Big Al's Daily Angle: NCAAF, MLB, NHL, CFL and EPL Previews and Odds - 10/08/2022

by Big Al Staff

Saturday, Oct 08, 2022
The Saturday sports card features action in NCAAF, MLB, NHL, CFL, and the EPL.

Week 6 in the regular season of the college football season concludes with 52 games between FBS opponents. Six NCAAF games kick off on national television at noon ET. Tennessee visits LSU on ESPN as a 3-point road favorite with the total set at 64.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Western Michigan plays at home against Eastern Michigan on the CBS Sports Network as a 6-point favorite with an over/under of 55.5. Florida is at home against Missouri on ESPNU as a 10.5-point favorite with a total of 54. Texas plays Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas as an 8.5-point favorite with an over/under of 65. Michigan travels to Indiana on Fox as a 22.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 59. TCU plays at Kansas on FS1 as a 7-point road favorite with a total of 68.5. 

Five NCAAF games on national television start at 3:30 PM ET. Tulane hosts East Carolina on ESPNU as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 55.5. Oklahoma State is at home against Texas Tech on FS1 as a 9-point favorite with a total of 67.5. Georgia plays at home against Auburn on CBS as a 28.5-point favorite with an over/under of 49.5. Tulsa travels to Navy on the CBS Sports Network as a 6-point road favorite with a total of 46.5. Utah plays at UCLA on Fox as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 64. Two more NCAAF nationally-televised games begin at 4 PM ET. Miami (FL) is at home against North Carolina on ESPN2 as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 66. Ohio State visits Michigan State on ABC as a 27-point road favorite with an over/under of 65. 

Three NCAAF games on national television start at 7 PM ET. Air Force plays at Utah State on FS1 as a 10.5-point road favorite with a total of 54.5. Wyoming is at New Mexico on the CBS Sports Network as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 37. James Madison plays at Arkansas State on the NFL Network as an 11.5-point road favorite with a total of 55. Four more nationally-televised NCAAF games begin at 7:30 PM ET. USC hosts Washington State on Fox as a 12-point favorite with an over/under of 65. Clemson travels to Boston College on ABC as a 20.5-point road favorite with a total of 48.5. Kansas State is at Iowa State on ESPNU as a 1-point road favorite with an over/under of 45. Notre Dame plays BYU at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas as a 4-point favorite with an over/under of 51.5. Alabama is at home against Texas A&M on CBS as a 24-point favorite with a total of 48. Boise State hosts Fresno State on FS1 as a 7.5-point favorite with an over/under of 45.5. San Diego State plays at home against Hawai’i on the CBS Sports Network as a 23.5-point favorite with a total of 48.5. Oregon State is at Stanford on ESPN at 11 PM ET as a 5-point road favorite with an over/under of 56. 

The postseason in Major League Baseball continues with the second games in the four best-of-three wildcard series. The Cleveland Guardians host the Tampa Bay Rays on ESPN2 at 12:07 PM ET after winning Game 1 on Friday, 2-1. Triston McKenzie takes the ball for the Guardians to pitch against Tyler Glasnow for the Rays. Cleveland is a -115 money line favorite with a total of 6. 

The Toronto Blue Jays are at home against the Seattle Mariners on ESPN at 4:07 PM ET after losing Game 1 yesterday, 4-0. The Blue Jays turn to Kevin Gaussian to battle against the Mariners’ Robbie Ray. Toronto is a -150 money line favorite with an over/under of 7. 

The New York Mets play at home against the San Diego Padres on ESPN at 7:37 PM ET after losing Game 1 on Friday by a 7-1 score. Jacob DeGrom is expected to be the starting pitcher for the Mets against Blake Snell for the Padres. New York is a -180 money line favorite with a total of 6. 

The Philadelphia Phillies are at St. Louis on ESPN2 at 8:37 PM ET after taking the opening game of this series yesterday, 6-3. The Phillies tap Aaron Nola to duel against the Cardinals’ Miles Mikolas. Philadelphia is a -115 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. 

The Nashville Predators play the San Jose Sharks in Prague at 2 PM ET in a rematch of their game that opened the regular season in the National Hockey League in the Czech Republic yesterday. Nashville is a -180 money line favorite with a total of 6.

Week 18 in the Canadian Football League continues with two games. The Toronto Argonauts host the British Columbia Lions at 4 PM ET as a 1.5-point favorite with an over/under of 48.5. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers play at home against the Edmonton Eskimos at 7 PM ET as a 13-point favorite with a total of 50.5. 

Matchweek 10 in the English Premier League begins with five matches. Four games start at 10 AM ET. Leicester City travels to Bournemouth as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Chelsea is at home against Wolverhampton as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Manchester City hosts Southampton as a -2.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Newcastle United plays at home against Brentford on the USA Network. Brighton and Hove Albion play at home against Tottenham on NBC at 12:30 PM ET in a pick ‘em match with a total of 2.5.

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