by Big Al Staff
Friday, Oct 20, 2023The Friday sports card features NCAA, MLB, NHL, and CFL action.
The eighth week in NCAAF college football continues with one game on national television between FBS opponents. SMU travels to Temple on ESPN2 at 7 PM ET. The Mustangs won for the third time in their last four games with a 31-10 victory at East Carolina as a 12-point favorite last Thursday. They have a 4-2 record. The Owls are on a four-game losing streak after their 45-14 loss at North Texas as a 7.5-point underdog on Saturday. Their record is 2-5. SMU is a 20.5-point road favorite, with the total set at 55 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).
Major League Baseball continues its postseason with two games. The Texas Rangers host the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series at 5:07 PM ET. The Astros evened this best-of-seven series at 2-2 with their 10-3 victory on the road in Texas yesterday. The Rangers send out Jordan Montgomery to pitch against Houston’s Justin Verlander. Texas is a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5.
The Philadelphia Phillies play in Arizona against the Diamondbacks in the National League Championship Series on TBS at 8:07 PM ET. The Diamondbacks won their first game in this best-of-seven series with their 2-1 victory on Thursday. The Phillies hold a 2-1 series lead. Cristopher Sanchez gets the start for Philly to face Arizona’s Jon Mantiply as their opener. Philadelphia is a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.5.
The National Hockey League has two games on its slate. The Calgary Flames are in Columbus to play the Blue Jackets at 7:07 PM ET. The Flames opened their season with a 5-3 win at home against Winnipeg but have since lost two in a row after a 3-2 loss at Washington on Monday. The Blue Jackets have lost two of their first three games of the season after a 4-0 loss at home to Detroit. Calgary is a -142 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5.
The New Jersey Devils play in New York against the Islanders at 7:37 PM ET. The Devils began their season with a 4-2 victory against Detroit before losing two games in a row after a 4-3 loss against Florida on Monday. The Islanders have won their first two games of the season after their 1-0 victory against Arizona on Tuesday. New Jersey is a -120 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.
Week 20 in the Canadian Football League begins with one game. The British Columbia Lions play at home against the Calgary Stampeders at 10 PM ET. The Lions have won five of their last six games after their 33-30 victory at Hamilton as a 3.5-point favorite last Friday. They raised their record to 12-5 with the win. The Stampeders ended a three-game losing streak with a 26-19 victory against Saskatchewan as a 3.5-point favorite on Friday. They improved their record to 5-11. British Columba is an 8.5-point favorite with an over/under of 50.
The eighth week in NCAAF college football continues with one game on national television between FBS opponents. SMU travels to Temple on ESPN2 at 7 PM ET. The Mustangs won for the third time in their last four games with a 31-10 victory at East Carolina as a 12-point favorite last Thursday. They have a 4-2 record. The Owls are on a four-game losing streak after their 45-14 loss at North Texas as a 7.5-point underdog on Saturday. Their record is 2-5. SMU is a 20.5-point road favorite, with the total set at 55 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).
Major League Baseball continues its postseason with two games. The Texas Rangers host the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series at 5:07 PM ET. The Astros evened this best-of-seven series at 2-2 with their 10-3 victory on the road in Texas yesterday. The Rangers send out Jordan Montgomery to pitch against Houston’s Justin Verlander. Texas is a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5.
The Philadelphia Phillies play in Arizona against the Diamondbacks in the National League Championship Series on TBS at 8:07 PM ET. The Diamondbacks won their first game in this best-of-seven series with their 2-1 victory on Thursday. The Phillies hold a 2-1 series lead. Cristopher Sanchez gets the start for Philly to face Arizona’s Jon Mantiply as their opener. Philadelphia is a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.5.
The National Hockey League has two games on its slate. The Calgary Flames are in Columbus to play the Blue Jackets at 7:07 PM ET. The Flames opened their season with a 5-3 win at home against Winnipeg but have since lost two in a row after a 3-2 loss at Washington on Monday. The Blue Jackets have lost two of their first three games of the season after a 4-0 loss at home to Detroit. Calgary is a -142 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5.
The New Jersey Devils play in New York against the Islanders at 7:37 PM ET. The Devils began their season with a 4-2 victory against Detroit before losing two games in a row after a 4-3 loss against Florida on Monday. The Islanders have won their first two games of the season after their 1-0 victory against Arizona on Tuesday. New Jersey is a -120 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.
Week 20 in the Canadian Football League begins with one game. The British Columbia Lions play at home against the Calgary Stampeders at 10 PM ET. The Lions have won five of their last six games after their 33-30 victory at Hamilton as a 3.5-point favorite last Friday. They raised their record to 12-5 with the win. The Stampeders ended a three-game losing streak with a 26-19 victory against Saskatchewan as a 3.5-point favorite on Friday. They improved their record to 5-11. British Columba is an 8.5-point favorite with an over/under of 50.
