Big Al's Daily Angle: NCAAF, MLB, CFL and EPL Previews and Odds - 09/12/26

by Big Al Staff

Saturday, Sep 12, 2026
The Saturday sports card features NCAAF, MLB, CFL, and EPL action.

Week 2 in NCAAF college football continues with 47 games between FBS opponents. Seven NCAAF games on major national television kick off at noon ET. Wake Forest travels on the road to play Purdue on FS1 as a 3-point road favorite with the total set at 49.5 (all odds from DraftKings). Oklahoma plays at Michigan on Fox as a 5.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 43.5. Army hosts South Florida on the CBS Sports Network as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 46.5. Kansas State plays at home against Washington State on TNT as a 17.5-point favorite with an over/under of 49.5. Penn State is on the road to take on Temple on ESPN2 as a 23.5-point road favorite with a total of 50.5. Oregon visits Oklahoma State on ESPN as a 23.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 55.5. Texas A&M is at home to face Arizona State on ABC as a 14.5-point favorite with a total of 50.5. 

Seven NCAAF games on major national television start at 3:30 p.m. ET. BYU hosts Arizona on Fox as a 7.5-point favorite with an over/under of 48.5. Illinois plays at home against Duke on FS1 as a 6-point favorite with a total of 51.5. Notre Dame is at home to play against Rice on NBC as a 44.5-point favorite with an over/under of 55.5. Pittsburgh is at home to challenge Central Florida on ESPN2 as a 7-point favorite with a total of 55.5. Mississippi State plays on the road against Minnesota on CBS as a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 54.5. Maryland is on the road at Connecticut on the CBS Sports Network as an 11.5-point favorite with a total of 52.5. Alabama travels to play Kentucky on ABC as a 10-point road favorite with a total of 48.5.

Two NCAAF games on major national television begin at 7:00 p.m. ET. Tennessee plays on the road at Georgia Tech on ESPN as an 11.5-point favorite with an over/under of 55.5. Nebraska hosts Bowling Green on FS1 as a 30.5-point favorite with a total of 50.5. 

Three NCAAF games on major national television start at 7:30 p.m. ET. Texas plays at home against Ohio State on ABC as a 1.5-point favorite with an over/under of 49.5. Iowa is at home to face Iowa State on NBC as a 14-point favorite with a total of 41.5. Texas Tech is on the road to take on Oregon State on CBS as a 25.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 52.5. Mississippi hosts Charlotte on ESPN2 at 7:45 p.m. ET as a 44.5-point favorite with a total of 59.5. 

Two NCAAF games on major national television start at 10:00 p.m. ET. North Dakota State visits the Air Force on FS1 as a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 47.5. Utah plays at home against Arkansas on ESPN as a 12.5-point favorite with a total of 55.5. Fresno State is at home to challenge Sacramento State on the CBS Sports Network at 10:30 p.m. ET as a 17.5-point favorite with an over/under of 44.5. 

Major League Baseball has 15 games scheduled. The Detroit Tigers host the Colorado Rockies at 1:10 p.m. ET as a -176 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The New York Yankees play at home against the New York Mets at 1:35 p.m. ET as a -184 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Chicago Cubs are at home to challenge the Pittsburgh Pirates at 2:20 p.m. ET as a -126 money-line favorite with a total of 9. The Toronto Blue Jays host the Baltimore Orioles at 3:07 p.m. ET as a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 4:05 p.m. ET. The Washington Nationals play at home against the Los Angeles Angels as a -118 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The San Diego Padres play at San Francisco against the Giants as a -160 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. Three more MLB games start at 4:10 p.m. ET. The Boston Red Sox are at home to battle the Kansas City Royals as a -192 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Cleveland Guardians are on the road in Minnesota against the Twins as a -119 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers travel to Miami to play the Marlins as a -202 money-line road favorite with a total of 7.5. 

The Tampa Bay Rays host the Houston Astros at 6:10 p.m. ET as a -149 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Milwaukee Brewers play at home against the Cincinnati Reds at 7:10 p.m. ET. Two more MLB games begin at 7:15 p.m. ET. The Atlanta Braves are at home to take on the Philadelphia Phillies on Peacock as a -114 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The St. Louis Cardinals host the Chicago White Sox as a -116 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Arizona Diamondbacks play at home against the Texas Rangers at 8:10 p.m. ET as a -143 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Seattle Mariners play on the road against the Athletics at 9:40 p.m. ET as a -175 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9.5. 

Week 15 in the Canadian Football League plays their four games today. The Toronto Argonauts are at home to face the Ottawa Redblacks at 1:00 p.m. ET as an 11.5-point favorite with a total of 61.5. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are on the road to take on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 57.5. The Edmonton Elks host the Calgary Stampeders at 7:00 p.m. ET as a 3-point favorite with a total of 61.5. The British Columbia Lions play at home against the Montreal Alouettes at 10:00 p.m. ET as a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 63.5. 

Matchweek 4 in the English Premier League begins with seven matches. Five EPL matches start at 10:00 a.m. ET. Aston Villa is at home to play Nottingham Forest as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Bournemouth hosts Brentford as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Chelsea plays at home against Hull City on the USA Network as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 3.5. Crystal Palace is at home to challenge Ipswich Town as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Liverpool hosts Fulham as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 3.5. 

Tottenham plays at home against Everton on NBC at 12:30 p.m. ET as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Arsenal visits Sunderland on the USA Network at 3:00 p.m. ET as a -1.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5. 

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