Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 08/27/2025

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025
The Wednesday sports card features MLB action. 

Major League Baseball has 15 games scheduled. The New York Yankees host the Washington Nationals at 1:05 p.m. ET. The Yankees send out Max Fried to pitch against Cade Cavalli. New York is a -272 money-line favorite with the total set at 8.5 (all odds from DraftKings). 

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 1:10 p.m. ET. Tampa Bay travels to Cleveland with Drew Rasmussen taking the ball for the Rays to face Slade Cecconi for the Guardians. The Rays are a -132 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. Atlanta plays in Miami with the Braves tapping Joey Wentz to take on the Marlins’ Ryan Gusto. The Braves are a -132 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. 

The Seattle Mariners play at home against the San Diego Padres at 4:10 p.m. ET. The Mariners give the ball to Bryan Woo to duel against the Padres’ Yu Darvish. Seattle is a -138 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. 

The Boston Red Sox are in Baltimore to challenge the Orioles at 6:35 p.m. ET. Bryan Bello takes the mound for the Red Sox to battle Dietrich Enns for the Orioles. Boston is a -164 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. 

The Toronto Blue Jays are home against the Minnesota Twins at 7:07 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays send out Eric Lauer to pitch against the Twins’ Simeon Woods-Richardson. Toronto is a -182 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. 

The New York Mets host the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:10 p.m. ET. Nolan McLean gets the ball for the Mets to face Taijuan Walker for the Phillies. New York is a -157 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

Two MLB games start at 7:40 p.m. ET. Kansas City visits Chicago with the Royals tapping Ryan Bergert to go against the White Sox’s Aaron Civale. The Royals are a -123 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Milwaukee plays at home against Arizona with Quinn Priester taking the mound for the Brewers to battle Ryne Nelson for the Diamondbacks. The Brewers are a -144 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

The St. Louis Cardinals are at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates on FS1 at 7:45 p.m. ET. The Cardinals turn to Sonny Gray to challenge the Pirates’ Carmen Mlodzinski. St. Louis is a -194 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.  

The Texas Rangers host the Los Angeles Angels at 8:05 p.m. ET. Jacob Latz gets the starting assignment for the Rangers to battle Jack Kochanowicz for the Angels. Texas is a -157 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. 

The Houston Astros play at home against the Colorado Rockies at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Astros send out Framber Valdez to take on the Rockies’ Chase Dollander. Houston is a -340 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers are home against the Cincinnati Reds at 8:40 p.m. ET. Shohei Ohtani gets tapped as the Dodgers' starting pitcher to go against Nick Lodolo for the Reds. Los Angeles is a -208 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

The Chicago Cubs play at San Francisco against the Giants at 9:45 p.m. ET. The Cubs turn to Colin Rea to face the Giants’ Carson Whisenhunt. Chicago is a -126 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Detroit Tigers are on the road against the Athletics at 10:05 p.m. ET. Casey Mize takes the mound for the Tigers to take on Luis Morales for the Athletics. Detroit is a -131 money-line road favorite with a total of 10.5.

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