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Big Al's Daily Angle: NFL, NHL and EPL Previews and Odds - 10/21/2024

 The Monday sports card features NFL, NHL, and EPL action. Week 7 in the NFL concludes with two games. The Baltimore Ravens travel to Tampa Bay to play the Buccaneers on ESPN at 8:15 p.m. ET.  The Ravens are on a four-game winning streak after their 30-23 win against Washington as a 7-point favorite last Sunday. The Buccaneers won for the second time in their last three games with their 51-27 victory at New Orleans as a 3.5-point favorite on Sunday. Baltimore is a 3-point road favorite with the total set at 50.The Los Angeles Chargers travel to Arizona to play the Cardinals on ESPN+ at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Chargers ended a two-game losing streak with a 23-16 win at Denver as a 3-point favorite last Sunday. The Cardinals have lost three of their last four games after their 34-13 loss at Green Bay on Sunday. Los Angeles is a 1-point road favorite with an over/under of 44. The National Hockey League has one game on its slate. The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Maple  Leafs had won three games in a row before a 4-1 loss against the New York Rangers on Saturday. Toronto is a -142 money-line favorite with a total of 6.5.Matchweek 8 in the English Premier League concludes with one match on the USA Network. Nottingham Forest plays at home against Crystal Palace as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5.

Big Al's Daily Angle: NFL, NHL, MLB and EPL Previews and Odds - 10/20/2024

The Sunday sports card features NFL, MLB, NHL, and EPL action. Week 7 in the NFL continues with 12 games. The Jacksonville Jaguars are the technical home team against the New England Patriots on the NFL Network at 9:30 p.m. ET at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The Jaguars are a 6.5-point favorite with the total set at 42 (all odds from DraftKings). Seven NFL games kick off at 1:00 p.m. ET. The Indianapolis Colts play at home against the Miami Dolphins as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 43.5. The Minnesota Vikings are home against the Detroit Lions as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 50.5. The Green Bay Packers host the Houston Texans as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 48.5. The Philadelphia Eagles travel to New York to play the Giants as a 3-point road favorite with a total of 42.5. The Buffalo Bills play at home against the Tennessee Titans as a 9-point favorite with an over/under of 41. The Cincinnati Bengals play in Cleveland against the Browns as a 5.5-point road favorite with a total of 41.5. The Atlanta Falcons are home against the Seattle Seahawks as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 52. Three NFL games start during the second window of afternoon games. Two NFL games start at 4:05 p.m. ET. The Washington Commanders host the Carolina Panthers as a 9.5-point favorite with a total of 51.5. The Los Angeles Rams play at home against the Las Vegas Raiders as a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 43.5. The San Francisco 49ers are home against the Kansas City Chiefs at 4:25 p.m. ET as a 2-point favorite with a total of 47. The New York Jets are in Pittsburgh to play the Steelers on NBC at 8:20 p.m. ET for Sunday Night Football. The Jets are a 2-point road favorite with an over/under of 39. Major League Baseball continues the best-of-seven league championship round of the playoffs with Game 6 of the NLCS. The Los Angeles Dodgers host the New York Mets on FS1 at 8:08 p.m. ET. The Mets come off a 12-6 victory at home in Game 5 on Friday. The Dodgers still hold a 3-2 series lead. They have yet to name their starting pitcher to go against New York’s Sean Manaea. Los Angeles is a -148 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The National Hockey League has three games on its slate. The Winnipeg Jets play at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins at 3:10 p.m. ET as a -162 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6. Two more games complete the NHL card at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Colorado Avalanche visits San Jose to play the Sharks as a -258 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.5. The Los Angeles Kings play in Anaheim against the Ducks as a -185 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 6.Matchweek 8 in the English Premier League continues with two matches on the USA Network. Manchester City is at Wolverhampton at 9:00 a.m. ET as a -1.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5. Liverpool are home against Chelsea at 11:30 a.m. ET as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5.

Vegas Writer's NHL Morning Skate

Saturday's edition of the "Morning Skate" recaps a three-game card that included a game where three players notched their first career four-point games as the Winnipeg Jets extended their franchise-record season-opening winning streak.Heading into Saturday, we still have three unbeaten teams: Calgary (4-0-0), Winnipeg (4-0-0) and Tampa Bay (3-0-0). Only one was in action last night, as the Jets torched the San Jose Sharks in an 8-3 blowout.Let's take a look at the main highlight from Friday: Cole Perfetti (2 goals, 2 assists), Vladislav Namestnikov (1 goal, 3 assists) and Neal Pionk (1 goa1, 3 assists) posted single-game career highs for points as the Jets continued their offensive tear. Winnipeg has outscored opponents by a combined 18-5 margin through their first four games and now lead the NHL with a +13 goal differential. Through the first 10 nights:Favorites are 45-26, including a 20-7 run since Tuesday.Overs are 34-32-5.Tonight's FEATURED GAME (lines courtesy DraftKings):Edmonton at Dallas (-110, 6o, -115)Edmonton visits the Dallas Stars in a rematch of the 2024 Western Conference Final in which the Oilers advanced to the Stanley Cup Final after six games.That series opened with a double-overtime winner from Connor McDavid and closed with an emotional 2-1 Oilers Game 6 victory that saw McDavid open the scoring and then assist on the series-clinching goal. McDavid led all players in the series with 3 goals and 7 assists in six games played.Edmonton has won three straight from Dallas, and six of the last 10, while the guest has won five of the last nine meetings between these Western Conference rivals.PREDICTION: As contentious as this rivalry can be, and the fact five of the last seven meetings have stayed under, I can see how this final tally could stay low. Dallas comes into this one ranked 27th in the league with 2.60 goals-for-per-game, while Edmonton ranks 30th with 2.2 gpg.

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