2023 MLB picks, odds, best bets for Wednesday, May 24 from top model: This three-way parlay pays more than 5-1

One day after being blown out 20-1 by the Toronto Blue Jays, the Tampa Bay Rays will try to bounce back when the two teams collide in the third game of a four-game series on Wednesday at Tropicana Field. The Rays' Shane McClanahan (7-0) looks to become the first eight-game winner in the majors and will square off against the Jays' Yusei Kikuchi (5-1). Tampa Bay is a -195 favorite in the latest Rays vs. Blue Jays odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while Toronto is a +162 underdog. The over/under for runs scored is 8.5. 

The game is one of 15 on the MLB schedule for Wednesday. Elsewhere in the majors, the Yankees and Orioles meet in the second game of their three-game series in the Bronx, and the Dodgers look to complete a three-game sweep of the Braves. 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 opened the 2023 MLB season on a 26-17 roll on all top-rated MLB picks (+379). And on Tuesday, the model hit a Royals-Brewers-Rockies parlay that paid more than 8-1. Anybody who has followed it has seen profitable returns.

For Wednesday, 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 over 5-1. You can only see the model's top MLB picks for Wednesday at SportsLine.

Top MLB picks today

After simulating every game on Wednesday 10,000 times, the model is high on the New York Mets (-105) to beat the Chicago Cubs. Mets starter Kodai Senga (4-2, 3.77 ERA) is coming off his best start of the season. Last Wednesday, the 30-year-old righty limited the powerful Rays lineup to one run on three hits in six innings, while striking out a career-high 12 batters. Chicago's lineup will be seeing Senga for the first time.

Though the Cubs won the series opener on Tuesday, New York is playing its best ball of the season. The Mets are 5-1 in their last six games, and each of their last eight wins have been comeback victories. Meanwhile, Chicago is just 2-7 in its last nine games. See who else to back here.

How to make MLB parlays for Wednesday, May 24

The model also locked in two other best bets for Wednesday, including a play on a surprising underdog. You can see the model's MLB best bets and parlay only at SportsLine.

What MLB picks should you target for a payout of over 5-1, and which underdog pulls off a shocking upset on Wednesday? Visit SportsLine now to see the MLB best bets from an advanced model that is on a 26-17 roll on top-rated money-line picks, and find out.