Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and FIFA Club World Cup Previews and Odds - 06/23/2025

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Jun 23, 2025
The Monday sports card features MLB and FIFA Club World Cup action.

Major League Baseball has nine games scheduled. The Baltimore Orioles host the Texas Rangers at 6:35 p.m. ET. The Orioles send out Trevor Rogers to pitch against the Rangers’ Patrick Corbin. Baltimore is a -132 money-line favorite, with the total set at 9.5 (all odds from DraftKings). 

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:10 p.m. ET. Atlanta travels to New York with Spencer Schwellenbach taking the ball for the Braves to take on Paul Blackburn for the Mets. The Braves are a -131 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. New York plays in Cincinnati, with the Yankees tapping Allan Winans to battle the Reds’ Nick Lodolo. The Yankees are a -126 money-line road favorite with a total of 10.

Three MLB games start at 7:40 p.m. ET. Arizona is in Chicago, with Eduardo Rodriguez taking the mound for the Diamondbacks to challenge Shane Smith for the White Sox. The Diamondbacks are a -132 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. Seattle visits Minnesota on FS1, with the Mariners turning to Bryan Woo to pitch against the Twins’ Bailey Ober. The Mariners have won two of their last three games after a 14-6 victory in Chicago against the Cubs on Sunday. The Twins have lost three games in a row after a 9-8 loss at home against Milwaukee yesterday. Seattle is a -124 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. Milwaukee plays at home against Pittsburgh, with Chad Patrick taking the ball for the Brewers to face Graham Ashcraft for the Pirates. The Brewers are a -190 money-line favorite at BetMGM with an over/under of 8.5. 

The St. Louis Cardinals are home against the Chicago Cubs at 7:45 p.m. ET. The Cardinals send out Matthew Liberatore to take on the Cubs’ Ben Brown. St. Louis is a -112 money-line favorite with a total of 9. 

The Boston Red Sox play in Los Angeles against the Angels at 9:38 p.m. ET. Walker Buehler takes the ball for the Red Sox to go against Jack Kochanowicz for the Angels. Boston is a -127 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. 

The San Diego Padres host the Washington Nationals at 9:40 p.m. ET. The Padres have not named their starting pitcher yet to face the Nationals’ Mitchell Parker. 

The FIFA Club World Cup continues with four matches. Two matches begin at 3:00 p.m. ET. Atletico Madrid battles Botafogo at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on DAZN as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Paris Saint-Germain faces the Seattle Sounders at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, on DAZN as a -2.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. 

Two more matches conclude the FIFA Club World Cup at 9:00 p.m. ET. FC Porto takes on Al Ahly at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Palmeiras battles Inter Miami at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on TBS/truTV, DAZN as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 1.5.

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