by Big Al Staff
Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024The Wednesday sports card features NCAAF, NBA, NHL, and UEFA Champions League action.
Week 9 in NCAAF college football continues with two games between FBS opponents. Liberty travels to Kennesaw State on the CBS Sports Network at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Flames are on a five-game winning streak after their 31-24 victory in overtime against Florida International as a 16-point favorite on October 8th. The Owls have lost their first six games of the season after a 14-5 setback against Middle Tennessee as an 8-point underdog last Tuesday. Liberty is a 26-point favorite with the total set at 46.5 (all odds from DraftKings).
Jacksonville State hosts Middle Tennessee on ESPN2 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Gamecocks are on a three-game winning streak after their 54-13 victory at home against New Mexico State as a 21-point favorite on October 9th. The Blue Raiders ended a five-game losing streak with their victory against Kennesaw State last week. Jacksonville State is a 21-point favorite with an over/under of 64.
The National Basketball Association has ten games on its docket. The Indiana Pacers play in Detroit against the Pistons at 7:10 p.m. ET as a 4.5-point road favorite with a total of 234. Four more NBA games tip off at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Cleveland Cavaliers are at Toronto to play the Raptors as a 6.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 224.5. The Atlanta Hawks play at home against the Brooklyn Nets as a 7.5-point favorite with a total of 221. The Milwaukee Bucks visit Philadelphia to play the Bucks on ESPN as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 224. The Miami Heat are home against the Orlando Magic as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 208.
Two NBA games start at 8:10 p.m. ET. The New Orleans Pelicans host the Chicago Bulls as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 226. The Houston Rockets play at home against the Charlotte Hornets as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 229.5. The Memphis Grizzles play in Utah against the Jazz as a 3-point road favorite with an over/under of 228.
Two games conclude the NBA card at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Golden State Warriors are at Portland against the Trail Blazers as a 5.5-point road favorite with a total of 222. The Phoenix Suns travel to Los Angeles to play the Clippers on ESPN as a 5-point road favorite with an over/under of 225.
The National Hockey League has one game on its slate. The Washington Capitals are home against the Philadelphia Flyers on TNT/truTV/Max at 7:40 p.m. ET as a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 6.
Matchday 3 in the UEFA Champions League concludes with nine matches. Two matches start at 12:45 p.m. ET. Atalanta hosts Celtic as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Beyer Leverkusen plays at Brest as a -1.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5.
Seven matches conclude the UCL card at 3:00 p.m. ET. Manchester City plays at home against Sparta Praha as a -2.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Liverpool is at RB Leipzig as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5. Barcelona is home against Bayern Munich as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Atletico Madrid hosts Lille on the CBS Sports Network as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Benfica plays at home against Feyenoord as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Salzburg is home against GNK Dynamo as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Inter Milan visits the Young Boys as a -1.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. All nine Champions League matches are available on Paramount+.
Week 9 in NCAAF college football continues with two games between FBS opponents. Liberty travels to Kennesaw State on the CBS Sports Network at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Flames are on a five-game winning streak after their 31-24 victory in overtime against Florida International as a 16-point favorite on October 8th. The Owls have lost their first six games of the season after a 14-5 setback against Middle Tennessee as an 8-point underdog last Tuesday. Liberty is a 26-point favorite with the total set at 46.5 (all odds from DraftKings).
Jacksonville State hosts Middle Tennessee on ESPN2 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Gamecocks are on a three-game winning streak after their 54-13 victory at home against New Mexico State as a 21-point favorite on October 9th. The Blue Raiders ended a five-game losing streak with their victory against Kennesaw State last week. Jacksonville State is a 21-point favorite with an over/under of 64.
The National Basketball Association has ten games on its docket. The Indiana Pacers play in Detroit against the Pistons at 7:10 p.m. ET as a 4.5-point road favorite with a total of 234. Four more NBA games tip off at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Cleveland Cavaliers are at Toronto to play the Raptors as a 6.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 224.5. The Atlanta Hawks play at home against the Brooklyn Nets as a 7.5-point favorite with a total of 221. The Milwaukee Bucks visit Philadelphia to play the Bucks on ESPN as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 224. The Miami Heat are home against the Orlando Magic as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 208.
Two NBA games start at 8:10 p.m. ET. The New Orleans Pelicans host the Chicago Bulls as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 226. The Houston Rockets play at home against the Charlotte Hornets as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 229.5. The Memphis Grizzles play in Utah against the Jazz as a 3-point road favorite with an over/under of 228.
Two games conclude the NBA card at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Golden State Warriors are at Portland against the Trail Blazers as a 5.5-point road favorite with a total of 222. The Phoenix Suns travel to Los Angeles to play the Clippers on ESPN as a 5-point road favorite with an over/under of 225.
The National Hockey League has one game on its slate. The Washington Capitals are home against the Philadelphia Flyers on TNT/truTV/Max at 7:40 p.m. ET as a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 6.
Matchday 3 in the UEFA Champions League concludes with nine matches. Two matches start at 12:45 p.m. ET. Atalanta hosts Celtic as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Beyer Leverkusen plays at Brest as a -1.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5.
Seven matches conclude the UCL card at 3:00 p.m. ET. Manchester City plays at home against Sparta Praha as a -2.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Liverpool is at RB Leipzig as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5. Barcelona is home against Bayern Munich as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Atletico Madrid hosts Lille on the CBS Sports Network as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Benfica plays at home against Feyenoord as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Salzburg is home against GNK Dynamo as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Inter Milan visits the Young Boys as a -1.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. All nine Champions League matches are available on Paramount+.
