2025 MLB betting guide: Our favorite second-half prop bet for every team - ESPN
The stars came out in force in Atlanta this week, with Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners winning the Home Run Derby and Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies helping the National League to victory in the first-ever tiebreaking «HR Derby-styled swing-off.»
Now, the second half of the 2025 MLB regular season is ready to begin. As always, games will be won, home runs will be hit and bases will be stolen. Predicting which expected names and surprise standouts will claim the late-summer spotlight is no easy task, but our team is up to the challenge.
With that in mind, we asked Todd Zola, Derek Carty, Eric Karabell and Tristan H. Cockcroft to put their heads together and give us one prop bet for each MLB team in order to give us an idea as to how the second half of the 2025 season just might turn out when all is said and done.
Odds are accurate as of time of writing. For latest odds on these and other bets, go to ESPN BET..
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To win the World Series (+700)
A 6-16 stretch from June 13 through July 5 not only dropped the Yankees out of first place, but it also hurt their playoff chances. Losing Clarke Schmidt is a huge blow because he rounded out the solid «top three» generally needed to compete deep into the postseason. However, the Yankees still have Max Fried and Carlos Rodon to front the rotation, and they have the means to pick up another quality starter. Their offense has been criticized as being too reliant on power — which isn't ideal for the postseason — but they entered the break averaging the third-most runs per game in the majors, fueled by the top overall weighted on-base average. — Zola
Under 75.5 regular-season wins (-125)
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