Big Al's NFL, MLB and EPL Previews and Odds - 08/14/2022

by Big Al Staff

Sunday, Aug 14, 2022
The Sunday sports card features NFLX, MLB, and EPL action.

The first full week of the NFL preseason concludes with one game. The Las Vegas Raiders host the Minnesota Vikings on the NFL Network at 4:25 PM ET. The Raiders are a 4-point favorite, with the total set at 36.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). 

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The San Diego Padres visit the Washington Nationals on Peacock at 12:05 PM ET. Blake Snell takes the ball for the Padres pitching against Paolo Espino for the Nationals. San Diego is a -115 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. The Toronto Blue Jays host the Cleveland Guardians at 1:37 PM ET. The Blue Jays tap Kevin Gausman to take the mound against the Guardians’ Shane Bieber. Toronto is a -140 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

Four MLB games throw out the first pitch at 1:40 PM ET. New York hosts Philadelphia with Chris Bassitt pitching for the Mets against Zack Wheeler for the Phillies. The Mets are a -135 money line favorite with an over/under of 7. Tampa Bay is at home against Baltimore with the Rays tapping Drew Rasmussen to battle against the Orioles’ Jordan Lyles. The Rays are a -165 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. Atlanta plays at Miami with Bryce Elder pitching for the Braves against Braxton Garrett for the Marlins. Chicago travels to Cincinnati with the Cubs turning to Keegan Thompson to pitch against the Reds’ Justin Dunn. The Cubs are a -145 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. 

Three MLB games start at 2:10 PM ET. Los Angeles plays at Kansas City with Tyler Anderson taking the mound for the Dodgers against Brady Singer for the Royals. The Dodgers are a -240 money line road favorite with a total of 9. Houston hosts Oakland with the Astros’ turning to Cristian Javier to duel against the A’s Cole Irvin. The Astros are a -255 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. Chicago is at home against Detroit, with Lance Lynn taking the hill for the White Sox against Tyler Alexander for the Tigers. The White Sox is a -200 money line favorite with a total of 8. 

The St. Louis Cardinals play at home against the Milwaukee Brewers at 2:15 PM ET. The Cardinals tap Miles Mikolas in their starting rotation to go against the Brewers' Aaron Ashby. St. Louis is a -150 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Seattle Mariners travel to Texas to play the Rangers at 2:35 PM ET. Logan Gilbert takes the mound for the Mariners to duel against Martin Perez for the Rangers. Seattle is a -120 money line road favorite with a total of 7.5. The Colorado Rockies host the Arizona Diamondbacks at 3:10 PM ET. The Rockies send Ryan Feltner to pitch against the Diamondbacks’ Tommy Henry. Colorado is a -125 money line favorite with an over/under of 12.5. 

The San Francisco Giants are at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates at 4:05 PM ET. Alex Wood takes the mound for the Giants to pitch against Zach Thompson for the Pirates. San Francisco is a -230 money line favorite with a total of 8. The Minnesota Twins visit Los Angeles to play the Angels at 4:07 PM ET. The Twins turn to Chris Archer to battle against the Angels’ Tucker Davidson. Minnesota is a -140 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. 

Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN has the New York Yankees playing in Boston against the Red Sox. Jameson Taillon takes the ball for the Yankees against Michael Wacha for the Red Sox. 

Matchweek 2 in the English Premier League continues with two matches on the USA Network. West Ham United travels to Nottingham Forest at 9 AM ET as a -0.5 goal line road favorite at BetMGM with a total of 2.5. Chelsea hosts Tottenham at 11:30 AM ET as a -0.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. 

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