The following MLB betting trends are a collection of analytical data, betting systems and strength ratings featured on VSiN and qualified for the MLB games of Saturday, October 25, 2025. This report is meant to emulate the process that Steve Makinen and other members of the VSiN Analytics team undergo when handicapping each day’s MLB board.

 

AJ’s Angles

These are the top MLB betting trends and systems for today’s games, handpicked by VSiN Analyst AJ Makinen. 

Trend: LAD is 18-6 (+9.61 units) as a smaller favorite within -115 to -165 line range with starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto since the start of the 2024 season
Trends Match (PLAY): LA DODGERS (-150 at TOR) 

* World Series teams have struggled putting back-to-back wins together recently, going 10-23 in the game following up a WS win (-17.85 Units, -54.1% ROI)
System Match (FADE): TORONTO (+123 vs LAD)

The MLB postseason is a 12-team tournament made up of four rounds, with each round being played as a series with progressively more games the deeper you get. Perhaps unlike any other sport, because of the huge 162-game regular season schedule, the stakes of each and every MLB postseason game are enhanced tremendously, and as such, some different or additional handicapping strategies should be employed. With that in mind, one of the key factors in getting ready for these games is to know the history and the trends/systems that have developed in recent years. Let’s dig into the key betting results from recent MLB playoff seasons to see if we can’t uncover nuggets that will help make these playoffs a profitable one.

Overall MLB Postseason Trends

Line angles

–  Road favorites of -140 or higher are on a 34-21 SU run since 2001 (+2.05 units, ROI: +3.7%)
System Match (SLIGHT PLAY): LA DODGERS (-150 at TOR)

Series wins status

–  For teams leading in a series, home field advantage has meant quite a lot, as these hosts are 75-51 SU (+15.51 units, ROI: 12.3%) and 66-60 on run lines (+15.41 units, ROI: 12.2%) since 2013.
System Match (PLAY): TORONTO

Stats from the last game trends

–  MLB postseason teams coming off a same series game in which they scored eight or more runs are on a 57-54 SU (-0.92 units, ROI: -0.8%) surge and 59-52 on run lines (+5.29 units, ROI: 4.8%) since 2014.
System Match (SLIGHT PLAY): TORONTO (+1.5 vs LAD)

– Teams playing as underdogs in an MLB postseason series game after their bullpen was used for 5+ innings in the same series’ prior game are just 40-67 SU (-18.15 units, ROI: -17%) since 2016.
System Match (FADE): TORONTO (+123 vs LAD)

Totals angles

– The last four MLB postseasons have been very good for Over bettors, as that side of the total has gone on totals is split 99-94-1, Overs have produced a return of +21.02 units, an ROI of 10.9%. Total odds have been heavily shaded towards Unders in recent postseasons.
System Match (PLAY OVER): LAD-TOR (o/u at 7.5)

MLB World Series Betting Systems

Over the last 20+ years of World Series action, several nice betting systems have emerged. You know you’re going to bet the games, so why not arm yourself with key data that has won recently? 

WORLD SERIES system #1:
Home field advantage hasn’t meant a lot in recent World Series action, with hosts on a 20-29 slide in the last 49 opportunities dating back to 2016 (-17.42 Units, -35.6% ROI)
System Match (FADE): TORONTO (+123 vs LAD) 

WORLD SERIES system #2:
Dating back to 2007, World Series home underdogs of +120 or more have gone just 2-8 (-5.22 Units, -52.2% ROI)
System Match (FADE): TORONTO (+123 vs LAD) 

WORLD SERIES system #5:
World Series teams have struggled putting back-to-back wins together recently, going 10-23 in the game following up a WS win (-17.85 Units, -54.1% ROI)
System Match (FADE): TORONTO (+123 vs LAD)

MLB Extreme Stats Systems

The following systems and qualifying plays are from the article titled MLB Extreme Stats Systems, detailing eight different betting systems for betting teams based upon noteworthy stats they accumulated in their previous game 

“9” is a magic run number for fading a team in the next game
Since 2018, it doesn’t matter if the team is playing at home or on the road. If they scored nine runs or more in the previous contest, they are posting a winning record at 1983-1867 (51.5%), but oddsmaker overpricing has resulted in a loss of -246.88 units. This represents an ROI of -6.4%, which is significant in the grand scheme of baseball daily betting.
System Match (FADE): TORONTO (+123 vs LAD) 

Home teams that did score well last game are also actually a bad bet in the next outing
Going back another season to 2018, home teams coming off a game in which they scored five runs or more are winning more often than not at 4005-3482 (53.5%) but they have been a loser for bettors at -502.02 units and an ROI of -6.7%.
System Match (FADE): TORONTO (+123 vs LAD)

MLB Streak Systems

The following systems and qualifying plays are from the 2023 midseason article titled Handicapping MLB Streaks, detailing 14 different systems for betting teams on winning or losing streaks. 

NO QUALIFYING STREAK PLAYS TODAY

Strategies Using MLB DraftKings Betting Splits Data

One of the most touted features on the VSiN.com website, and a feature that we believe to be a fantastic resource for bettors, is the betting splits pages. These are the pages that we have built utilizing the data that DraftKings so graciously provides to us, detailing the breakdowns of the money and ticket splits for point spreads, money lines, and totals.

In an article published on the VSiN.com website prior to opening day, Steve Makinen outlined 10 different systematic strategies for successfully using the DK Betting Splits Data that were developed in the 2023/2024 season. Here are the systems and qualifying plays for today’s games as of 10:00 a.m. ET. These can and will change, so continue to track and qualify the systems up until first pitch for best usage. 

DK MLB Betting Splits system #6: Majority handle bettors have been at their worst overall in interleague games since the start of 2023, going 910-839 (52%) but for -206.24 units and an ROI of -11.8%. This is about four full percentage points worse for return and an indication that bettors have trouble gauging the strengths/motivations of the teams when playing unfamiliar opponents.
System Match (FADE): LA DODGERS 

DK MLB Betting Splits system #9: Majority handle bettors have endured two consecutive terrible playoff seasons in 2023 and 2024, with a combined record of 38-43 (46.9%) for -18.84 units and an ROI of -23.3%. These are typically high bet volume games, so bettors have lost big in October.
System Match (FADE): LA DODGERS

Today’s MLB Strength Ratings

The following MLB betting trends are taken from today’s MAKINEN DAILY RATINGS page under the MLB tab on VSiN.com.

Today’s UNDERPRICED UNDERDOG (10 points or more) according to the Makinen Strength Ratings projections:
System Match: TORONTO +123 (+13 diff) 

Today’s TOTAL PROJECTION FAVORING OVER (0.5 runs or more) according to the Makinen Strength Ratings projections:
System Match: LAD-TOR OVER 7.5 (+0.5) 

Team/Pitcher Situational MLB Betting Trend Spots

The following situational MLB betting trends and qualifying plays look at how today’s teams and starting pitchers have performed in similar spots. 

(923) LOS ANGELES-NL (102-71) at (924) TORONTO (102-72)
Trend: LAD has won nine of their last ten road games after starting the year just 36-40
Trend: LAD is 18-6 (+9.61 units) as a smaller favorite within -115 to -165 line range with starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto since the start of the 2024 season
Trends Match (PLAY): LA DODGERS (-150 at TOR)

Trend: TOR was the best team in MLB this season in night games (65-38, +22.51 units)
Trend: TOR is 14-1 SU in their last 15 games as home underdogs on a back-to-back
Trends Match (PLAY): TORONTO (+123 vs LAD)

Series #1: Los Angeles Dodgers at Toronto Blue Jays
Trend: OVER the total has converted in three straight meetings between LAD and TOR
Trend Match (PLAY OVER): LAD-TOR (o/u at 7.5)

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