Big Al's Daily Angle - MLB, CFL, UEFA Champions League, and WNBA Previews and Odds - 09/28/2021

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Sep 28, 2021
The Tuesday sports card features action in the MLB, CFL, WNBA, and UEFA Champions League.

Sixteen games are on the MLB docket. The New York Mets host Miami at 4:10 PM ET in the first game of their seven-inning doubleheader. Marcus Stroman pitches for the Mets against Zack Thompson of the Marlins. New York is a -200 money line favorite with the total set at 5.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Chicago Cubs play at Pittsburgh at 6:35 PM ET in the opener of their three-game series. The Pirates pitch Mitch Keller against the Cubs’ Alec Mills. Both teams are a -110 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Boston visits Baltimore at 7:05 PM ET in Game 1 of their three games series. Chris Sale pitches for the Red Sox against Bruce Zimmermann of the Orioles. Boston is a -265 money line road favorite with a total of 9.5. Toronto plays at home against the New York Yankees at 7:07 PM ET in the first game of their three-game series. The Blue Jays pitch Hyun-Jin Ryu against the Yankees’ Jameson Taillon. Toronto is a -130 money line favorite with an over/under of 9. The Mets are at home against the Marlins at 7:10 PM ET in the second game of their doubleheader. New York pitches Noah Syndergaard against Miami’s Trevor Rogers. The Mets are a -145 money line favorite with the total at 6 at Play MGM. Atlanta is at home against Philadelphia on FS1 at 7:20 PM ET in the opener of their three-game series. Charlie Morton pitches for the Braves against Zack Wheeler of the Phillies. Atlanta is a -125 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. Minnesota hosts Detroit at 7:40 PM ET in Game 1 of their three-game series. The Tigers pitch Tyler Alexander against a Twins pitcher that has yet to be determined. Minnesota is a -190 money line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. Milwaukee visits St. Louis at 7:45 PM ET in the first game of their three-game series. Brandon Woodruff pitches for the Brewers against Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals. Milwaukee is a -125 money line road favorite with a total of 7.

The Los Angeles Angels travel to Texas in the opener of their three-game series at 8:05 PM ET. The Angels pitch Packy Naughton against the Rangers’ A.J. Alex. Los Angeles is a -115 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. Three games begin at 8:10 PM ET. Kansas City hosts Cleveland in Game 1 of their three-game series. Brady Singer pitches for the Royals against Aaron Civale of the Indians. Kansas City is a -125 money line favorite with a total of 9. Houston plays at home against Tampa Bay in the first game of their three-game series. The Astros pitch Jose Urquidy against the Rays’ Michael Wacha. Houston is a -135 money line favorite with an over/under of 9. The Chicago White Sox are at home against Cincinnati in the first game of their two-game series. Reynaldo Lopez pitches for the White Sox against Riley O’Brien of the Reds. Chicago is a -190 money line favorite with a total of 9. Colorado plays at home against Washington at 8:40 PM ET in the second game of their three-game series. The Rockies pitch Kyle Freeland against the Nationals’ Patrick Corbin. Colorado is a -135 money line favorite with an over/under of 11.5. 

San Francisco hosts Arizona at 9:45 PM ET in the opener of their three-game series. Logan Webb pitches for the Giants against Luke Weaver of the Diamondbacks. San Francisco is a -275 money line favorite with a total of 8. Two games conclude the card at 10:10 PM ET. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against San Diego on ESPN in Game 1 of their three-game series. The Dodgers pitch Walker Buehler against the Padres’ Yu Darvish. Los Angeles is a -190 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Oakland visits Seattle in the first game in their three-game series. Chris Bassitt pitches for the A’s against Tyler Anderson of the Mariners. Oakland is a -115 money line road favorite with a total of 8.

The ninth week in the Canadian Football League kicks off with Edmonton traveling to Ottawa at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN+. The Elks are an 8-point road favorite with an over/under of 44. 

The opening games of the semifinals in the WNBA playoffs tips off with a doubleheader on ESPN2. Connecticut hosts Chicago at 8 PM ET as an 8-point favorite at Play MGM with a total of 154. Las Vegas plays at home against Phoenix at 10 PM ET as a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 169.5.

Matchday 2 in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League begins with eight matches. Two games start at 12:45 PM ET. Ajax hosts Besiktas as a -2.5 goal line favorite with a total of 3.5. Inter Milan visits Shakhtar Donetsk as a -1 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 2.75. 

Six matches begin at 3 PM ET. Manchester City visits Paris Saint-Germain as a -0.25 goal line road favorite with a total of 2.75. RB Leipzig hosts Club Brugge as a -1.25 goal line favorite with an over/under of 3. Liverpool travels to FC Porto as a -0.75 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 2.75. Atletico Madrid visits AC Milan in a pick ‘em match with a total of 2.25. Borussia Dortmund plays at home against Sporting CP as a -1.25 goal line favorite with an over/under of 3. Real Madrid is at home against Sheriff as a -2.5 goal line favorite with a total of 3.5. 

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.

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