2023 MLB odds, lines, bets, picks for Monday, April 3 by proven model: This four-way parlay pays almost 11-1

Division winners in the National League from last season square off when the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals open a three-game series on Monday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Last year the Cardinals were knocked out by the Phillies in the Wild Card round. Meanwhile the Braves were eliminated by Philadelphia in the NLDS. On Monday, Charlie Morton will start for Atlanta (2-1) while Jake Woodford will take the mound for St. Louis (2-1). Atlanta is a -130 favorite (risk $130 to win $100) in the latest MLB odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while St. Louis is a +110 underdog. The over/under for runs scored is 8. The game is one of 15 on the MLB schedule for Monday.

Elsewhere in the majors, the Yankees (-178) and Phillies open a three-game series in the Bronx and the Mariners (-145) host Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout and the Angels. Before making any MLB picks or parlays, be sure to .

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It went 331-285 on top-rated MLB money-line picks (+357) over the past two seasons, and it finished the 2022 MLB season on a 20-14 roll. Anybody who has followed it has seen profitable returns.

For Monday, the model has locked in four 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 almost 11-1. You can only see the model's MLB picks at SportsLine.

Top MLB picks for April 3

After simulating every game on Monday 10,000 times, the model is picking Miami (+105) to knock off Minnesota. The game will pit Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez against his former team. The 25-year-old from Venezuela, who won the American League batting title for the Twins last season before being traded to Miami in January, has picked up in 2023 where he left off last year. He enters the three-game series against Minnesota leading the majors in hits (nine) and ranking fourth in batting average (.563). Over his last two games, he has gone 6-for-9 at the plate.

In addition, Marlins starter Johnny Cueto has a history of success against the Twins. In seven career games against Minnesota (all starts), Cueto is 5-1 with a 2.62 ERA. In his final start of 2022, he gave up just two earned runs on six hits in a 3-2 victory over the Twins.You can see who else to back here.

How to make MLB parlays for April 3

The model also locked in three other best bets for Monday, including a play on an even bigger NL underdog. You can see the model's MLB Monday best bets and parlay only at SportsLine.