The MLB season returns from the 2024 All-Star break Friday with a loaded 14-game slate. Highlights include the Atlanta Braves (53-42) hosting the St. Louis Cardinals (50-46) to start a three-game series between the clubs that currently sit atop the National League wild-card standings. First pitch is set for 7:20 p.m. ET from Truist Park. 

The Braves are -120 favorites (risk $120 to win $100), while the Cardinals are priced at +100 (risk $100 to win $100) in the latest MLB odds from the SportsLine consensus for Braves vs. Cardinals. The over/under for total runs scored is 8.5. The game is one of 15 on the MLB schedule for Friday, July 19. (See up-to-date lines for every game on our MLB odds page.)

Before making any MLB picks or parlays, be sure to see the predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It entered the All-Star break of the 2024 MLB season a profitable 52-42 on all-top rated MLB picks this season. Dating back to last season, it is on a 24-10 roll on top-rated run-line picks (+977). Anybody following has seen STRONG returns!

Now, the model has set its sights on the 15-game MLB schedule for Friday and has generated a three-leg parlay that would pay better than 8-1! The parlay doesn't start until 8:10 p.m. ET, giving you plenty of time to make your MLB picks.

We can tell you that one of the picks is the New York Mets (-135) to beat the Miami Marlins. But the model has two other picks, including a play on a big AL underdog! You ABSOLUTELY need to see them before locking in any MLB picks of your own.

So which AL underdog is a MUST-BACK? And what other teams do you need to include in your parlay for a payout of better than 8-1? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which picks you should be all over on Friday, all from the model that is 52-42 on all top-rated MLB picks this season.