Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 08/02/2025

by Big Al Staff

Saturday, Aug 02, 2025
The Saturday sports card features MLB and CFL action.

Major League Baseball has 15 games scheduled. The Los Angeles Dodgers travel to Tampa Bay to play the Rays at 1:10 p.m. ET. The Dodgers send out Blake Snell to pitch against the Rays’ Drew Rasmussen. Los Angeles is a -136 money-line road favorite with the total set at 8.5 (all odds from DraftKings). 

The Chicago Cubs host the Baltimore Orioles on FS1 at 2:20 p.m. ET. Matthew Boyd gets the ball for the Cubs to take on Tomoyuki Sugano for the Orioles. Chicago is a -207 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. 

The Toronto Blue Jays play at home against the Kansas City Royals at 3:07 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays turn to Max Scherzer to face the Royals’ Noah Cameron. Toronto is a -157 money-line favorite with a total of 8. 

The Pittsburgh Pirates play in Colorado against the Rockies at 3:10 p.m. ET. Paul Skenes takes the mound for the Pirates to challenge Austin Gomber for the Rockies. Pittsburgh is a -208 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 10. 

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 4:05 p.m. ET. Detroit is in Philadelphia with the Tigers tapping Tarik Skubal to go against the Phillies’ Zack Wheeler. The Tigers are a -115 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.5.

Milwaukee visits Washington with Brandon Woodruff taking the ball for the Brewers to battle Jake Irvin for the Nationals. The Brewers are a -187 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Five MLB games start at 4:10 p.m. ET. Cleveland is home against Minnesota with Tanner Bibee getting the ball for the Guardians to face a Twins starting pitcher yet to be named. 

Boston hosts Houston with the Red Sox turning to Walker Buehler to duel against the Astros’ Colton Gordon. The Red Sox are a -115 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. 

New York plays at home against San Francisco with Kodai Senga taking the hill for the Mets to pitch against the Giants’ Kai-Wei Teng. 

New York is at Miami with Cam Schlittler getting the starting assignment for the Yankees to take on Eury Perez for the Marlins. The Yankees are a -121 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. 

Seattle is home against Texas with the Mariners turning to Luis Castillo to challenge the Rangers’ newly acquired Merrill Kelly. The Mariners are a -124 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

The Atlanta Braves are in Cincinnati to play the Reds on Fox at the Bristol Motor Speedway at 7:15 p.m. ET. Spencer Strider gets the start for the Braves to battle Chase Burns for the Reds. Atlanta is a -123 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5.

The Athletics host the Arizona Diamondbacks at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Athletics send out J.T. Ginn to go against the Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen. The Athletics are a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 10.5. 

The Los Angeles Angels play at home against the Chicago White Sox at 10:07 p.m. ET. Kyle Hendricks takes the hill for the Angels to challenge Aaron Civil for the White Sox. Los Angeles is a -157 money-line favorite with a total of 9. 

The San Diego Padres are home against the St. Louis Cardinals at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Padres tap Randy Vasquez to duel against the Cardinals’ Michael McGreevy. San Diego is a -143 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Week 9 in the Canadian Football League concludes with two games. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats visit Edmonton to play the Elks at 3:00 p.m. ET as a 3.5-point road favorite with a total of 55.5.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders play in Montreal against the Alouettes on the CBS Sports Network at 7:00 p.m. ET as a 3-point road favorite with an over/under of 50.5.

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