by Big Al Staff
Wednesday, Oct 18, 2023The Wednesday sports card features NCAAF, MLB, and NHL action.
The eighth week in NCAAF college football continues with two games on national television between FBS opponents. Sam Houston State hosts Florida International on the CBS Sports Network at 7 PM ET. The Bearkats remained winless after their first six games in a 27-13 loss at New Mexico State as a 4-point underdog last Wednesday. The Golden Panthers are on a three-game losing streak after their 27-14 upset loss at home to UTEP as a 3.5-point favorite on Wednesday. They have a 3-4 record on the season. Sam Houston State is a 5.5-point favorite, with the total set at 41.5 (all odds from DraftKings).
New Mexico State travels to UTEP on ESPN2 at 9 PM ET. The Aggies are on a two-game winning streak after their victory against Sam Houston State last Wednesday. The win raised their record to 4-3 on the season. The Miners ended a four-game losing streak with their upset win against Florida International last week. They have a 2-5 record. New Mexico State is a 3-point road favorite with an over/under of 48.
Major League Baseball continues its postseason with one game. The Texas Rangers play at home against the Houston Astros in the third game of the American League Championship Series. The Rangers took a 2-0 lead in this best-of-seven series with a 5-4 victory on Monday. Texas has won seven games in a row. The Astros have lost two games in a row after losing the opening game of this series by a 2-0 score. Max Scherzer takes the ball for the Rangers to pitch against the Astros’ Cristian Javier. Scherzer posted a 13-6 record in the regular season between his time with the New York Mets and Texas with a 3.77 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP in 27 starts. Javier had a 10-5 record in the regular season with a 4.56 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP in 31 starts. Texas is a -130 money-line favorite with a total of 9.
The National Hockey League has two games on its slate. The Ottawa Senators are at home against the Washington Capitals at 7:07 PM ET. Ottawa opened their season with a 5-3 loss at Carolina on Wednesday before beating Philadelphia by a 5-2 score. They raised their record to 2-1 with a 5-2 victory against Tampa Bay on Sunday. The Capitals began their season with a 4-0 loss at Pittsburgh on Friday. They rebounded with a 3-2 victory against Calgary on Monday. Ottawa is a -166 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5.
The Pittsburgh Penguins visit Detroit to play the Red Wings on TNT at 7:37 PM ET. The Penguins opened their season with a 4-2 loss to Chicago last Tuesday before following up with a 4-0 victory at Washington on Friday. They raised their record to 2-1 with a 5-2 victory against Calgary on Saturday. The Red Wings began their season with a 4-2 loss at New Jersey on Thursday. They have since responded with a 6-4 victory against Tampa Bay on Saturday before a 4-0 win at Columbus on Monday. Pittsburgh is a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.5.
The eighth week in NCAAF college football continues with two games on national television between FBS opponents. Sam Houston State hosts Florida International on the CBS Sports Network at 7 PM ET. The Bearkats remained winless after their first six games in a 27-13 loss at New Mexico State as a 4-point underdog last Wednesday. The Golden Panthers are on a three-game losing streak after their 27-14 upset loss at home to UTEP as a 3.5-point favorite on Wednesday. They have a 3-4 record on the season. Sam Houston State is a 5.5-point favorite, with the total set at 41.5 (all odds from DraftKings).
New Mexico State travels to UTEP on ESPN2 at 9 PM ET. The Aggies are on a two-game winning streak after their victory against Sam Houston State last Wednesday. The win raised their record to 4-3 on the season. The Miners ended a four-game losing streak with their upset win against Florida International last week. They have a 2-5 record. New Mexico State is a 3-point road favorite with an over/under of 48.
Major League Baseball continues its postseason with one game. The Texas Rangers play at home against the Houston Astros in the third game of the American League Championship Series. The Rangers took a 2-0 lead in this best-of-seven series with a 5-4 victory on Monday. Texas has won seven games in a row. The Astros have lost two games in a row after losing the opening game of this series by a 2-0 score. Max Scherzer takes the ball for the Rangers to pitch against the Astros’ Cristian Javier. Scherzer posted a 13-6 record in the regular season between his time with the New York Mets and Texas with a 3.77 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP in 27 starts. Javier had a 10-5 record in the regular season with a 4.56 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP in 31 starts. Texas is a -130 money-line favorite with a total of 9.
The National Hockey League has two games on its slate. The Ottawa Senators are at home against the Washington Capitals at 7:07 PM ET. Ottawa opened their season with a 5-3 loss at Carolina on Wednesday before beating Philadelphia by a 5-2 score. They raised their record to 2-1 with a 5-2 victory against Tampa Bay on Sunday. The Capitals began their season with a 4-0 loss at Pittsburgh on Friday. They rebounded with a 3-2 victory against Calgary on Monday. Ottawa is a -166 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5.
The Pittsburgh Penguins visit Detroit to play the Red Wings on TNT at 7:37 PM ET. The Penguins opened their season with a 4-2 loss to Chicago last Tuesday before following up with a 4-0 victory at Washington on Friday. They raised their record to 2-1 with a 5-2 victory against Calgary on Saturday. The Red Wings began their season with a 4-2 loss at New Jersey on Thursday. They have since responded with a 6-4 victory against Tampa Bay on Saturday before a 4-0 win at Columbus on Monday. Pittsburgh is a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.5.
