Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and UEFA Champions League Previews and Odds - 09/29/2021

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Sep 29, 2021
The Wednesday sports card features action in the MLB and the UEFA Champions League.

Fifteen games are on the MLB docket. Colorado hosts Washington at 3:10 PM ET in the final game of their three-game series. The Rockies pitch Paul Lambert against the Nationals’ Paul Espino. Colorado is a -115 money line favorite with the total set at 12. Pittsburgh plays at home against the Chicago Cubs at 6:35 PM ET in the second game of their three-game series. Roansy Contreras pitches for the Pirates against Kyle Hendricks for the Cubs. Pittsburgh is a -120 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. 

Boston plays at Baltimore at 7:05 PM ET in Game 2 of their three-game series. The Red Sox pitch Nathan Eovaldi against the Orioles’ Zac Lowther. Boston is a -255 money line road favorite with a total of 9.5. The New York Yankees are at Toronto on ESPN at 7:07 PM ET in the second game of their three-game series. Gerrit Cole pitches for the Yankees against Jose Berrios of the Twins. New York is a -120 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The New York Mets host Miami at 7:10 PM ET in the third game of their four-game series. The Mets pitch Taijuan Walker against the Marlins’ Elieser Hernandez. New York is a -170 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. Atlanta plays at home against Philadelphia at 7:20 PM ET in the second game of their three-game series. Max Fried pitches for the Braves against the Phillies’ Aaron Nola. Atlanta is a -140 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. Minnesota is at home against Detroit at 7:40 PM ET in Game 2 of their three-game series. The Twins pitch Michael Pineda against the Tigers’ Casey Mize. Minnesota is a -125 money line favorite with a total of 9. St. Louis hosts Milwaukee at 7:45 PM ET in the second game of their three-game series. Miles Mikolas pitches for the Cardinals against Adrian Houser of the Brewers. St. Louis is a -125 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.

Texas plays at home against the Los Angeles Angels at 8:05 PM ET in Game 2 of their three-game series. The Rangers pitch Taylor Hearn against the Angels’ Janson Junk. Texas is a -115 money line favorite with a total of 9. Three games begin at 8:10 PM ET. Houston hosts Tampa Bay in the second game of their three-game series. Luis Garcia pitches for the Astros against the Rays’ Drew Rasmussen. Houston is a -125 money line favorite with an over/under of 9. The Chicago White Sox plays at home against Cincinnati in the final game of their two-game series. The White Sox pitch Carlos Rodon against the Reds’ Sonny Gray. Chicago is a -180 money line favorite with a total of 8. Cleveland plays at Kansas City in the second game of their three-game series. Zac Plesac pitches for the Indians against Daniel Lynch of the Royals. Cleveland is a -125 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. 

San Francisco plays at home against Arizona at 9:45 PM ET in the second game of their three-game series. The Giants pitch Alex Wood against the Diamondbacks’ Merrill Kelly. San Francisco is a -280 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. Two games begin at 10:10 PM ET. The Los Angeles Dodgers host San Diego on ESPN in Game 2 of their three-game series. Max Scherzer pitches for the Dodgers against Ryan Weathers of the Padres. Los Angeles is a -180 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Oakland plays at Seattle in the second game of their three-game series. The A’s pitch Frankie Montas against the Mariners’ Logan Gilbert. Oakland is a -120 money line road favorite with a total of 7.5. 

Matchday 2 in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League concludes with eight matches. Two matches start at 12:45 PM ET. Atalanta hosts the Young Boys as a -1.25 goal line favorite with an over/under of 3.25. Zenit Petersburg plays at home against Malmo as a -1 goal line favorite with a total of 2.5. 

Six matches begin at 3 PM ET. Bayern Munich is at home against Dynamo Kyiv as a -2.75 goal line favorite with an over/under of 4. Barcelona plays at Benfica in a pick ‘em match with a total of 2.75. Manchester United hosts Villarreal as a -1 goal line favorite with a total of 2.75. Sevilla travels to Wolfsburg in a pick ‘em matchup with an over/under of 2.25. Salzburg is at home against Lille as a -0.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.75. Chelsea travels to Juventus as a -0.25 goal line road favorite with a total of 2.25. 

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.

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