by Big Al Staff
Saturday, Oct 05, 2024The Saturday sports card features NCAAF, MLB, CFL, and EPL action.
Week 6 in NCAAF college football continues with 43 games between FBS opponents. Twelve of these NCAAF games kick off in the opening window between noon ET and 3:00 p.m. ET, with four games starting on major national television at noon ET. Penn State hosts UCLA on Fox as a 28.5-point favorite with the total set at 46.5. (all odds from DraftKings). Louisville plays at home against SMU on ESPN as a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 56. Texas A&M is at home against Missouri on ABC as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 47.5. Navy travels to Air Force on CBS as a 10-point road favorite with an over/under of 37.
Fourteen NCAAF games between FBS opponents start in the 3:30 p.m. ET to 6:30 p.m. ET window. Three college football games on major national television at 3:30 p.m. ET. Ohio State hosts Iowa on CBS as an 18-point favorite with a total of 46. Mississippi plays at South Carolina on ESPN as a 9.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 53. Georgia plays at home against Auburn on ABC as a 22.5-point favorite with a total of 52.
Seventeen NCAAF games between FBS opponents begin at 7:00 p.m. ET or later to complete the Saturday football card. Clemson is at Florida State on ESPN as a 15-point road favorite with an over/under of 46.5. Three more college football games on major national television begin at 7:30 p.m. ET. Tennessee visits Arkansas on ABC as a 14-point road favorite with a total of 57. Washington is home against Michigan on NBC as a 1.5-point favorite with an over/under of 41. Iowa State hosts Baylor on Fox at 7:30 p.m. ET as an 11-point favorite with a total of 45. Miami (FL) plays at California on ESPN at 10:30 p.m. ET as a 10-point road favorite with an over/under of 54. Arizona plays at home against Texas Tech on Fox as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 64.
Major League Baseball begins the best-of-five divisional round of the playoffs with four opening games. Cleveland is home against Detroit on TBS at 1:08 p.m. ET with Tanner Bibee getting the ball for the Guardians to pitch against Tyler Holton for the Tigers. The Guardians are a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. Philadelphia hosts New York on Fox at 4:08 p.m. ET with the Phillies tapping Zach Wheeler to face the Mets’ Kodai Senga. The Phillies are a -180 money-line favorite with a total of 7. New York plays at home against Kansas City on TBS at 6:38 p.m. ET with Gerrit Cole getting the ball for the Yankees to challenge Michael Wacha for the Royals. The Yankees are a -205 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. Los Angeles is home against San Diego with the Dodgers sending out Yoshinobu Yamamoto to go against the Padres’ Dylan Cease. The Dodgers are a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5.
The National Hockey League has one game on its slate in the NHL Global Series. The New Jersey Devils play the Buffalo Sabres at the O2 Arena in Prague in the Czech Republic at 10:10 a.m. ET. The Devils are a -148 money line favorite as the technical home team in this contest with a total of 6.5.
Week 18 in the Canadian Football League concludes with one game. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are at Edmonton to play the Elks at 7:00 p.m. ET as a 2.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 50.
Matchweek 7 in the English Premier League begins with seven matches. Liverpool travels to Crystal Palace on the USA Network at 7:30 a.m. ET as a -1.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5. Five more EPL matches start at 10:00 a.m. ET. Arsenal hosts Southampton as a -2.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Brentford plays at home against Wolverhampton as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Bournemouth plays at Leicester City as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Manchester City is home against Fulham as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 3.5. West Ham United hosts Ipswich Town on the USA Network as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Newcastle United visits Everton on NBC at 12:30 p.m. ET as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5.
Week 6 in NCAAF college football continues with 43 games between FBS opponents. Twelve of these NCAAF games kick off in the opening window between noon ET and 3:00 p.m. ET, with four games starting on major national television at noon ET. Penn State hosts UCLA on Fox as a 28.5-point favorite with the total set at 46.5. (all odds from DraftKings). Louisville plays at home against SMU on ESPN as a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 56. Texas A&M is at home against Missouri on ABC as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 47.5. Navy travels to Air Force on CBS as a 10-point road favorite with an over/under of 37.
Fourteen NCAAF games between FBS opponents start in the 3:30 p.m. ET to 6:30 p.m. ET window. Three college football games on major national television at 3:30 p.m. ET. Ohio State hosts Iowa on CBS as an 18-point favorite with a total of 46. Mississippi plays at South Carolina on ESPN as a 9.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 53. Georgia plays at home against Auburn on ABC as a 22.5-point favorite with a total of 52.
Seventeen NCAAF games between FBS opponents begin at 7:00 p.m. ET or later to complete the Saturday football card. Clemson is at Florida State on ESPN as a 15-point road favorite with an over/under of 46.5. Three more college football games on major national television begin at 7:30 p.m. ET. Tennessee visits Arkansas on ABC as a 14-point road favorite with a total of 57. Washington is home against Michigan on NBC as a 1.5-point favorite with an over/under of 41. Iowa State hosts Baylor on Fox at 7:30 p.m. ET as an 11-point favorite with a total of 45. Miami (FL) plays at California on ESPN at 10:30 p.m. ET as a 10-point road favorite with an over/under of 54. Arizona plays at home against Texas Tech on Fox as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 64.
Major League Baseball begins the best-of-five divisional round of the playoffs with four opening games. Cleveland is home against Detroit on TBS at 1:08 p.m. ET with Tanner Bibee getting the ball for the Guardians to pitch against Tyler Holton for the Tigers. The Guardians are a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. Philadelphia hosts New York on Fox at 4:08 p.m. ET with the Phillies tapping Zach Wheeler to face the Mets’ Kodai Senga. The Phillies are a -180 money-line favorite with a total of 7. New York plays at home against Kansas City on TBS at 6:38 p.m. ET with Gerrit Cole getting the ball for the Yankees to challenge Michael Wacha for the Royals. The Yankees are a -205 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. Los Angeles is home against San Diego with the Dodgers sending out Yoshinobu Yamamoto to go against the Padres’ Dylan Cease. The Dodgers are a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5.
The National Hockey League has one game on its slate in the NHL Global Series. The New Jersey Devils play the Buffalo Sabres at the O2 Arena in Prague in the Czech Republic at 10:10 a.m. ET. The Devils are a -148 money line favorite as the technical home team in this contest with a total of 6.5.
Week 18 in the Canadian Football League concludes with one game. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are at Edmonton to play the Elks at 7:00 p.m. ET as a 2.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 50.
Matchweek 7 in the English Premier League begins with seven matches. Liverpool travels to Crystal Palace on the USA Network at 7:30 a.m. ET as a -1.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5. Five more EPL matches start at 10:00 a.m. ET. Arsenal hosts Southampton as a -2.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Brentford plays at home against Wolverhampton as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Bournemouth plays at Leicester City as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Manchester City is home against Fulham as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 3.5. West Ham United hosts Ipswich Town on the USA Network as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Newcastle United visits Everton on NBC at 12:30 p.m. ET as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5.
