2022 MLB odds, picks, predictions for Thursday, May 5 from proven model: This four-way parlay pays over 15-1

The New York Mets are off to a sizzling 18-9 start and they'll take on the Phillies at 6:45 p.m. ET. Philadelphia is listed as the -160 home favorite. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times and is on a 28-13 roll on top-rated MLB money-line picks through four weeks. It has returned over $1,100 for $100 players. Sportsline Projections Model has four confident MLB best bets for Thursday.

SportsLine's proven model simulates every game on Thursday's schedule 10,000 times and backs the Mets as road underdogs (+140) against Philadelphia. The model projects that New York wins outright over 50 percent of the time.

The model has locked in three MLB best bets for Thursday. One of them brings back plus money.