Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and UEFA Champions League Previews and Odds - 09/07/2022

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Sep 07, 2022
The Wednesday sports card features action in MLB and the UEFA Champions League.

Major League Baseball has 17 games on its schedule. The New York Mets play at Pittsburgh against the Pirates in the opening game of their doubleheader at 12:35 PM ET. The Minnesota Twins visit New York to play the Yankees in the first game of their doubleheader at 3:05 PM ET. The Milwaukee Brewers are at Colorado against the Rockies as a -135 money line road favorite, with the total set at 12 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Atlanta Braves travel to Oakland against the A’s at 3:37 PM ET as a -275 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7. 

The Los Angeles Angels host the Detroit Tigers at 4:07 PM ET as a -195 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 4:10 PM ET. Los Angeles is at home against the San Francisco Giants, with the Dodgers a -250 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Chicago White Sox travel to Seattle to play the Mariners. 

The Twins play the Yankees in the second game of their doubleheader at 6:05 PM ET. The Mets play the Pirates in the nightcap of their doubleheader at 6:35 PM ET. The Tampa Bay Rays host the Boston Red Sox at 6:40 PM ET as a -165 money line favorite with a total of 7. The Philadelphia Phillies play at home against the Miami Marlins at 6:45 PM ET as a -175 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. 

The Toronto Blue Jays travel to Baltimore to play the Orioles at 7:05 PM ET as a -145 money line road favorite with a total of 7.5. The Chicago Cubs are at home against the Cincinnati Reds at 7:40 PM ET as a -145 money line favorite. The St. Louis Cardinals host the Washington Nationals at 7:45 PM ET as a -300 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. 

Two MLB games start at 8:10 PM ET. Houston is at home against the Texas Rangers, with the Astros a -275 money line favorite with a total of 8. Cleveland visits Kansas City Royals with the Guardians a -140 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The San Diego Padres are at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks on FS1 at 8:40 PM ET as a -205 money line favorite with a total of 8.

Matchday 1 in the UEFA Champions League concludes with eight group stage matches. Two matches start at 12:45 PM ET. Ajax hosts Rangers as a -1 goal line favorite with an over/under of 3 (all soccer odds from BetMGM). Eintracht Frankfurt is at home against Sporting CP as a -0.5 goal line favorite with a total of 2.5. 

Six matches conclude the UCL card at 3 PM ET. Liverpool travels to Napoli as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 3. Atletico Madrid plays at home against Porto as a -0.5 goal line favorite with a total of 2. Bayer Leverkusen plays at Club Brugge as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 3. Barcelona hosts Viktoria Plzen as a -3 goal line favorite with a total of 3.5. Bayern Munich is at Inter Milan as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 3. Tottenham plays at home against Olympique Marseille as a -1 goal line favorite with a total of 2.5. 

All eight Champions League matches are available on Paramount+. The CBS Sports Network’s “The Golazo Show” is an NFL Red Zone-inspired show that presents live updated highlights of all eight games. 

All photographic images used for editorial content have been licensed from the Associated Press.

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