The reigning National League champion Philadelphia Phillies will try again to win their first game of the season when they take on the New York Yankees on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. After being swept by Texas in three games to start the season, the Phillies (0-4) lost 8-1 to the Yankees (3-1) in the series opener on Monday. For Tuesday, Philadelphia's Matt Strahm takes the mound against New York's Domingo German. New York is a -150 favorite (risk $150 to win $100) in the latest MLB odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while Philadelphia is a +126 underdog. The over/under for runs scored is 8.5.
The game is one of 14 on the MLB schedule for Tuesday. Elsewhere in the majors, the Rays look to improve to 5-0, against the Nationals (+150), and Max Scherzer takes the mound for the Mets at Milwaukee (+140). 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 after 6:30 p.m. ET. If you successfully parlay the picks, you'd be looking at a payout of well over 11-1. You can only see the model's MLB picks at SportsLine.
Top MLB picks for April 4
After simulating every game on Tuesday 10,000 times, the model is picking Milwaukee (+140) to knock off the New York Mets. The Brewers face the Mets' Max Scherzer (1-0, 4.50 ERA), who is coming off an average season debut. On Thursday at Miami, Scherzer gave up four hits and three earned runs in six innings.
Milwaukee's Brice Turang enters Tuesday's game with a hot bat. The 23-year-old rookie shortstop ranks fourth in the majors in OPS (1.515) and is tied for sixth in batting average (.500). Over his last two games, he is 4-of-6 at the plate, with one home run (a grand slam), five RBI and four runs scored. You can see who else to back here.
How to make MLB parlays for April 4
The model also locked in two other best bets for Tuesday, including a play on an even bigger underdog. You can see the model's MLB Tuesday best bets and parlay only at SportsLine.
What MLB picks should you target for a payout of well over 11-1? And what underdog does the model like on Tuesday? Visit SportsLine now to see the MLB best bets from an advanced model that is on a 20-14 run on top-rated money-line picks.
