There are 10 games on the Monday MLB schedule, and the MLB Wild Card races remain tight. The Seattle Mariners swept a three-game series with the Houston Astros over the weekend to pull within half a game in the AL race. Now Houston hosts the Boston Red Sox, who are just 3.5 games behind the Astros, while the Mariners visit the Chicago White Sox, who are 26 games under .500. There are six teams separated by just 3.5 games in the NL Wild-Card race, with the Philadelphia Phillies up by 2.5 on the San Francisco Giants. The Chicago Cubs are half a game back, with three others just one game out of the second spot. The Phillies host the Giants at 6:40 p.m ET on Monday.

First pitch in Red Sox vs. Astros is set for 8:10 p.m. ET. Houston is a -130 favorite, with Boston priced at +110 in the latest SportsLine consensus MLB odds. The over/under for total runs scored is 9. (See up-to-date lines for every game on our MLB odds page.)

The 10-game MLB Monday schedule offers plenty of opportunities for wagers, and all of the games are at night, so there is plenty of time to research your MLB picks. If you combine your favorite picks into a parlay, it can pay off big. 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 went 331-285 on top-rated MLB money-line picks (+357) over the past two seasons. It entered Week 22 of the 2023 MLB season 65-53 on all top-rated MLB picks this season and has excelled on top-rated run-line picks, going 14-4 (+640). Anybody following has seen big returns!

Now, the model has set its sights on the MLB schedule for Monday and has generated a three-leg parlay that would pay off at almost 6-1. 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 Houston Astros (-130) to beat the Boston Red Sox (8:10 p.m. ET) at Minute Maid Park. The model has the Astros winning in 71% of simulations. It also has locked in two other selections for the parlay, including a run total that's hitting more than 60% of the time! You ABSOLUTELY need to see the predictions before locking in any MLB picks of your own.

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