Major League Baseball Parlay Of The Day 4-25-21

Yesterday was a return to normalcy of sorts after a wild and crazy start to the Major League Baseball season. We entered play with the Yankees, Twins, and Astros all at the bottom of the standings and the Royals, Mariners, and Giants near the top. But yesterday felt, how can I say it? Normal? The Yankees, Astros, Rays, and Dodgers all won their games, and the bad teams were bad, with the Orioles, Tigers, Rangers, and Rockies all losing.

RIDE THE WWWWWWWWWWWWWave 🏄‍♂‍#RiseAndGrind | @budweiserusa pic.twitter.com/irt3geKRPu

— Oakland A’s (@Athletics) April 25, 2021

The AL West Division was the lone exception yesterday, as the Oakland Athletics have forgotten how to lose, as they knocked off the Baltimore Orioles for their 13th consecutive victory. After starting their season out by losing their first 6 games, the A’s now have the best record in the American League. The upstart Seattle Mariners are hot on their heels, though, as the M’s are just a game back of Oakland and have won 10 of their last 14, including taking 2 of 3 from the Boston Red Sox. Seattle has played the toughest schedule in all of baseball so far, and they are playing well and winning games. It is Sunday, a perfect day for Major League Baseball action, and we are right here to deliver value, with everyone’s favorite way to play, the parlay! Let’s get started!

Money Line Parlay

Not all parlays are the same. In this first section, we are going to focus on money line parlays. The money line is your most basic way to bet on a baseball game. Because baseball has so few runs scored, we don’t see a point spread on a game like we do with the NFL and the NBA; rather, MLB betting offers a money line bet. With a money line bet, if you want to bet the favorite, you have to lay odds, and if you want to bet the underdog, the book will lay you odds. One example would be the New York Yankees as -200 betting favorites. That means you win $100 for every $200 that you bet on New York if the Yankees win. If you want to take an underdog, an example would be The Seattle Mariners +200. That means for every $100 you bet, you would win $200 if Seattle comes in.

Oakland Athletics (-141) at Baltimore Orioles

Will the Oakland Athletics ever lose another game? I have been backing the A’s basically every day, and despite the fact that they haven’t lost a game in weeks, the lines on Oakland remain quite reasonable. In this game, we can back the sizzling hot Athletics as small favorites against a last place Orioles team that has lost 6 of their last 9. So, what’s the catch here? The line seems to be heavy influenced by the starting pitching matchup, as John Means has been great for Baltimore, and Jesus Luzardo has struggled for Oakland. No disrespect to John Means at all here, but the eye test tells us that Jesus Luzardo has elite stuff, and even with his inconsistent results so far this year, he is still a very talented pitcher.

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Starting pitcher: Luzardo#RiseAndGrind x @Chevron pic.twitter.com/dWMwARjfHW

— Oakland A’s (@Athletics) April 25, 2021

Luzardo has been hot and cold for the A’s this year, as he looked great against baseball’s best team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, holding the Boys in Blue to just 2 earned runs while working into the 6th inning, but got hammered by the Astros and DBacks, right before and after, that stellar start against LA. In his last outing, Luzardo was again hard to hit, as he pitched 5.1 shutout innings against the Minnesota Twins. John Means has been fantastic this year for Baltimore, but it hasn’t always equated to victories for the Orioles. The Orioles have lost each of Means’ last 2 starts, despite the fact that he allowed just 3 total earned runs in 12 innings worked. This is a straight up heat check play on Oakland today, as they are too hot not to want to back against a last place team, no matter who is pitching.

Kansas City Royals (-118) at Detroit Tigers

Are the Kansas City Royals any good? Their 12-7 record would suggest that they are a legit contender, but their roster lacks a lot of talent and depth. Most people expect that KC is at least a year or 2 away from finishing off their rebuild and contending, but right now, the Royals are taking care of business and winning a lot of baseball games. The same thing can’t be said about the Detroit Tigers though, as Detroit has lost 8 of 9, with their lone victory during this slump coming against the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates. One big reason for the Royal’s success has been the production of starting pitcher Danny Duffy.

Here’s how we’ll take the field in Detroit behind Danny Duffy.#TogetherRoyal pic.twitter.com/ycVK1ocx3l

— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) April 25, 2021

Duffy is 2-1 in 3 starts for KC, with a 0.50 ERA. Duffy is a veteran for the Royals, that remembers what it is like to play in big games for KC, and he has found the fountain of youth this season and looks a lot like the guy that he was from 2014-17 when he was one of the most consistent starters in the American League. The Tigers actually led the majors in home runs early in the season, which makes the fact that they are now last in the AL in runs scored shocking, as their run production has fallen off of a cliff. Duffy should have little trouble slowing down these weak-hitting Tigers today and leading his team to their 3rd straight win over Detroit.

New York Yankees (-132) at Cleveland Indians

In all 3 games of this series so far between the Yankees and the Indians, Cleveland has taken early leads, only to blow them late and lose the games. It has been just what the doctor ordered for New York, as they were sitting in last place before they set out on the road for this 4-game series in Cleveland. The Yankees have now won 4 of 5, and we just might be witnessing the start of the inevitable turnaround that we are all expecting for the Bronx Bombers. New York is way too good to be a last place team, and they are picking up a lot of steam right now.

Sunday series finale. #SquadUp pic.twitter.com/Oj6fS9xWfH

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) April 25, 2021

The Cleveland bullpen has let them down consistently in this series, and with Triston McKenzie on the mound, who has worked just 12.2 innings across 3 starts, we are going to get a heavy dose of that Indian’s relief staff. I am taking the Yankees in this one as I can’t trust the Cleveland bullpen not to give the game away again, and their bats have been ice cold as of late, averaging less than 3-runs per game in this series. Break out the brooms Yankees fans, as New York picks up the sweep today on the road.

$100 Bet Wins $455

Game Total Parlay

The game total bet, commonly known as an over/under bet, is when you bet on how many total runs will be scored in a game. These totals tend to range from 7 or 8 runs on the low end, up to 12 to 13 runs on the high end, and you have to pay juice on both sides of the action. A typical totals bet would be, for example, 8 total runs with -110 juice on the over or the under. If the teams combine to score 9 runs or more, the book pays out the over bets, if the game comes in at 7 runs or less the books pay the under bets, and if the total lands right at 8 runs, all bets push.

Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros Over 8.5 Runs (-110)

I have been taking the over in Angel games almost every day and getting paid! The Angels have an awful pitching staff, and when you combine that with their stout lineup, it tends to lead to a lot of high scoring games. We have certainly seen that so far in this series, as these teams have combined for a whopping 37 runs through 3 games. We have a decent starting pitching matchup in the series finale with Lance McCullers Jr and Dylan Bundy squaring off, but with how explosive both of these teams can be, I will take the over yet again. I am 3-0 on the over in this series so far, and we are about to run that record to 4-0 today with another high scoring affair.

Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals Over 7 Runs (-110)

The Cincinnati Reds bats have gone cold recently, as they have scored just 4 runs in the first 2 games of this series with the Cardinals. But even with this recent mini-slump, the Reds still lead baseball in runs scored and home runs. Throw in the fact that Cincinnati starter Luis Castillo has been atrocious this year for the Reds, and this game total feels really low. Castillo has allowed a total of 17 runs on an absurd 26 hits and 6 walks in just 19.1 innings. We saw this identical matchup already this year, with Castillo against the Cardinal’s Jack Flaherty, and that game finished with 17 runs hitting the board. Yeah, I am taking the over today in St. Louis.

Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox Over 8.5 Runs (-110)

All 3 games of this series between the Mariners and the Red Sox have hit double digits, as Fenway Park is always one of the most hitter-friendly ballparks in the game. I expect more of the same today in the series finale. Nick Margevicius has an ERA north of 5 runs, and Eduardo Rodriguez has failed to get past the 5th inning in 2 of his last 3 starts. E-Rod has historically been one of the most supported pitchers in the American League, and this year, the Red Sox have scored him 6 runs per game of support. It is expected to be rainy today in Boston, which could slow down the scoring just a little bit, but if this game hits a delay, it’s going to throw the pitcher’s routines off, which bodes well for another high scoring game.

$100 Bet Wins $600

The Daily Dog

Do you want a chance at jumbo payouts? The best way to stack the cash fast is by parlaying underdogs! You can find high-value underdogs on the board basically every day betting Major League Baseball, and there is no way to win faster than by parlaying a couple of dogs together and getting paid.

Seattle Mariners (+185) at Boston Red Sox

Speaking of that series finale in Boston, I am going to make a high-risk, high reward play, on Seattle to win today in Bean Town. The Mariners are refusing to lose and always seem to find a way to hang around in games and find ways to win late. Seattle has the 2nd best record in the American League right now, yet they are still being consistently priced as major underdogs. 1 of 2 things are going to happen here, either the Mariners slow down and stop winning so many games, or the books are going to start pricing them appropriately. If not, I am going to keep firing on Seattle to win every day, as they are just too good not to love backing them as huge underdogs. Boston has been great this year as well, but that hasn’t stopped the Mariners from taking 2 of the first 3 games, and that isn’t going to stop them from picking up the series win today on the road either.

Los Angeles Angels (+120) at Houston Astros

Dylan Bundy has been pretty good in his stint with the Los Angeles Angels. After wallowing in Baltimore for years, Bundy has found new life in LA, and in his 15 career starts for the Halos, his ERA of 3.61 is more than a full run lower than it was in Baltimore. I like him in this matchup with Houston, as Lance McCullers Jr is coming off his worst outing of the season. McCullers Jr got hammered for 6 runs, all earned, in just 3.2 innings against the Detroit Tigers in his last start. Houston has lost each of McCullers’s last 2 starts, and I think LA rebounds after getting embarrassed last night and salvages a game in this series with Houston.

Philadelphia Phillies (+100) at Colorado Rockies

Yesterday I picked some low hanging fruit and backed the Philadelphia Phillies against the Colorado Rockies. Philly made us sweat it out just a little bit after taking an early lead, but at the end of the day, I felt that this Philadelphia team was just a much better overall team than Colorado. The Rockies have the worst record in the National League, and the Phillies are sitting in first place in the NL East Division. It makes no sense to me that the Phillies are underdogs in this game. Why is the public all over Colorado in this game? Because Jon Gray has had a decent start to the season? The same Jon Gray that had an ERA of almost 7 runs last year? The same Jon Gray that had a lifetime ERA of nearly 5 runs coming into this season? Yeah, I’m not buying it. Give me the better overall team as underdogs and pay me the money.

$100 Bet Wins $1,154

Get Rich Or Die Trying

In this final section, we are going to go for the jumbo payouts! These are your lottery ticket types of plays that aren’t going to come in all that often but pay off big time when they do. A wise man once said, if you don’t swing hard, you never hit any home runs. Well, in this section, we swing for the fences!

Toronto Blue Jays (-129) at Tampa Bay Rays

Hyun Jin Ryu has to find a way to lead his team t victory today, and I think that he gets it done. Ryu has been great since joining the Blue Jays, and as the team’s ace, this is exactly the type of spot where they need him to step up and carry his struggling team. The Blue Jays blew a 3-0 lead yesterday and cost us our bet on them while they were at it, and today, they will face Luis Patino, who will be making his 1st appearance of the season, and only his 2nd ever Big League start.

Ace on the mound, series on the line! #WeAreBlueJays pic.twitter.com/MX7qhPCYJn

— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) April 25, 2021

Patino has nasty swing and miss stuff, but in a spot where the Blue Jays have their wily veteran ace on the mound, against a 21-year-old kid just hoping to stay in the show, Toronto needs to win today. And I think that is just what they will do. Expect Ryu to shine and the Blue Jays to sneak out of Tampa Bay with the series win in the rubber match of a 3-game set.

Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals (-139)

We already talked about how bad Luis Castillo has been this year for Cincinnati, and with the St. Louis pitching staff finally pitching up to their expectations in this series, I like the Cards to finish off the sweep today at home against a Red’s team that has now lost 6 straight games. Jack Flaherty has been wildly inconsistent for St. Louis, but it hasn’t really mattered as they are 4-0 in his starts this year. The Cardinals lineup knows how to support their ace, as they have scored him 44 runs of support already this season, for an average of 11 runs per game. I love a play on St. Louis as this line feels very undervalued, all things considered.

Milwaukee Brewers (-122) at Chicago Cubs

We have a pitcher’s duel in the Windy City today, as Brandon Woodruff will match up with Jake Arrieta. While both guys are enjoying great starts to their season, Brandon Woodruff has been nearly unhittable in his last 3 outings. Woodruff has given up just 2 total runs on only 5 hits in his last 3 starts, a stretch spanning 20 innings. Interestingly enough, 2 of those 3 starts came against these Cubs, and against Chicago this year, Woodruff has pitched 13 innings, allowing only 1 run, on 4 hits and a walk, with 14 Ks. Woodruff has just been too good against the Cubs not to have a lot of confidence in him today, and at this price, he shows outrageous value.

San Diego Padres (+104) at Los Angeles Dodgers

Well, folks, I finally did it. This is the 1st time this year that I have bet against the Los Angeles Dodgers. I am of the opinion that LA has a real shot at breaking the all-time single season win record, and I have backed them a lot this season. I won’t be betting against LA very often this year, but even the greatest teams ever still lose 30% of their games, so the Boys in Blue do have to lose sometime, and I think that happens today. Joe Musgrove has been remarkable for San Diego this year, as he threw a no-hitter earlier this season against the Texas Rangers, and in 4 starts, he has a blink, and you will miss it, 1.04 ERA. Musgrove has a K/W ratio of 37-3 in 26 innings pitched.

Anything you can do, eye can do better. pic.twitter.com/LzXWzzI0Ak

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 25, 2021

Musgrove is the better side of the starting pitching matchup with Dustin May, but that’s not the driving force behind this play. Why do I like San Diego to win this game? Fernando Tatis Jr. Tatis Jr missed several games with an injury, and since he has returned, he has been absolutely tearing the cover off of the baseball. In this series with LA, Tatis Jr is 6-14 with 4 home runs, 5 RBI, and 5 runs scored. He stared down Trevor Bauer last night and took him deep twice, and he is quickly reminding everyone why he just might be the best young player in baseball. I smell upset in LA today, powered by Fernando Tatis Jr at the plate and Joe Musgrove on the mound.

$100 Bet Wins $1,033

Wrap Up

Parlays are a great way to make quick cash, and here you have four different ways to get in on the parlay bet action! Betting on Major League baseball can be both fun and exciting, as well as being very profitable! Make sure you swing by TheSportsGeek’s Major League Baseball betting page, where our team of pro handicappers bring you sharp betting advice and free MLB picks each and every day!