Insights and advice for betting MLB in August

The top teams in the National League will push towards the playoffs over the last 1/3 of the regular season with about 55 games remaining. All three division races are tight and the New York Mets recent 7-game winning streak has them on top of the NL East by 1/2 game over the Philadelphia Phillies, who were 1/2 game in front of the Mets at the start of July. 

More depth in the National League has preseason heavy favorite LA Dodgers still leading the NL West, but only by 4.0 games with the San Diego Padres current 4-game winning streak. Those two leaders play six games head-to-head in August. 

The Milwaukee Brewers (64-43) have the best record in baseball, still just a tick under .600 ball, but only a 2-game lead over the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central.  A total of eight teams have at least 60 wins including five in the National League with the Padres (59) able to get their by the end of July if they can sweep the Mets at home tonight. 

More key games and schedules provided for National League teams in August, which follows potential deals and the MLB trade deadline July 31. Bettors who follow the daily betting opportunities in baseball are looking for favorable odds, value and added prop bets of interest at leading online sportsbooks. That includes taking advantage of dime lines offered at top online sportsbooks with information you can bet on. 

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Key MLB National League Series And 2025 Baseball Odds In August 

Here are the MLB National League division records, top teams and matchups for August. Adjusted futures odds are added to compare from BetOnline, which notes that none of the current NL division leaders are losses for the sportsbook, and the biggest liabilities in futures pennant market among NL teams are the Brewers, Padres and Giants.  

Along with key series in August, select online sportsbooks post props and odds including most wins in August. The Dodgers (+500), Cubs (+800) and Mets (+900) top all MLB teams with lowest odds to have most wins in August. Note that the Mets have 19 home games and just 9 road games in August. But as this market is bet into, odds adjust quickly and noteable moves include Brewers (+1400 to +1250), Padres (+5500 to +4500), and American League Rangers (+2000 to +1300). 

For bettors who prefer to only bet on the ‘good’ teams and fade the ‘bad’ teams, see the July records below of the top teams including LA Dodgers. Note the last place Pirates are 7-1 since July 21 for the best record in baseball providing profit as a big losing team. 

National League

NL Central

Milwaukee (64-43)  
Chicago Cubs (62-45)  
Cincinnati (56-52)  
St. Louis (55-54)   
Pittsburgh (46-62)

July records: MIL (17-6), CHI (13-10), CIN (12-11), STL (9-16), PIT (10-12) 

The Brewers had the best record in the NL in June, and then took over the division lead in July over the Cubs. Milwaukee has the best record in baseball playing .598 ball with one game remaining in July against the Cubs. The Brewers pitching staff leads the NL with a 3.57 Earned Run Average (ERA). The Cubs (+106) and Brewers (+102) also have the best run-differential in MLB, and the Brewers (-120) are a slight favorite to win the division over the Cubs (-105) on the adjusted odds at BetOnline. The Reds and Cardinals are in the Wild Card chase but at least 3-game behind the Padres for the final WC spot. 

NL East 

NY Mets (62-46)
Philadelphia (61-46) 
Miami (51-55)  
Atlanta (45-61)
Washington (44-63) 

July records: NYM (14-9), PHI (11-11), ATL (7-17), MIA (14-10), WSH (9-14) 

The Mets and Phillies are the clear leaders in the NL East, and Philadelphia (+73) leads the division with the best run-differential ahead of New York (+48). The Mets (3.58) join the Brewers with the best pitching and ERA in the National League. The Phillies (-120) are a slight favorite to win the division over the Mets (-110). Preseason NL contenders Atlanta Braves have been a major disappointment and on a 1-6 slide and awful month of July. The Mets (37-16) have the best home record in baseball with the other top-5 teams in the NL all with at least 33 home wins and playing at least .630 baseball at home. No teams in MLB are playing at least .600 baseball overall, and two teams last year were above .600 baseball heading into August (Phillies and Guardians). 

NL West 

LA Dodgers (63-45) 
San Diego (59-49) 
San Francisco (54-54) 
Arizona (51-57) 
Colorado (28-79) 

July records: LAD (10-13), SD (14-10), SF (9-14), AZ (9-15), COL (9-14) 

The Dodgers played losing baseball overall in July, and now lead the surging San Diego by 4.0 games with Los Angeles (+70) sporting the best run-differential in the division ahead of San Diego (+27). The Dodgers are also top-2 in the NL with the Cubs in OPS, Slugging and batting average (.255). The Padres (3.58 ERA) pitching continues to be among the best in baseball while the Dodgers (4.26) are outside the top-20. But Los Angeles (-2500) is still the biggest NL division favorite with the Padres +850. The Giants and Diamondbacks have fallen off badly with poor performances in July including Arizona on a 1-7 run to end the month. The Dodgers and Brewers have the best road records in the NL at 28-24. 

Adjusted National League Pennant odds show the Dodgers (+160) favored with the Mets (+475), Phillies (+500), Cubs (+550) and Brewers (+600), who made the biggest move after sitting at +1800 to start July. The Padres (+1400) are next with the Giants (+1800), Reds (+5000) and Cardinals (+8000) trying to get into the playoffs. 

Chase Burns said that he already has 15 tickets allotted for Saturday’s game against the Atlanta Braves.

“I’ve never pitched at a racecar track. I’m excited. It’s cool. Home state, and there are going to be a lot of people there. It’ll be fun.”https://t.co/fxM76GNePP

— Charlie Goldsmith (@CharlieG__) July 29, 2025

In the first MLB game ever played in the state of Tennessee, the Reds and Braves play Aug. 2 at Bristol Motor Speedway as part of the MLB Speedway Classic. The two starting pitchers both went to high school in Tennessee and also pitched in college for the Tennessee Volunteers. Scheduled starting pitchers are Chase Burns vs. Spencer Strider

Key NL Games And Schedules

Aug 1-3: San Francisco at NY Mets / St. Louis at San Diego   
Aug 4-6: St. Louis at LA Dodgers / Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs  
Aug 8-10: NY Mets at Milwaukee / Chicago Cubs at St. Louis
Aug 11-13: San Diego at San Francisco / Philadelphia at Cincinnati
Aug 15-17: San Diego at LA Dodgers / Milwaukee at Cincinnati
Aug 18-21: Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs (5) / San Francisco at San Diego
Aug 22-24: LA Dodgers at San Diego / San Francisco at Milwaukee / NY Mets at Atlanta
Aug 25-27: Philadelphia at NY Mets / Cincinnati at LA Dodgers 
Aug 26-28: Chicago Cubs at San Francisco 
Aug 29-31: St. Louis at Cincinnati 

Interleague Matchups

Aug 1-3: Detroit at Philadelphia / LA Dodgers at Tampa Bay
Aug 8-10: Toronto at LA Dodgers / Philadelphia at Texas / Boston at San Diego
Aug 11-13 LA Dodgers at LA Angels
Aug 12-14: Chicago Cubs at Toronto
Aug 15-17: Seattle at NY Mets / Tampa Bay at San Francisco
Aug 18-20: Seattle at Philadelphia  
Aug 25-27: San Diego at Seattle
Aug 29-31: Milwaukee at Toronto / Atlanta at Philadelphia (4)

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