Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB, CFL, and FIFA Club World Cup Previews and Odds - 06/26/2025

by Big Al Staff

Thursday, Jun 26, 2025
The Thursday sports card features MLB, CFL, and FIFA Club World Cup action.

Major League Baseball has nine games scheduled. Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 1:10 p.m. ET. Cleveland hosts Toronto, with the Guardians sending out Tanner Bibee to pitch against the Blue Jays Kevin Gausman. The Blue Jays are a -112 money-line favorite, with the total set at 8 (all odds from DraftKings). Minnesota plays at home against Seattle, with Simeon Woods Richardson taking the ball for the Twins to face Emerson Hancock for the Mariners. The Twins are a -121 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Detroit is home against the Athletics, with the Tigers tapping Dietrich Enns to take on the Athletics’ Jeffrey Springs. The Tigers are a -164 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

Two MLB games start at 2:10 p.m. ET. Houston hosts Philadelphia, with Hunter Brown getting the ball for the Astros to battle Cristian Sanchez for the Phillies. The Astros are a -149 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. Tampa Bay travels to Kansas City, with the Rays turning to Shane Baz to go against the Royals’ Michael Lorenzen. The Rays are a -126 money-line road favorite with a total of 10. 

The Chicago Cubs play in St. Louis against the Cardinals. Shota Imanaga takes the mound for the Cubs to challenge Andre Pallante for the Cardinals. Chicago is a -137 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in Colorado to take on the Rockies at 3:10 p.m. ET. The Dodgers send out Clayton Kershaw to face the Rockies’ Austin Gomber. Los Angeles is a -294 money-line road favorite with a total of 12. 

The San Francisco Giants play at home against the Miami Marlins at 3:45 p.m. ET. Hayden Birdsong gets the starting assignment for the Giants to pitch against Janson Junk for the Marlins. San Francisco is a -176 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.

The New York Mets are home against the Atlanta Braves at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Mets turn to Griffin Canning to battle against the Braves Grant Holmes. New York is a -112 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

Week 4 in the Canadian Football League kicks off with one game. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the Edmonton Elks on the CBS Sports Network at 8:30 p.m. ET as an 11.5-point favorite with an over/under of 51.5.

The FIFA Club World Cup continues with four matches. Two matches start at 3:00 p.m. ET. Manchester City plays Juventus at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, on TNT/truTV/DAZN as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5. Wydad Casablanca challenges Al Ain at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., on DAZN as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5.

Two more FIFA Club World Cup matches begin at 9:00 p.m. ET on DAZN. Al Hilal takes on Pachuca at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee, as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 3.5. Real Madrid faces Salzburg at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. 

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