2023 MLB picks, odds, best bets for Thursday, July 6 by top model: This three-way parlay returns well over 8-1

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The Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi will try to join the Rays' Shane McClanahan as the only 11-game winners in the majors when he takes the mound on Thursday against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Eovaldi (10-3, 2.64 ERA) has won nine of his last 10 decisions and is coming off seven scoreless innings in a victory over the Astros on Saturday. Texas is a -140 favorite in the latest Rangers vs. Red Sox odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while Boston is a +118 underdog. The over/under for runs scored is 10.

The game is one of 13 on the MLB schedule for Thursday. Elsewhere in the majors, the Orioles and YankeesBlue Jays and White Sox play a doubleheader in Chicago. 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. It has excelled on top-rated run-line picks this season, going 11-2 (+604). Anybody following has seen big returns.

For Thursday, the model has locked in three confident MLB best bets for games that begin at 6:40 p.m. ET or later. If you successfully parlay the picks, you'd be looking at a payout of well over 8-1. You can only see the model's MLB picks at SportsLine

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After simulating every game on Thursday 10,000 times, the model is high on the Mets (+115) to beat the Diamondbacks. New York has won four straight games, including the first two games of this three-game series against Arizona. On Wednesday night against the Diamondbacks, the Mets were down to their last strike before getting a game-tying home run from Francisco Alvarez and a triple from Mark Canha to drive in the go-ahead run in a 2-1 comeback victory.

New York is the most efficient base stealing team in the majors. After Tommy Pham and Starling Marte pulled off a double steal on Wednesday, the Mets have 69 stolen bases in 76 attempts (91%) this season. That's the best success rate in the majors. See who else to back here.

How to make Thursday MLB parlays

The model also locked in two other best bets for Thursday, including a play on an NL underdog. These picks can help you earn a huge payday if you combine them in a parlay. You can only see the model's MLB Thursday best bets and parlay at SportsLine.

What MLB picks should you target for a payout of well over 8-1, and which NL underdog does the model like on Thursday? Visit SportsLine now to see the MLB best bets from an advanced model that is on an 11-2 run on top-rated MLB picks, and find out.