Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and UEFA Champions League Previews and Odds - 10/04/2022

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Oct 04, 2022
The Tuesday sports card features action in MLB and the UEFA Champions League.

Major League Baseball has 18 games on its schedule. The New York Yankees play at the Texas Rangers in the first game of their doubleheader at 2:05 PM ET. The Washington Nationals visit New York to play the Mets at 4:10 PM ET in the opener of their doubleheader. Two more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:10 PM ET. The Cleveland Guardians are at home against the Kansas City Royals as a -180 money line favorite with the total set at 7.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Seattle Mariners host the Detroit Tigers as a -165 money line favorite with an over/under of 7. 

The St. Louis Cardinals travel to Pittsburgh to play the Pirates at 6:35 PM ET. Two more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 PM ET. The Chicago White Sox are at home against the Chicago Cubs as a -115 money line favorite with a total of 8. The Atlanta Braves play at Miami against the Marlins. The Baltimore Orioles play at home against the Toronto Blue Jays at 7:05 PM ET as a -105 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. 

Two MLB games start at 7:10 PM ET. The Mets host the Nationals in the second game of their doubleheader as a -260 money line favorite with a total of 7. The Tampa Bay Rays play on the road against the Boston Red Sox as a -115 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Milwaukee Brewers at 7:40 PM ET as a -115 money line road favorite with a total of 7. 

The Yankees visit the Rangers in the second game of their doubleheader at 8:05 PM ET. Two more MLB games begin at 8:10 PM ET. The Chicago White Sox are at home against the Minnesota Twins as a -180 money line favorite with an over/under of 7. The Philadelphia Phillies play at Houston against the Astros. The Tigers play at the Mariners in the second game of their doubleheader at 9:10 PM ET.

Two MLB games begin at 9:40 PM ET. The Los Angeles Angels travel to Oakland as a -130 money line road favorite with a total of 7. The San Francisco Giants play at San Diego against the Padres. The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Colorado Rockies at 10:10 PM ET as a -365 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.

Matchday 3 in the UEFA Champions League has eight group stage matches. Two matches start at 12:45 PM ET. Bayern Munich hosts Viktoria Plzgen as a -3.5 goal line favorite with a total of 4 (all soccer odds from BetMGM). Olympique Marseille is at home against Sporting Lisbon as a -0.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5.

Six matches conclude the UCL card at 3 PM ET. Liverpool is at home against the Rangers as a -2.5 goal line favorite with a total of 3.5. FC Porto host Bayern Leverkusen as a -0.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Ajax is at home against Napoli as a -0.5 goal line favorite with a total of 3. Atletico Madrid visits Club Brugge as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Barcelona plays at Inter Milan as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with a total of 3. Tottenham travels to Frankfurt as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with an over/under 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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