Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 08/19/2025

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025
The Tuesday sports card features MLB action. 

Major League Baseball has 16 games scheduled. The Chicago Cubs host the Milwaukee Brewers in the opening game of their doubleheader at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Cubs send out Matthew Boyd to pitch against the Brewers’ Chad Patrick. Chicago is a -144 money-line favorite with the total set at 7 (all odds from DraftKings). 

Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Toronto travels to Pittsburgh with the Blue Jays tapping Max Scherzer to face the Pirates’ Mitch Keller. The Blue Jays are a -150 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. Detroit plays at home against Houston on TBS with Tarik Skubal getting the ball for the Tigers to take on Hunter Brown for the Astros. The Tigers are a -175 money-line favorite with a total of 7. Miami is home against St. Louis with the Marlins giving the ball to Edward Cabrera to challenge the Cardinals’ Michael McGreevy. The Marlins are a -144 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. 

Two MLB games start at 6:45 p.m. ET. New York plays in Washington with David Peterson taking the hill for the Mets to go against Jake Irvin for the Nationals. The Mets are a -208 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. Philadelphia hosts Seattle with the Phillies sending out Cristopher Sanchez to battle the Mariners’ Bryce Miller. The Phillies are a -176 money-line favorite with an over/under of  8. 

The Boston Red Sox play at home against the Baltimore Orioles at 7:10 p.m. ET. Walker Buehler gets the ball for the Red Sox to face Tomoyuki Sugano for the Orioles. Boston is a -144 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. 

The Atlanta Braves are home against the Chicago White Sox at 7:15 p.m.  ET. The Braves turn to Bryce Elder to face the White Sox’s Shane Smith. Atlanta is a -176 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.  

The New York Yankees are in Tampa Bay to take on the Rays at 7:35 p.m. ET. Carlos Rodon takes the hill for the Yankees to challenge Shane Baz for the Rays. New York is a -144 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5.  

Two MLB games begin at 7:40 p.m. ET. Kansas City hosts Texas with the Royals tapping Seth Lugo to go against the Rangers’ Merrill Kelly. The Royals are a -114 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Minnesota Twins play at home against the Athletics, with Joe Ryan getting the ball for the Twins to face Jacob Lopez for the Athletics. The Twins are a -157 money-line favorite with a total of 8.

The Brewers visit the Cubs in the second game of their doubleheader at 8:05 p.m. ET. Milwaukee sends out Brandon Woodruff to battle Chicago’s Jameson Taillon. The Brewers are a -121 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers play in Colorado against the Rockies at 8:40 p.m. ET. Emmett Sheehan gets the starting assignment for the Dodgers to face Austin Gomber for the Rockies. Los Angeles is a -275 money-line road favorite with a total of 12. 

The Cincinnati Reds are in Los Angeles to challenge the Angels at 9:38 p.m. ET. The Reds turn to Hunter Greene to duel against the Angels’ Kyle Hendricks. Cincinnati is a -150 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Two more games conclude the MLB card at 9:40 p.m. ET. Arizona is home against Cleveland with Eduardo Rodriguez getting the ball for the Diamondbacks to go against Tanner Bibee for the Guardians. The Diamondbacks are a -115 money-line favorite with a total of 9. San Diego hosts San Francisco with the Padres tapping Nick Pivetta to pitch against the Giants’ Kai-Wei Teng. The Padres are a -241 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.

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