Big Al's Daily Angle: NCAAF, MLB, CFL and EPL Previews and Odds - 09/18/2021

by Big Al Staff

Saturday, Sep 18, 2021
The Saturday sports card features action in NCAAF, MLB, CFL, and the EPL.

Week 3 in college football concludes with 49 games between FBS opponents on the docket. Thirteen games begin the card in the opening window from noon to 2:30 PM ET. Seven games are on national television at noon. Miami (FL) hosts Michigan State on ABC as a 6.5-point favorite with the total set at 57.5 (all odds from DraftKings). Cincinnati travels to Indiana on ESPN as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 50. Oklahoma is at home against Nebraska on Fox as a 22.5-point favorite with a total of 62.5. West Virginia plays at home against Virginia Tech on FS1 as a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 50. Boston College visits Temple as a 14.5-point road favorite with a total of 56. Army is at home against Connecticut on the CBS Sports Network as a -34.5 point favorite with an over/under of 48. Coastal Carolina plays at Buffalo on ESPN2 as a 14-point road favorite with a total of 58. Notre Dame hosts Purdue on NBC at 2:30 PM ET as a 7.5-point favorite with an over/under of 59.

Eighteen college football games between FBS opponents kick from 3:30 PM ET to 6:30 PM ET. Six games are on national television at 3:30 PM ET. Alabama visits Florida on CBS as a 14.5-point road favorite with a total of 60. Clemson plays at home against Georgia Tech on ABC as a 28-point favorite with an over/under of 52. Wake Forest hosts Florida State on ESPN as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 62.5. USC travels to Washington State on Fox as a 7.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 62.5. SMU plays at Louisiana Tech on the CBS Sports Network as a 10.5-point road favorite with a total of 65.5. Ohio State is at home against Tulsa as a 34.5-point favorite with an over/under of 62. Two games are on national television at 4 PM ET. Mississippi State visits Memphis on ESPN2 as a 3.5-point road favorite with a total of 64. Toledo hosts Colorado State on ESPNU as a 14.5-point favorite with an over/under of 58.5. 

Fourteen college football games between FBS opponents start between 7 PM ET and 9 PM ET. Two games are on national television at 7 PM ET. Georgia hosts South Carolina on ESPN as a 31-point favorite with a total of 47. Utah travels to San Diego State on the CBS Sports Network as a 7.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 43. Two more games are on national television at 7:30 PM ET. Penn State plays at home against Auburn on ABC as a 5-point favorite with a total of 52.5. Air Force is at home against Utah State on FS2 as a 9.5-point favorite with an over/under of 53.5. Two games are on national television starting at 8 PM ET. Stanford travels to Vanderbilt on ESPNU as a 12-point road favorite with a total of 48.5. Mississippi is at home against Tulane on ESPN2 as a 14-point favorite with an over/under of 76. Boise State hosts Oklahoma State on FS1 at 9 PM ET as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 57.5. 

Four games conclude the college football card. Arizona State visits BYU on ESPN at 10:15 PM ET as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 50.5. Iowa State travels to UNLV on the CBS Sports Network at 10:30 PM ET as a 32.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 52.5. San Jose State plays at Hawaii on FS1 at 12:30 AM ET as a 7-point road favorite with a total of 61.5. 

Fifteen games are on the MLB slate. Six games start in the afternoon. The New York Yankees host Cleveland at 1:05 PM ET as a -190 money line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. Boston is at home against Baltimore at 1:10 PM ET as a -265 money line favorite with a total of 10.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at Cincinnati at 2:10 PM ET as a -190 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Toronto is at home against Minnesota at 3:07 PM ET as a -170 money line favorite with a total of 9.5. Washington plays at home against Colorado at 4:05 PM ET as a -115 money line favorite with an over/under of 9. Tampa Bay hosts Detroit at 4:10 PM ET as a -190 money line favorite with a total of 8. 

Miami is at home against Pittsburgh at 6:10 PM ET as a -135 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Chicago White Sox play at Texas at 7:05 PM ET as a -225 money line road favorite with a total of 8.5. Two games start at 7:10 PM ET. Seattle is at Kansas City as a -125 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. Houston hosts Arizona as a -275 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. Three games begin at 7:15 PM ET. St. Louis is at home against San Diego as a -120 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The Fox broadcast has two games for regional coverage. Milwaukee is at home against the Chicago Cubs as a -300 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. Philadelphia plays at New York against the Mets as a -120 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. San Francisco is at home against Atlanta at 9:05 PM ET as a -135 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. Oakland travels to Los Angeles to play the Angels at 9:07 PM ET as a -130 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. 

Two games take place in the Canadian Football League on ESPN+. Montreal hosts British Columbia at 7 PM ET as a 3-point favorite with a total of 47.5. Winnipeg visits Edmonton at 9:45 PM ET as a 7-point road favorite with an over/under of 43.5.

Six matches take place in the English Premier League. Wolverhampton plays at home against Brentford on the NBC Sports Network at 7:30 AM ET as a -0.5 goal line favorite with a total of 2. Four games begin at 10 AM ET. Arsenal visits Burnley on the NBC Sports Network as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Liverpool is at home against Crystal Palace as a -2 goal line favorite with a total of 3.25. Manchester City hosts Southampton on the USA Network as a -2.25 goal line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Norwich City plays at home against Watford as a -0.25 goal line favorite with a total of 2.25. Aston Villa is at home against Everton on NBC at 12:30 PM ET as a -0.25 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. 

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