Big Al's Daily Angle: NCAAF, MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 09/04/2023

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Sep 04, 2023
The Monday sports card features NCAAF, MLB, and CFL action. 

Week 1 in college football concludes with one game. Clemson travels to Duke on ESPN at 8 PM ET as a 13-point road favorite, with the total set at 55.5 (all odds from DraftKings). 

Major League Baseball has 11 games on its schedule. The Kansas City Royals host the Chicago White Sox at 2:10 PM ET. Cole Ragans goes to the mound for the Royals to pitch against Jesse Scholtens for the White Sox. Kansas City is a -155 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. The Chicago Cubs play at home against the San Francisco Giants at 2:20 PM ET. The Cubs turn to Justin Steele to face the Giants’ Logan Webb. Chicago is a -142 money-line favorite. 

The Texas Rangers are at home against the Houston Astros at 4:05 PM ET. Andrew Heaney gets the ball for the Rangers to battle against J.P. France for the Astros. Texas is a -112 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. The Toronto Blue Jays play on the road in Oakland against the A’s at 4:07 PM ET. The Blue Jays tap Jose Berrios to go against the A’s Ken Waldichuk. Toronto is a -198 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 4:10 PM ET. Arizona hosts Colorado, with Merrill Kelly taking the mound to battle against Paul Lambert for the Rockies. The Diamondbacks are a -250 money-line favorite with a total of 9. Tampa Bay plays at home against Boston, with the Rays sending out Aaron Civale to pitch against the Red Sox’s Brayan Bello. The Rays are a -142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. Seattle travels to Cincinnati with Bryan Woo pitching for the Mariners against a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Reds. 

The Minnesota Twins play in Cleveland against the Guardians at 6:10 PM ET. The Twins turn to Pablo Lopez to dues against Lucas Giolito for the Guardians. Minnesota is a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. The Milwaukee Brewers are in Pittsburgh against the Pirates at 6:35 PM ET. Corbin Burnes takes the mound for the Brewers to face a Pirates starting pitcher yet to be named. The Philadelphia Phillies are in San Diego to play the Padres at 6:40 PM ET. The Phillies send out Taijuan Walker to duel against the Padres’ Rich Hill. Philadelphia is a -112 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. 

The Baltimore Orioles travel to Los Angeles to play the Angels on FS1 at 9:38 PM ET. Grayson Rodriguez gets the ball for the Orioles to face Kenny Rosenberg for the Angels. Baltimore is a -180 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. 

Week 13 in the Canadian Football League concludes with two games on the CBS Sports Network. The Toronto Argonauts play in Hamilton against the Tiger-Cats at 3:30 PM ET. The Argonauts are a 7.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 50. The Calgary Stampeders are at home against the Edmonton Elks at 7 PM ET. The Stampeders are a 4-point favorite with a total of 46.5.

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