Doug Upstone’s MLB Betting Information and Tips – July 17, 2025
The remainder of the baseball regular season commences on Friday. We grabbed our shovels and started digging to find out what teams could get off to fast or slow starts coming out of the All-Star break.
Surprisingly, most teams have at least an average if not somewhat difficult slate over the next 10 days or so.
As is always the case when looking at future schedules, despite records in home and away scenarios, one never knows exactly how a team will perform for hundreds of different reasons. These forecasts are based on the current difficulties with schedules.
Possible Easier Schedule
Listed #12 in the AL Wild Card chase, one could easily dismiss Cleveland with their 46-49 record. 
Yet, when you find Seattle presently has the last AL Wild Card spot with 45 losses, the Guardians could jump right into the thick of the race by winning eight of 10.
That seems very possible with Cleveland at home against the Athletics (3 games) and Baltimore (4) before traveling to Kansas City (3). Then the Guards immediately return home to face Colorado (3). This is Cleveland’s big opportunity, and a 10-3 surge would help them immensely.
Expected Tougher Schedules
Boston forced their way into the playoff conversation by winning 10 in a row and are only two back of the Yankees for the #1 Wild Card and four behind front-running Toronto. The Red Sox’s win streak will come to an end relatively soon, but what they want to avoid is losing the gains they made. That could be difficult playing at current National League first-place teams, the Cubs at Wrigley (3), at Philly (3), and the Dodgers at Fenway (3). A 5-4 mark would be terrific.
Toronto entered the break on a 13-4 run and took over first place in the AL East. We will learn quite a bit about the Blue Jays in their next three series. Toronto has a pair of three-game series against San Francisco and the revenge-minded New York Yankees. The Jays next head out for a four-game set at Detroit. If you like betting on Toronto, a 6-4 or 5-5 mark is not a bad outcome.
Milwaukee has the best record in the majors since June 1 at 25-12 and trails the Cubs by one game in the NL Central. The Brewers are legit as they have the second-best run differential in the senior circuit. The Brew Crew will be tested immediately, having to travel to Tinsel Town to take on Dodger Blue (3), followed by seeing – Forks Up – at Seattle (3). Milwaukee would love a .500 road trip.
In truth, it’s hard to figure out the team from Anaheim. The Angels are one of four squads in the AL with 49 losses. As is the case with Cleveland, they are certainly in the mix but with work to do. The Halos have a -62 run differential, which is #11 in their league. 
The next 10 days could seal the Angels’ fate with a trip back east, facing the Phillies (3) and Metropolitans (3) and returning to the Big A for four with the Mariners.
Rockies Watch
Colorado is on pace to become the worst team in baseball history at 22-74, meaning they need a 20-46 mark the rest of the season to not surpass the White Sox of last year. That would require winning a little better than three of 10 contests the rest of the way. If the Rockies are to have any chance, they will have Minnesota and St. Louis at home for three games each, followed by a trio at Baltimore.
The Rockies have spent the past four days off not being the worst team in baseball to bet against, as Atlanta passed them up at -35.7 units compared to -35.1.
Betting on Colorado is a bad idea, but maybe, just maybe, they surpass expectations like when they swept Miami earlier.
Baseball Betting Angles to Follow This Weekend
*Chicago White Sox are 15-0 off two straight home losses against division rivals.
*L.A. Angels are 5-1 as a road underdog of +200 or more.
*Minnesota is 13-1 vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse.
*CHRIS BASSITT and Toronto are 6-0 in home starts playing against a team with a winning record.
*JACK LEITER and Texas are 0-7 vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse.
*FRAMBER VALDEZ and Houston are 7-0 in July since last year.
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