Big Al's Daily Angle: NCAAF, NFL, MLB, CFL and EPL Previews and Odds - 08/27/2022

by Big Al Staff

Saturday, Aug 27, 2022
The Saturday sports card features NCAA-F, NFLX, MLB, CFL, and EPL action.

Week 0 in the college football season kicks off with seven games. Nebraska plays against Northwestern in Dublin, Ireland on Fox at 12:30 PM ET as an 11-point road favorite with the total set at 51.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Two games start at 4 PM ET. Utah State hosts UConn as a 26.5-point favorite with an over/under of 59.5. Illinois is at home against Wyoming as an 11-point favorite with a total of 43. Florida Atlantic plays at home against Charlotte on the CBS Sports Network at 7 PM ET as a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 59. North Texas visits UTEP at 9 PM ET as a 1.5-point road favorite with a total of 54.5. Nevada plays at New Mexico State on ESPN2 at 10 PM ET as an 8.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 48. Vanderbilt is at Hawaii at 10:30 PM ET as a 9-point road favorite with a total of 54.5. 

The third week in the NFLX preseason continues with eight games. Atlanta hosts Jacksonville on the NFL Network at 3 PM ET as a 4-point favorite with an over/under of 37. Cincinnati plays at home against the Los Angeles Rams on the NFL Network at 6 PM ET as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 38. 

Four NFLX preseason games start at 7 PM ET. Baltimore is at home against Washington as a 6-point favorite with an over/under of 39.5. Cleveland hosts Chicago as a 5-point favorite with a total of 41.5. Miami plays at home against Philadelphia as a 2-point favorite with an over/under of 37.5. Tennessee is at home against Arizona as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 35.

Indianapolis hosts Tampa Bay at 7:30 PM ET as a 3-point favorite with a total of 41.5. Minnesota travels to Denver on the NFL Network at 9 PM ET as a 1-point road favorite with an over/under of 35.5. 

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. Toronto is at home against the Los Angeles Angels at 3:07 PM ET as a -155 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. Tampa Bay visits Boston at 4:10 PM ET as a -130 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. Philadelphia plays at home against Pittsburgh at 6:05 PM ET as a -255 money line favorite with a total of 9. The Los Angeles Dodgers are at Miami at 6:05 PM ET as a -200 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7. 

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:05 PM ET. Washington is at home against Cincinnati as a -125 money line favorite with a total of 8. Detroit plays at Texas. Five more MLB games start at 7:10 PM ET. Arizona travels to Chicago to play the White Sox. New York is at home against Colorado with the Mets a -245 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. San Diego plays at Kansas City. Milwaukee hosts the Chicago Cubs as a -200 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Houston plays at home against Baltimore as a -175 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

Two MLB games are featured on regional coverage on Fox at 7:15 PM ET. Minnesota is at home against San Francisco as a -135 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Atlanta plays at St. Louis as a -115 money line road favorite with a total of 7.5. The New York Yankees play at Oakland at 9:07 PM ET as a -240 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8. Seattle hosts Cleveland on FS1 at 10:10 PM ET as a -180 money line favorite with a total of 7. 

Week 12 in the Canadian Football League concludes with the Edmonton Eskimos hosting the Ottawa Redblacks at 7 PM ET. The Eskimos are a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 48.5. 

Matchweek 4 in the English Premier League begins with seven matches. Manchester United visits Southampton on the USA Network at 7:30 AM ET as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with a total of 3 (all EPL odds from BetMGM). Five matches start at 10 AM ET. Brentford is at home against Everton as a -0.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Brighton and Hove Albion host Leeds United on the USA Network as a -0.5 goal line favorite with a total of 2.5. Chelsea plays at home against Leicester City as a -1.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 3. Liverpool is at home against Bournemouth as a -2.5 goal line favorite with a total of 3.5. Manchester City hosts Crystal Palace as a -2 goal line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Arsenal plays at home against Fulham on NBC at 12:30 PM ET as a -1.5 goal line favorite with a total of 3.

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