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Big Al's Daily Angle: NFL, MLB and EPL Previews and Odds - 09/24/2023

The Sunday sports card features NFL, MLB, and EPL action.Week 3 in the NFL continues with 13 games. Nine NFL games kick off at 1 PM ET. The Minnesota Vikings host the Los Angeles Chargers as a 1-point favorite, with the total set at 54 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Green Bay Packers plays at home against the New Orleans Saints as a 1-point favorite with an over/under of 42. The Jacksonville Jaguars are at home against the Houston Texans as a -7.5-point favorite with a total of 44. The Cleveland Browns host the Tennessee Titans as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 38.5. The Baltimore Ravens play at home against the Indianapolis Colts as an 8-point favorite with a total of 43.5. The Miami Dolphins are at home against the Denver Broncos as a 6-point favorite with an over/under of 47.5. The New England Patriots travel to New York to play the Jets as a 2.5-point road favorite with a total of 36. The Buffalo Bills play in Washington against the Commanders as a 6-point road favorite with an over/under of 43. The Detroit Lions host the Atlanta Falcons as a 3-point favorite with a total of 46.5. The Seattle Seahawks play at home against the Carolina Panthers as a 5-point favorite with an over/under of 42. Two more NFL games kick off at 4:25 PM ET. The Dallas Cowboys play in Arizona against the Cardinals as a 13-point road favorite with a total of 43. The Kansas City Chiefs are at home against the Chicago Bears as a 12.5-point favorite with an over/under of 48. Sunday Night Football on NBC features the Las Vegas Raiders playing at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers at 8:20 PM ET. The Raiders are a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 43. Major League Baseball has 16 games on its schedule. The Philadelphia Phillies host the New York Mets at 1:05 PM ET as a -180 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. The Tampa Bay Rays play at home against the Toronto Blue Jays at 1:10 PM ET as a 118 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 1:35 PM ET. The Washington Nationals are at home against the Atlanta Braves in the opening game of their doubleheader. The Boston Red Sox host the Chicago White Sox as a -155 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. The Arizona Diamondbacks visit New York to play the Yankees. Three MLB games start at 1:40 PM ET. The Milwaukee Brewers play in Miami against the Marlins as a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 7. The Baltimore Orioles are in Cleveland to play the Guardians with both teams priced at -110 with an over/under of 8. The Pittsburgh Pirates play in Cincinnati Reds. Two MLB games begin at 2:10 PM ET. The Kansas City Royals travel to Houston to play the Astros. The Minnesota Twins play at home against the Los Angeles Angels as a -230 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Chicago Cubs are at home against the Colorado Rockies at 2:20 PM ET as a -258 money-line favorite. The Texas Rangers host the Seattle Mariners at 2:35 PM ET as a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. The Detroit Tigers play in Oakland against the A’s at 4:07 PM ET as a -148 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. The San Diego Padres are at home against the St. Louis Cardinals at 4:10 PM ET as a -225 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Braves are on the road against the Nationals in the second game of their doubleheader at 6:35 PM ET. Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN has the Los Angeles Dodgers playing at home against the San Francisco Giants at 7:10 PM ET. Matchweek 6 in the English Premier League concludes with five matches. Four matches start at 9 AM ET. Arsenal hosts Tottenham as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 3 (all soccer odds from BetMGM). Brighton and Hove Albion play at home against Bournemouth on the USA Network as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Chelsea is at home against Aston Villa as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 3. Liverpool hosts West Ham United as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 3.5. Newcastle United visits Sheffield United on the USA Network at 11:30 AM ET as a -1 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5.

Big Al's Daily Angle: NCAAF, MLB, CFL and EPL Previews and Odds - 09/23/2023

The Saturday sports card features NCAAF, MLB, CFL, and EPL action.The fourth week in NCAAF college football concludes with 58 games between FBS opponents. Seven NCAAF games are on national television at noon ET. Texas A&M hosts Auburn on ESPN as an 8.5-point favorite, with the total set at 51 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Oklahoma visits Cincinnati on Fox as a 14-point road favorite with an over/under of 57.5. Troy plays at home against Western Kentucky on ESPNU as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 57. Marshall is at home against Virginia Tech on ESPN2 as a 5.5-point favorite with an over/under of 41. Northern Illinois hosts Tulsa on the CBS Sports Network as a 4-point favorite with a total of 54.5. Florida State is at Clemson on ABC as a 2-point road favorite with an over/under of 55. TCU plays at home against SMU on FS1 as a 6.5-point favorite, with a total of 63.5. Toledo plays at home against Western Michigan on ESPNU at 1:30 PM ET as a 21.5-point favorite with an over/under of 53.5. Seven nationally televised NCAAF games start at 3:30 PM ET. Oregon is at home against Colorado on ABC as a 21-point favorite with a total of 70. Miami (FL) visits Temple on ESPN2 as a 23-point road favorite with an over/under of 45.5. Kansas hosts BYU on ESPNU as a 9.5-point favorite with a total of 54.5. Maryland plays at Michigan State on NBC as a 7.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 52.5. Duke is at Connecticut on the CBS Sports Network as a 22.5-point road favorite with a total of 45. Alabama plays at home against Mississippi on CBS as a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 56. Utah is at home against UCLA on Fox as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 52.5. Two NCAAF games on national television begin at 4 PM ET. Iowa State hosts Oklahoma State on FS1 as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 36.5. Rice travels to South Florida on ESPNU as a 2.5-point road favorite with a total of 57. Wake Forest hosts Georgia Tech on The CW at 6:30 PM ET as a 4-point favorite with an over/under of 58.5. Three nationally-televised NCAAF games start a 7 PM ET. Oregon State plays at Washington State as a 3-point road favorite with a total of 57.5. LSU plays at home against Arkansas on ESPN as a 17.5-point favorite with an over/under of 55. Wyoming is at home against Appalachian State on the CBS Sports Network as a 3-point favorite with a total of 44. Five more NCAAF games are on national television at 7:30 PM ET. Georgia hosts UAB on ESPN2 as a 40.5-point favorite with an over/under of 55. Texas is at Baylor on ABC as a 17-point road favorite with a total of 48.5. Ohio State visits Notre Dame on NBC as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 55.5. Missouri plays Memphis on a neutral field at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis on ESPNU as a 7-point favorite with a total of 51.5. Penn State is at home against Iowa on CBS as a 14.5-point favorite with an over/under of 36.5. Three more NCAAF games on national television begin at 10:30 PM ET. USC plays at Arizona State on Fox as a 34.5-point road favorite with a total of 62. Fresno State hosts Kent State on the CBS Sports Network as a 27.5-point favorite with an over/under of 47.5. Washington plays at home against California on ESPN as a 20.5-point favorite with a total of 57.Major League Baseball has 14 games on its schedule. The New York Yankees are at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks at 1:05 PM ET as a -125 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Minnesota Twins host the Los Angeles Angels at 2:10 PM ET as a -218 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The Chicago Cubs play at home against the Colorado Rockies at 2:20 PM ET as a -230 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Philadelphia Phillies are at home against the New York Mets at 4:05 PM ET as a -192 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The Detroit Tigers travel to Oakland to play the A’s at 4:07 PM ET. Three more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 4:10 PM ET. The Tampa Bay Rays host the Toronto Blue Jays as a -135 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Milwaukee Brewers play in Miami against the Marlins as a -118 money-line road favorite with a total of 7. The Boston Red Sox are at home against the Chicago White Sox as a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. The Baltimore Orioles play at Cleveland against the Guardians at 6:10 PM ET as a -142 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. The Pittsburgh Pirates are in Cincinnati to play the Reds at 6:40 PM ET. The Texas Rangers host the Seattle Mariners at 7:05 PM ET as a -125 money-line favor with an over/under of 8.5.The Kansas City Royals play in Houston against the Astros at 7:10 PM ET.  The San Diego Padres are at home against the St. Louis Cardinals at 8:40 PM ET as a -166 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against the San Francisco Giants at 9:10 PM ET. Week 16 in the Canadian Football League concludes with two games. The Montreal Alouettes visit Calgary to play the Stampeders at 4 PM ET as a 1-point road favorite with an over/under of 47. The Toronto Argonauts are at home against the Hamilton Tigers-Cats as a 9.5-point favorite with a total of 49.5. Matchweek 6 in the English Premier League begins with five matches. Three EPL matches begin at 10 AM ET. Crystal Palace hosts Fulham as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Wolverhampton plays at Luton Town as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5. Manchester City is at home against Nottingham Forest on the USA Network as a -2 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5.Brentford hosts Everton on NBC a 12:30 PM ET as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Manchester United is at Burnley at 3 PM ET as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 3.

NCAA FB: 4 Unbeaten ATS Teams Who Might Be Overrated Now

I always like to look at perception of teams and gauge when might be the time to sell high or buy low. Today, we’ll take a look at four teams who are unbeaten against the spread so far this year in college football. I think there are signs these teams could be a bit overvalued at this point. Let’s find out who they are and what makes them look overvalued. Indiana Hoosiers (3-0 ATS) Indiana is 3-0 ATS after outperforming expectations against Ohio State, Indiana State, and Louisville. The Hoosiers hasn’t given up big plays, but I’m concerned by their #105 defensive success rate rating out of 133 teams in the country. Indiana also isn’t explosive at all on offense. They are 101st in the nation in explosiveness. The Hoosiers have been big dogs twice, but now they are favored against Akron on Saturday. Indiana then goes into a very rough part of their schedule. They’ll play at Maryland, at Michigan, vs. Rutgers, at Penn State, and vs. Wisconsin. That’s a brutal stretch for any team. Indiana doesn’t have the depth you would want to have heading into that kind of slate.  Arizona Wildcats (3-0 ATS) I think Arizona is well coached, but the Wildcats have a few major weaknesses. First, Arizona has a terrible secondary. The Wildcats haven’t played anyone who can take advantage of that weakness. That is about to change! After a game at Stanford- Arizona will go to USC and Washington State. They then play Oregon State, UCLA, and Colorado. The Pac 12 is very tough this year (a shame they are breaking up after this season), and I think Arizona will have a hard time beating those more talented teams. Jayden De Laura is a QB I like, but he has thrown 5 interceptions already this year and he does take too many chances. The defense has allowed only 33% on third down conversions this year. I don’t think that can continue.  UNLV (3-0 ATS) UNLV is -1.17 yards per play margin on the season. Michigan hasn’t been running up scores the way some expected (they were without Harbaugh) and Vanderbilt is far worse than people expected. UNLV only has 4 sacks in three games. The Rebels have to be able to generate more of a pass rush to hide their major weakness in the secondary. UNLV is 114th in opposing QBR allowed. Their offensive line ranks 119th in havoc allowed. This isn’t the profile of a team that will just keep covering spreads.  Sam Houston State (2-0 ATS) In two games against BYU and Air Force, Sam Houston is averaging just 2.62 yards per play. That is just brutal. BYU and Air Force are decent defenses, but they aren’t that good! The Bearkats of Sam Houston have only been into the red zone one time all season. Though their defense is very solid, it is going to be hard for them to keep covering spreads without any help from the offense. They want to run the ball, but the offensive line just isn’t good enough. They are averaging only 1.37 yards per carry. 

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