Big Al's Daily Angle: NCAAF, MLB, CFL and EPL Previews and Odds - 09/23/2023

by Big Al Staff

Saturday, Sep 23, 2023
The Saturday sports card features NCAAF, MLB, CFL, and EPL action.

The fourth week in NCAAF college football concludes with 58 games between FBS opponents. Seven NCAAF games are on national television at noon ET. Texas A&M hosts Auburn on ESPN as an 8.5-point favorite, with the total set at 51 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Oklahoma visits Cincinnati on Fox as a 14-point road favorite with an over/under of 57.5. Troy plays at home against Western Kentucky on ESPNU as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 57. Marshall is at home against Virginia Tech on ESPN2 as a 5.5-point favorite with an over/under of 41. Northern Illinois hosts Tulsa on the CBS Sports Network as a 4-point favorite with a total of 54.5. Florida State is at Clemson on ABC as a 2-point road favorite with an over/under of 55. TCU plays at home against SMU on FS1 as a 6.5-point favorite, with a total of 63.5. Toledo plays at home against Western Michigan on ESPNU at 1:30 PM ET as a 21.5-point favorite with an over/under of 53.5. 

Seven nationally televised NCAAF games start at 3:30 PM ET. Oregon is at home against Colorado on ABC as a 21-point favorite with a total of 70. Miami (FL) visits Temple on ESPN2 as a 23-point road favorite with an over/under of 45.5. Kansas hosts BYU on ESPNU as a 9.5-point favorite with a total of 54.5. Maryland plays at Michigan State on NBC as a 7.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 52.5. Duke is at Connecticut on the CBS Sports Network as a 22.5-point road favorite with a total of 45. Alabama plays at home against Mississippi on CBS as a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 56. Utah is at home against UCLA on Fox as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 52.5. Two NCAAF games on national television begin at 4 PM ET. Iowa State hosts Oklahoma State on FS1 as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 36.5. Rice travels to South Florida on ESPNU as a 2.5-point road favorite with a total of 57. Wake Forest hosts Georgia Tech on The CW at 6:30 PM ET as a 4-point favorite with an over/under of 58.5. 

Three nationally-televised NCAAF games start a 7 PM ET. Oregon State plays at Washington State as a 3-point road favorite with a total of 57.5. LSU plays at home against Arkansas on ESPN as a 17.5-point favorite with an over/under of 55. Wyoming is at home against Appalachian State on the CBS Sports Network as a 3-point favorite with a total of 44. Five more NCAAF games are on national television at 7:30 PM ET. Georgia hosts UAB on ESPN2 as a 40.5-point favorite with an over/under of 55. Texas is at Baylor on ABC as a 17-point road favorite with a total of 48.5. Ohio State visits Notre Dame on NBC as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 55.5. Missouri plays Memphis on a neutral field at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis on ESPNU as a 7-point favorite with a total of 51.5. Penn State is at home against Iowa on CBS as a 14.5-point favorite with an over/under of 36.5. Three more NCAAF games on national television begin at 10:30 PM ET. USC plays at Arizona State on Fox as a 34.5-point road favorite with a total of 62. Fresno State hosts Kent State on the CBS Sports Network as a 27.5-point favorite with an over/under of 47.5. Washington plays at home against California on ESPN as a 20.5-point favorite with a total of 57.

Major League Baseball has 14 games on its schedule. The New York Yankees are at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks at 1:05 PM ET as a -125 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Minnesota Twins host the Los Angeles Angels at 2:10 PM ET as a -218 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The Chicago Cubs play at home against the Colorado Rockies at 2:20 PM ET as a -230 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Philadelphia Phillies are at home against the New York Mets at 4:05 PM ET as a -192 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The Detroit Tigers travel to Oakland to play the A’s at 4:07 PM ET. Three more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 4:10 PM ET. The Tampa Bay Rays host the Toronto Blue Jays as a -135 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Milwaukee Brewers play in Miami against the Marlins as a -118 money-line road favorite with a total of 7. The Boston Red Sox are at home against the Chicago White Sox as a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. 

The Baltimore Orioles play at Cleveland against the Guardians at 6:10 PM ET as a -142 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. The Pittsburgh Pirates are in Cincinnati to play the Reds at 6:40 PM ET. The Texas Rangers host the Seattle Mariners at 7:05 PM ET as a -125 money-line favor with an over/under of 8.5.

The Kansas City Royals play in Houston against the Astros at 7:10 PM ET.  The San Diego Padres are at home against the St. Louis Cardinals at 8:40 PM ET as a -166 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against the San Francisco Giants at 9:10 PM ET. 

Week 16 in the Canadian Football League concludes with two games. The Montreal Alouettes visit Calgary to play the Stampeders at 4 PM ET as a 1-point road favorite with an over/under of 47. The Toronto Argonauts are at home against the Hamilton Tigers-Cats as a 9.5-point favorite with a total of 49.5. 

Matchweek 6 in the English Premier League begins with five matches. Three EPL matches begin at 10 AM ET. Crystal Palace hosts Fulham as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Wolverhampton plays at Luton Town as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5. Manchester City is at home against Nottingham Forest on the USA Network as a -2 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5.

Brentford hosts Everton on NBC a 12:30 PM ET as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Manchester United is at Burnley at 3 PM ET as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 3.

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