by Big Al Staff
Saturday, Oct 03, 2026The Saturday sports card features NCAAF, MLB, NHL, and CFL action.
Week 5 in NCAAF college football concludes with 51 games between FBS opponents. Seven NCAAF games on major national television kick off at noon ET. Michigan travels on the road to play Minnesota on Fox as a 6-point road favorite with the total set at 43.5 (all odds from DraftKings). Alabama plays at Mississippi State on ABC as a 5.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 60.5. Notre Dame is on the road to take on North Carolina on ESPN as a 21-point road favorite with a total of 46.5. SMU hosts Boston College on the CW as a 21-point favorite with an over/under of 55.5. Houston plays at home against Central Florida on ESPN2 as a 10.5-point favorite with a total of 50.5. Air Force is at home to face Navy on CBS as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 45.5.
Five NCAAF games on major national television start at 3:30 p.m. ET. Ohio State visits Iowa on ABC as a 14.5-point road favorite with a total of 45.5. Virginia plays at Florida State on ESPN2 as a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 51.5. Tennessee hosts Auburn on ESPN as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 53.5. Florida is on the road to challenge Missouri on ABC as a 5.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 57.5. North Dakota State plays at home against Wyoming on the CW as a 17.5-point favorite with a total of 44.5.
Two NCAAF games on major national television begin at 7:00 p.m. ET. BYU travels to battle TCU on ESPN as a 6-point road favorite with an over/under of 48.5. Texas A&M is at home to play Arkansas on ESPN2 as a 14-point favorite with a total of 50.5. Three more NCAA-F games start at 7:30 p.m. ET. USC hosts Washington on NBC as an 8.5-point favorite with an over/under of 58.5. Texas Tech plays at Colorado on Fox as a 13.5-point road favorite with a total of 49.5. Miami (FL) is on the road to face Clemson on ABC as a 15.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 47.5. Two more NCAA-F games start at 10:30 p.m. ET. Texas State visits San Diego State on the CW as a 9.5-point road favorite with a total of 57.5. Arizona State plays at home against Baylor on ESPN as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 48.5. Arizona is at home to face Cincinnati on Fox at 11:00 p.m. ET as a 7-point favorite with a total of 55.5.
The Major League Baseball postseason continues with the first four games in the best-of-five divisional round of the playoffs. The Cleveland Guardians host the Chicago White Sox on TBS/truTV/HBO Max at 1:00 p.m. ET. The Guardians send out Parker Messick to pitch against the White Sox’s Hagen Smith. Cleveland is a -156 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against the Atlanta Braves on Fox at 4:00 p.m. ET. The Dodgers tap Tarik Skubal to duel against a Braves starting pitcher yet to be named. Los Angeles is a -225 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.
The Tampa Bay Rays are at home to battle the New York Yankees on TBS/truTV/HBO Max at 6:30 p.m. ET. The Rays turn to Drew Rasmussen to pitch against the Yankees’ Gerrit Cole. Tampa Bay is a -136 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. The Milwaukee Brewers host the San Diego Padres on FS1 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Jacob Misiorowski takes the hill for the Brewers to face Robbie Ray for the Padres. Milwaukee is a -204 money-line favorite with a total of 7.
The National Hockey League has 13 games on its slate. Seven NHL games drop the puck at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Buffalo Sabres play at home against the Chicago Blackhawks as a -230 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Montreal Canadiens play in Pittsburgh against the Penguins as a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.5. The Edmonton Oilers are at home to challenge the Seattle Kraken as a -192 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Washington Capitals as a -162 money-line favorite with a total of 6.5. The Utah Mammoth are on the road in Columbus to play the Blue Jackets as a -112 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Philadelphia to play the Flyers as a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 5.5. The Toronto Maple Leafs play at home against the Ottawa Senators as a -120 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5.
The New Jersey Devils play in New York against the Islanders at 7:40 p.m. ET as a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 5. Two NHL games start at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Dallas Stars are on the road to battle the Nashville Predators as a -135 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. The Minnesota Wild are at home to face the Boston Bruins as a -180 money-line favorite with a total of 6.5.
The Colorado Avalanche host the St. Louis Blues at 9:10 p.m. ET as a -298 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. Two more games conclude the NHL card at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Calgary Flames travel to Vancouver to take on the Canucks, with both teams priced as -110 money-line favorites with a total of 6.5. The San Jose Sharks play at home against the Los Angeles Kings as a -120 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5.
Week 18 in the Canadian Football League concludes with two games. The British Columbia Lions play in Toronto against the Argonauts at 3:00 p.m. ET as a 3.5-point road favorite with a total of 64.5. The Montreal Alouettes are at home to play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at 7:00 p.m. ET as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 58.5.
Week 5 in NCAAF college football concludes with 51 games between FBS opponents. Seven NCAAF games on major national television kick off at noon ET. Michigan travels on the road to play Minnesota on Fox as a 6-point road favorite with the total set at 43.5 (all odds from DraftKings). Alabama plays at Mississippi State on ABC as a 5.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 60.5. Notre Dame is on the road to take on North Carolina on ESPN as a 21-point road favorite with a total of 46.5. SMU hosts Boston College on the CW as a 21-point favorite with an over/under of 55.5. Houston plays at home against Central Florida on ESPN2 as a 10.5-point favorite with a total of 50.5. Air Force is at home to face Navy on CBS as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 45.5.
Five NCAAF games on major national television start at 3:30 p.m. ET. Ohio State visits Iowa on ABC as a 14.5-point road favorite with a total of 45.5. Virginia plays at Florida State on ESPN2 as a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 51.5. Tennessee hosts Auburn on ESPN as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 53.5. Florida is on the road to challenge Missouri on ABC as a 5.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 57.5. North Dakota State plays at home against Wyoming on the CW as a 17.5-point favorite with a total of 44.5.
Two NCAAF games on major national television begin at 7:00 p.m. ET. BYU travels to battle TCU on ESPN as a 6-point road favorite with an over/under of 48.5. Texas A&M is at home to play Arkansas on ESPN2 as a 14-point favorite with a total of 50.5. Three more NCAA-F games start at 7:30 p.m. ET. USC hosts Washington on NBC as an 8.5-point favorite with an over/under of 58.5. Texas Tech plays at Colorado on Fox as a 13.5-point road favorite with a total of 49.5. Miami (FL) is on the road to face Clemson on ABC as a 15.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 47.5. Two more NCAA-F games start at 10:30 p.m. ET. Texas State visits San Diego State on the CW as a 9.5-point road favorite with a total of 57.5. Arizona State plays at home against Baylor on ESPN as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 48.5. Arizona is at home to face Cincinnati on Fox at 11:00 p.m. ET as a 7-point favorite with a total of 55.5.
The Major League Baseball postseason continues with the first four games in the best-of-five divisional round of the playoffs. The Cleveland Guardians host the Chicago White Sox on TBS/truTV/HBO Max at 1:00 p.m. ET. The Guardians send out Parker Messick to pitch against the White Sox’s Hagen Smith. Cleveland is a -156 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against the Atlanta Braves on Fox at 4:00 p.m. ET. The Dodgers tap Tarik Skubal to duel against a Braves starting pitcher yet to be named. Los Angeles is a -225 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.
The Tampa Bay Rays are at home to battle the New York Yankees on TBS/truTV/HBO Max at 6:30 p.m. ET. The Rays turn to Drew Rasmussen to pitch against the Yankees’ Gerrit Cole. Tampa Bay is a -136 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. The Milwaukee Brewers host the San Diego Padres on FS1 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Jacob Misiorowski takes the hill for the Brewers to face Robbie Ray for the Padres. Milwaukee is a -204 money-line favorite with a total of 7.
The National Hockey League has 13 games on its slate. Seven NHL games drop the puck at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Buffalo Sabres play at home against the Chicago Blackhawks as a -230 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Montreal Canadiens play in Pittsburgh against the Penguins as a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.5. The Edmonton Oilers are at home to challenge the Seattle Kraken as a -192 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Washington Capitals as a -162 money-line favorite with a total of 6.5. The Utah Mammoth are on the road in Columbus to play the Blue Jackets as a -112 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Philadelphia to play the Flyers as a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 5.5. The Toronto Maple Leafs play at home against the Ottawa Senators as a -120 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5.
The New Jersey Devils play in New York against the Islanders at 7:40 p.m. ET as a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 5. Two NHL games start at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Dallas Stars are on the road to battle the Nashville Predators as a -135 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. The Minnesota Wild are at home to face the Boston Bruins as a -180 money-line favorite with a total of 6.5.
The Colorado Avalanche host the St. Louis Blues at 9:10 p.m. ET as a -298 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. Two more games conclude the NHL card at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Calgary Flames travel to Vancouver to take on the Canucks, with both teams priced as -110 money-line favorites with a total of 6.5. The San Jose Sharks play at home against the Los Angeles Kings as a -120 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5.
Week 18 in the Canadian Football League concludes with two games. The British Columbia Lions play in Toronto against the Argonauts at 3:00 p.m. ET as a 3.5-point road favorite with a total of 64.5. The Montreal Alouettes are at home to play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at 7:00 p.m. ET as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 58.5.
