Who’s up for a little Thursday MLB parlay?
There are nine games getting started past 5:00 p.m. ET this evening, and while not every contest features a moneyline bet that is all that appealing all by itself, there are a few spots that catch my eye as parlay pieces.
Let’s dig into the late slate on the diamond and come up with a tantalizing three-leg parlay on the DraftKings Sportsbook.
Today’s Three-Leg Moneyline MLB Parlay
- Reds ML (-172)
- Mariners ML (-109)
- Braves ML (-166)
Parlay Odds: +385
Reds Moneyline (-172)
While the Marlins have been one of the hottest road teams in MLB the past few weeks, I have to side with the Reds on Thursday night. To me, the pitching matchup is just too lopsided to ignore. Nick Lodolo will toe the rubber for Cincinnati, a man who has managed a 3.58 ERA across 100.2 innings in 2025. He’ll be opposed by Cal Quantrill. The veteran Canadian RHP enters this evening’s action rocking an eighth percentile xERA (5.32) to go along with a 13th percentile opponent barrel rate (11.2%). I’d expect the Reds to score some runs off Quantrill, while Miami should struggle with the left-handed Lodolo. The Marlins actually possess a league-average 100 wRC+ off righties this season, yet that figure falls to an 84 wRC+ with a .116 ISO versus southpaws.
Mariners Moneyline (-109)
This is probably the scariest leg of our MLB parlay. The Mariners have been outclassed by the Yankees in the first two games of this series, losing by a combined score of 19-9. That said, neither of those tilts was started by All-Star Bryan Woo. The 25-year-old has been masterful through 17 outings in 2025, mustering a 2.77 ERA and a 3.19 xERA. Specific to his past four starts, Woo has allowed only two earned runs over 25.0 innings, while also striking out 33.0% of the opponents he’s faced. In layman’s terms, he’s locked in at the moment. The same can not be said about Marcus Stroman. The veteran RHP has looked slightly better in the two starts he’s made since coming off a lengthy IL stint, yet for the season as a whole, Stroman is sporting an ugly 7.45 ERA with a career-low 13.5% strikeout rate and a career-high 11.2% walk rate. Gross.
Braves Moneyline (-166)
There’s a couple things to note about this spot for the Braves, as the team is fresh on the heels of a commanding 9-2 victory in Sacramento on Wednesday night. First and foremost, Spencer Strider will take the mound for his 11th start of 2025. Now, Strider did allow a pair of home runs in his last outing against the Orioles, yet it was also the fourth time in the right-hander’s past five appearances that he finished the contest with an average fastball velocity above 96.0 mph. That’s important, because in that five-game span, Strider is in possession of a 2.70 ERA and a 2.35 FIP with a 32.2% strikeout rate. He’s not all the way back just yet, but he’s close. On the other side of the probables, you’ll find J.P. Sears. The lefty has been great in his last two starts, though he season-long numbers at Sutter Health Park leave a lot to be desired. Sears owns a 5.63 ERA within the split with a .599 opponent slugging percentage. Atlanta should be able to score runs in bunches on Thursday.
