{"id":595321,"date":"2026-04-10T18:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/595321\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T18:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:34:13","slug":"mlb-odds-picks-predictions-parlay-braves-brewers-among-best-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/595321\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB odds, picks, predictions, parlay: Braves, Brewers among best bets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday is here, and that means another full slate of baseball, with all 30 teams in action and most starting three-game weekend series. Every <a href=\"https:\/\/cbssports.com\/mlb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MLB<\/a> game features dozens of potential wagering opportunities at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/best-betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">best betting sites<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/mlb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MLB betting<\/a>\u00a0always ramps up for the weekend with so many games to choose from. Among the series starting Friday are the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/teams\/CLE\/cleveland-guardians\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland Guardians<\/a> heading to Atlanta to face the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/teams\/ATL\/atlanta-braves\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Braves<\/a>, the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/teams\/TOR\/toronto-blue-jays\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> hosting the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/teams\/MIN\/minnesota-twins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Twins<\/a> and the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/teams\/BOS\/boston-red-sox\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Red Sox<\/a> visiting the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/teams\/STL\/st-louis-cardinals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Louis Cardinals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>SportsLine expert Adam Thompson has a selection of picks for Friday&#8217;s games. An analytics-driven exploiter of matchups, Thompson specializes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/cbssports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NFL<\/a>, MLB and the <a href=\"https:\/\/cbssports.com\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NBA<\/a>. He also has delivered consistent winners in college basketball, horse racing and golf. Over the past two seasons, he&#8217;s up over 70 units in MLB and over 60 units in the NBA. You can find more of his picks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/experts\/16230\/adam-thompson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">at SportsLine<\/a>, and in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/sign-up-for-sportslines-new-discord-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">member-exclusive SportsLine Discord server<\/a>, a community of sports betting enthusiasts and SportsLine experts.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Adam Thompson&#8217;s best bets and analysis for Friday&#8217;s MLB games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MLB bettors can get more with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/fanduel-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FanDuel new user promo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Best MLB picks for FridayMarlins ML +130<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/teams\/DET\/detroit-tigers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tigers<\/a> are licking their wounds upon their return home after getting swept by the Twins. Detroit has managed more than three runs once during this current five-game skid. It was favored in all of them.<\/p>\n<p>Miami has won two in a row, outscoring the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/teams\/CIN\/cincinnati-reds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reds<\/a> 8-1 and 7-4. Miami&#8217;s offense has scored at least four runs in all but one game since Opening Day. Its OPS vs. right-handers sits at .861, so it should have a shot against <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/players\/2829919\/keider-montero\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keider Montero<\/a>, who was solid through four innings vs. the Cardinals in his one start before things fell apart in the fifth.<\/p>\n<p>Marlins RHP <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/players\/2246181\/chris-paddack\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Paddack<\/a> was rocked by the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/teams\/CHW\/chicago-white-sox\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">White Sox<\/a> in his opening start, but then shut down the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/teams\/NYY\/new-york-yankees\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yankees<\/a> in the Bronx for his follow-up. Paddack may have a quick hook, but that&#8217;s OK with the way the Marlins&#8217; bullpen has been going (2.84 ERA).<\/p>\n<p>The latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/draftkings-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DraftKings promo code<\/a>\u00a0offers benefits to new users after they place their qualifying first bet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Braves ML -132<\/p>\n<p>The Guardians have started strong because their pitching, per usual, has been strong. But this Friday showdown with the Braves in Atlanta isn&#8217;t a favorable pitching matchup for them.<\/p>\n<p>Braves RHP <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/players\/26615410\/bryce-elder\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bryce Elder<\/a> hasn&#8217;t allowed a run through 13 innings. The bullpen behind him has a scant 0.82 ERA, best in the majors. The Guardians offense has scored over four runs twice since March 29.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Atlanta has scored eight and seven runs the last two outings and should be productive again vs. inconsistent Slade Cerroni, who was roughed up in his lone road start.<\/p>\n<p>Bettors can take advantage of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/betmgm-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BetMGM bonus code<\/a>\u00a0for MLB betting on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Brewers ML -204<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a struggle for the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/teams\/WAS\/washington-nationals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nationals<\/a> pitching staff lately. It&#8217;s allowed seven-plus runs in seven straight games, and Washington has lost six of those.<\/p>\n<p>Nats RHP <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/players\/2932827\/jake-irvin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Irvin<\/a> (8.00 ERA) and the bullpen (6.34 ERA) may not reverse the trend here. Milwaukee is winless when it scores 0-2 runs (0-4) but unbeaten when it scores more (8-0).<\/p>\n<p>Keeping up is going to a challenge against Brewers starter <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/players\/29084177\/chad-patrick\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chad Patrick<\/a>, who&#8217;s allowed one run through 9.1 IP. He&#8217;s backed by a fresh bullpen sporting a 2.66 ERA..\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Check out the latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/bet365-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">bet365 bonus code<\/a> for an offer if you want to tail Adam Thompson and other SportsLine and CBS experts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Friday is here, and that means another full slate of baseball, with all 30 teams in action and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":579275,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[3960,6359,3959,226008,226009,226006,226007,66948,49,48,169176,3961,13990,3983,491,490,219572,82388,226010,226011,3981,493,3965,462,7197,7195,226005,7194,3950,9099,3980,82,3982,507,3968],"class_list":{"0":"post-595321","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-atlanta-braves","9":"tag-betting","10":"tag-boston-red-sox","11":"tag-braves-odds","12":"tag-braves-picks","13":"tag-brewers-odds","14":"tag-brewers-picks","15":"tag-bryce-elder","16":"tag-ca","17":"tag-canada","18":"tag-chad-patrick","19":"tag-chicago-white-sox","20":"tag-chris-paddack","21":"tag-cincinnati-reds","22":"tag-cleveland-guardians","23":"tag-detroit-tigers","24":"tag-jake-irvin","25":"tag-keider-montero","26":"tag-marlins-odds","27":"tag-marlins-picks","28":"tag-miami-marlins","29":"tag-milwaukee-brewers","30":"tag-minnesota-twins","31":"tag-mlb","32":"tag-mlb-best-bets","33":"tag-mlb-odds","34":"tag-mlb-parlays","35":"tag-mlb-picks","36":"tag-mlb-predictions","37":"tag-mlb-props","38":"tag-new-york-yankees","39":"tag-sports","40":"tag-st-louis-cardinals","41":"tag-toronto-blue-jays","42":"tag-washington-nationals"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=595321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/579275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=595321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=595321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=595321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}