by Big Al Staff
Sunday, Aug 24, 2025The Sunday sports card features MLB and EPL action.
Major League Baseball has 15 games scheduled. The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Colorado Rockies on Roku at 12:05 p.m. ET. The Pirates send out Paul Skenes to pitch against the Rockies’ McCade Brown, who is getting called up from Triple-A for this start. Pittsburgh is a -340 money-line favorite at BetOnline with the total set at 7.5.
The Tampa Bay Rays play at home against the St. Louis Cardinals at 12:10 p.m. ET. Ryan Pepiot takes the ball for the Rays to take on Matthew Liberatore for the Cardinals. Tampa Bay is a -126 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.
Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 1:35 p.m. ET. New York travels to Atlanta with the Mets tapping David Peterson to face the Braves’ Bryce Elder. The Mets are a -132 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. Baltimore is home against Houston with Trevor Rogers taking the ball for the Orioles to challenge Spencer Arrighetti for the Astros. The Orioles are a -144 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. Philadelphia hosts Washington with the Phillies turning to Ranger Suarez to go against the Nationals’ Jake Irvin. The Phillies are a -280 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5.
Two MLB games start at 1:40 p.m. ET. Toronto plays in Miami with Kevin Gausman taking the mound for the Blue Jays to face Eury Perez for the Marlins. The Blue Jays are a -137 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. Detroit plays at home against Kansas City with the Tigers tapping Jack Flaherty to battle the Royals’ Seth Lugo. The Tigers are a -151 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.
Two MLB games begin at 2:10 p.m. ET. Minnesota is in Chicago with a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Twins to pitch against Yoendrys Gomez for the White Sox. San Francisco visits Milwaukee with the Giants sending out Robbie Ray to take on a starting pitcher for the Brewers yet to be determined.
The Texas Rangers are home against the Cleveland Guardians at 2:35 p.m. ET. Merrill Kelly takes the hill for the Rangers to challenge Gavin Williams for the Guardians. Texas is a -132 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.
The Chicago Cubs are in Los Angeles to take on the Angels at 4:07 p.m. ET. The Cubs tap Jameson Taillon to battle the Angels’ Kyle Hendricks. Chicago is a -150 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.5.
Three MLB games begin at 4:10 p.m. ET. Arizona hosts Cincinnati with Zac Gallen taking the ball for the Diamondbacks to duel against Brady Singer for the Reds. The Diamondbacks are a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. Los Angeles plays in San Diego with the Dodgers sending out Yoshinobu Yamamoto to take on the Padres’ Nick Pivetta. Both teams are priced as a -110 money-line favorites with a total of 7.5. Seattle plays at home against the Athletics with Logan Gilbert taking the hill for the Mariners to face Jacob Lopez for the Athletics. The Mariners are a -172 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.
Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN features the New York Yankees at home against the Boston Red Sox at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Yankees turn to Carlos Rodon to pitch against the Red Sox’s Dustin May. New York is a -169 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.
Matchweek 2 in the English Premier League season continues with three matches. Two matches begin at 9:00 a.m. ET. Crystal Palace hosts Nottingham Forest as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Brighton and Hove Albion is at Everton on the USA Network as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5. Manchester United is at Fulham at 11:30 a.m. ET as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5.
