The New York Mets will welcome starting pitcher Kodai Senga back to the field when they host the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. Senga is making his first start of the season after recovering from a right shoulder injury, while veteran Charlie Morton will be on the mound for Atlanta. The Mets have the best record in the majors (32-15) since May 30, jumping into the second NL wild-card position. 

The Mets are -135 favorites in the latest Mets vs. Braves odds, while the Braves are +115 underdogs. The over/under for total runs scored is 7.5. The game is one of 15 on the packed MLB schedule for Friday evening. (See up-to-date lines for every game on our MLB odds page.)

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The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It entered Week 18 of the 2024 MLB season 53-44 on all-top rated MLB picks this season. Dating back to last season, it is on a 24-11 roll on top-rated run-line picks (+877). Anybody following has seen STRONG returns!

Now, the model has set its sights on the MLB schedule for Friday and has generated a three-leg parlay that would pay almost 10-1! The parlay doesn't start until 7:10 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 Yankees (-120) to beat the Boston Red Sox. But the model has two other picks, including a play on an NL underdog! You ABSOLUTELY need to see them before locking in any MLB picks of your own.

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