parlay, a multi-selection single bet, the difference being, the MLB Same Game Parlay sees all of the picks come from the same match rather than a selection from multiple different matches. The big positive of an MLB Same Game Parlay is that by combining multiple picks you can shoot for a bigger win on the game you’re watching or the team you root for, as like all parlays, the odds of your MLB Saem Game Parlay increase with each selection.

MLB Same Game Parlays also allow us to be strategic in our approach and knowing which picks to combine with one another. One of the most popular MLB Same Game Parlay strategies is to add correlated props and picks to the parlay. What we mean by correlated props is choosing picks that are in some way linked to each other, with the outcome of one pick likely to improve the chances of another. For Example, if you like a team in a particular spot because they have a favorable matchup against the starting pitcher, you might envision an easy win for the team in a high-scoring, high-action game. In this spot, you may look to parlay the team to win on the run line, or even an enhanced run spread, say -2.5 runs, along with a number of players to have 2+ hits, to score a run or hit a home run. By combing these picks, if you are right in your analysis that a team can score and cover -.2.5 runs, if they do, the batters will likely be registering plenty of hits and runs themselves.

As with any type of Parlay wager, the more selections you add to your MLB Same Game Parlay, the more difficult it is to win, but also that more the odds will increase. It’s a fine line between shooting for the stars and trying to seek out value in an MLB Parlay so adding 3 or 4 picks is usually a better option for your main play with a sprinkle play on a parlay with more selections than that.

Baseball Parlays – How To Bet On An MLB Same Game Parlay

FanDuel Sportsbook was the first to champion the Same Game Parlay, and while they’re more widely available on sports such as NFL, NBA now, they remain the only sportsbook to offer for Same Game MLB Parlays. While this is likely to change over time, FanDuel is a great option for any Same Game Parlay, with competitive odds and a wide range of MLB Markets included, it has everything you want.

To place an MLB Same Game Parlay, head over to Fan Duel’s Sportsbook site or mobile app, and click on the MLB tab which can be found at the top of the page or on the Sports A-Z list on the left-hand side. One on the MLB page, you will find a list of upcoming games, and under each game, you will see an SGP logo in green to show that SGP markets are currently available on that game. Clicking on a game will open the markets available for that game including a Same Game Parlay section which will show all of the markets you can add to the Same Game Parlay for that game, which will typically include regular markets such as Money Line, Run Lines, Run Totals, as well as MLB Prop Bets and innings bets.

Each selection you click will be added to your bet slip and the Same Game Parlay odds automatically update each time a pick is added. Once you have added all of your desired selections, enter the amount you wish to wager on the parlay and hit ‘place bet’. And that’s it, you’re on!

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Baseball Parlays

Baseball parlay bets are a great fun way to try and stake small to win big. With up to 15 games per day, the possibilities of a baseball parlay are almost limitless. You can combine a few of the hot favorites to try and turn that -200 wager into a more profitable 3-team parlay, or you can go through the run line odds and quickly build up a huge baseball parlay for the day. On this page here the Pickswise handicappers will highlight their best baseball parlay plays each day throughout the season and into the playoffs. For full analysis and breakdown of our baseball picks, check out our MLB Picks and MLB Predictions page where we preview and predict every single game during the MLB season.