by Big Al Staff
Wednesday, Oct 02, 2024The Wednesday sports card features MLB action and UEFA Champions League action.
Major League Baseball continues the best-of-three Wild Card round of the playoffs with four games. The Houston Astros host the Detroit Tigers on ABC at 2:32 p.m. ET. The Tigers won the opening game of this series yesterday with their 3-1 victory. Detroit has won seven of their last nine games. The Astros had won two games in a row before that loss. They tap Hunter Brown to pitch against Detroit's Tyler Holton. Houston is a -170 money-line favorite, with the total set at 7.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).
The Baltimore Orioles play at home against the Kansas City Royals on ESPN at 4:38 p.m. ET. The Royals took Game 1 of this series yesterday with their 1-0 victory. They have won five of their last seven games. The Orioles had won three games in a row before that loss. They turn to Zach Eflin to face Kansas City’s Seth Lugo. Baltimore is a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.
The Milwaukee Brewers are home against the New York Mets on ESPN at 7:38 p.m. ET. The Mets took the opening game of this series by an 8-4 score on Tuesday. They have three of their last four games. The Brewers have lost two games in a row. They send out Frankie Montas to go against Sean Manaea for the Mets. Milwaukee is a -115 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5.
The San Diego Padres host the Atlanta Braves on ESPN2 at 8:38 p.m. ET. The Padres won Game 1 of this series by a 4-0 score last night. They have won seven of their last ten games. The Braves have lost two of their last three games. San Diego turns to Joe Musgrove to pitch against Atlanta’s Max Fried. The Padres are a -120 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.
Matchday 2 in the UEFA Champions League concludes with nine matches. Two matches start at 12:45 PM ET. Atalanta travels to Shakhtar Donetsk as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5. Girona plays at home against Feyenoord as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5.
Seven matches conclude the UCL card at 3 PM ET. Liverpool is home against Bologna as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 3.5. Real Madrid plays at Lille as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Bayern Munich is at Aston Villa as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5. Club Brugge visits Strum Graz as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5 (at BetMGM). RB Leipzig hosts Juventus as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Atletico Madrid plays at Benfica on the CBS Sports Network as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Monaco is at Dinamo Zagreb as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. All nine Champions League matches are available on Paramount+.
Major League Baseball continues the best-of-three Wild Card round of the playoffs with four games. The Houston Astros host the Detroit Tigers on ABC at 2:32 p.m. ET. The Tigers won the opening game of this series yesterday with their 3-1 victory. Detroit has won seven of their last nine games. The Astros had won two games in a row before that loss. They tap Hunter Brown to pitch against Detroit's Tyler Holton. Houston is a -170 money-line favorite, with the total set at 7.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).
The Baltimore Orioles play at home against the Kansas City Royals on ESPN at 4:38 p.m. ET. The Royals took Game 1 of this series yesterday with their 1-0 victory. They have won five of their last seven games. The Orioles had won three games in a row before that loss. They turn to Zach Eflin to face Kansas City’s Seth Lugo. Baltimore is a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.
The Milwaukee Brewers are home against the New York Mets on ESPN at 7:38 p.m. ET. The Mets took the opening game of this series by an 8-4 score on Tuesday. They have three of their last four games. The Brewers have lost two games in a row. They send out Frankie Montas to go against Sean Manaea for the Mets. Milwaukee is a -115 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5.
The San Diego Padres host the Atlanta Braves on ESPN2 at 8:38 p.m. ET. The Padres won Game 1 of this series by a 4-0 score last night. They have won seven of their last ten games. The Braves have lost two of their last three games. San Diego turns to Joe Musgrove to pitch against Atlanta’s Max Fried. The Padres are a -120 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.
Matchday 2 in the UEFA Champions League concludes with nine matches. Two matches start at 12:45 PM ET. Atalanta travels to Shakhtar Donetsk as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5. Girona plays at home against Feyenoord as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5.
Seven matches conclude the UCL card at 3 PM ET. Liverpool is home against Bologna as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 3.5. Real Madrid plays at Lille as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Bayern Munich is at Aston Villa as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5. Club Brugge visits Strum Graz as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5 (at BetMGM). RB Leipzig hosts Juventus as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Atletico Madrid plays at Benfica on the CBS Sports Network as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Monaco is at Dinamo Zagreb as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. All nine Champions League matches are available on Paramount+.
