MLB odds, lines, picks: Advanced computer model includes the Phillies in parlay for Friday, August 23 that would pay nearly 7-1

Chris Sale, the current favorite to win the NL Cy Young, takes the ball for the Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals at home on Friday as he looks to strengthen his Cy Young resume. Sale is tied for the most wins in baseball (14) while ranking second in ERA (2.62) and strikeouts (187). The Braves are -278 favorites, according to the SportsLine consensus, to win on Friday, but even with how dominant Sale has been, are they worth including in MLB parlay bets? Meanwhile, a key matchup for NL Wild Card position takes place on the Friday MLB schedule out West with the New York Mets (67-61) vs. San Diego Padres (72-57) at 9:40 p.m. ET, so should you include either of those teams in your MLB parlay? 

The Padres are -142 favorites (risk $142 to win $100) in the latest Padres vs. Mets odds, while the Mets are +119 underdogs. The over/under for total runs scored is 8. The game is one of 15 on the packed MLB schedule for Friday. (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, which hit on a three-leg parlay last Monday for a payout of more than 7-1!

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. Entering Week 21 of the MLB season, it's on a 25-13 roll on top-rated run-line picks (+732) that dates back to last season. 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 nearly 7-1! 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 Philadelphia Phillies (+119) to defeat the Kansas City Royals. But the model has two other picks, including play on a run-line pick that covers well over 60% of the time! You ABSOLUTELY need to see them before locking in any MLB picks of your own.

So which run-line pick is a MUST-BACK? And what other teams do you need to include in your parlay for a payout of nearly 7-1? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which picks you should be all over on Friday, all from the model that is 25-13 on top-rated MLB run-line picks that dates back to last season.