Big Al's Daily Angle: NCAAF, MLB, and UEFA Champions League Previews and Odds - 10/05/22

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Oct 05, 2022
The Wednesday sports card features action in NCAAF, MLB, and the UEFA Champions League.

Week 6 in the regular season of the college football season kicks off with one game. Central Florida hosts Southern Methodist on ESPN2 at 7 PM ET after this game got postponed last week because of Hurricane Ian. The Knights are on a two-game winning streak after a 27-10 victory against Georgia Tech as a 21-point favorite on September 24th. The Mustangs lost their second-straight game in a 42-34 loss to TCU as a 2.5-point underdog on September 24th. Central Florida is a 3-point favorite with the total set at 63 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). 

Major League Baseball concludes its regular season with 16 games in the afternoon. The Baltimore Orioles play at home against the Toronto Blue Jays at 12:35 PM ET. The Los Angeles Angels visit Oakland against the A’s at 4 PM ET as a -250 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7. Three more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 4:05 PM ET. The Blue Jays play the Orioles in the second game of their doubleheader. The New York Yankees play at Texas against the Rangers as a -140 money line road favorite with a total of 7.5. The St. Louis Cardinals travel to Pittsburgh to play the Pirates.

Ten MLB games start at 4:10 PM ET. The Tampa Bay Rays are at Boston to play the Red Sox. The Chicago Cubs visit Cincinnati to play the Reds as a -115 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The Kansas City Royals play at Cleveland against the Guardians. The Washington Nationals travel to New York to play the Mets. The Atlanta Braves play at Miami against the Marlins. The Houston Astros host the Philadelphia Phillies as a -180 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. The Chicago White Sox are at home against the Minnesota Twins as a -140 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Milwaukee Brewers play at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks as a -175 money line favorite with a total of 7. The Detroit Tigers travel to Seattle to play the Mariners. The San Francisco Giants are at San Diego to play the Padres. The Colorado Rockies play at Los Angeles against the Dodgers at 4:20 PM ET.

Matchday 3 in the UEFA Champions League concludes with eight group stage matches. Two matches start at 12:45 PM ET. Salzburg hosts Dinamo Zagreb as a -1 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5 (all soccer odds from BetMGM). RB Leipzig is at home against Celtic as a -1 goal line favorite with a total of 3. 

Six matches conclude the UCL card at 3 PM ET. Real Madrid plays at home against Shakhtar Donetsk as a -2 goal line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Chelsea hosts AC Milan as a -0.5 goal line favorite with a total of 2.5. Manchester City is at home against FC Copenhagen as a -3 goal line favorite with an over/under of 4. Borussia Dortmund visits Sevilla in a pick ‘em match with a total of 2.5. Paris Saint-Germain plays at Benfica as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 3. Juventus plays at home against Maccabi Haifa as a -1.5 goal line favorite with a total of 3. 

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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