by Big Al Staff
Thursday, Oct 03, 2024The Thursday sports card features NFL, NCAAF, and MLB action.
Week 5 in the National Football League kicks off with one game.
The Atlanta Falcons host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Amazon Prime at 8:15 p.m. ET. The Falcons have won two of their last three games after their 26-24 victory at home against New Orleans as a 2.5-point favorite last Sunday. The win evened their record at 2-2 this season. The Buccaneers rebounded from a 26-7 upset loss at home to Denver with a 33-16 upset victory at home against Philadelphia as a 1-point underdog on Sunday. They have a 3-1 record. These two teams split their two regular-season games last season. Atlanta took the first meeting with a 16-13 upset win on the road as a 3-point underdog on October 22nd. New Orleans took the rematch on December 10th with a 29-25 upset win on the road. The Falcons are a 1.5-point favorite with the total set at 44 (all odds from DraftKings).
Week 6 in NCAAF college football starts with two games between FBS opponents. Texas State travels to Troy on ESPNU at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Bobcats are on a two-game losing streak after their 40-39 upset loss to Sam Houston State as an 11.5-point favorite on a neutral field at NRG Stadium last Saturday. They have a 2-2 record. The Trojans followed up winning their first game of the season in a 34-13 victory against Florida A&M with a 13-9 upset loss to UL-Monroe as a 6.5-point underdog last Saturday. They have a 1-4 record. Troy won the most recent game between these teams last season in a 31-13 win on the road as a 6.5-point favorite on October 28th. Texas State is a 13-point road favorite with an over/under of 57.
Sam Houston State plays at UTEP on the CBS Sports Network at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Bearkats are on a three-game winning streak after their upset victory against the Bobcats last week. They have a 4-1 record. The Miners return to the field after a 27-17 loss at Colorado State as a 9-point underdog on September 21st. They are winless after their first four games. UTEP won last year’s game between these two teams by a 37-34 score as a 3.5-point underdog on October 25th. Sam Houston State is a 10-point road favorite with a total of 50.
Major League Baseball concludes the best-of-three Wild Card round of the playoffs with one game. The Milwaukee Brewers play at home against the New York Mets on ESPN at 7:08 p.m. ET. The Brewers rebounded from their 8-4 loss in Game 1 of this series with a 5-3 victory. They rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the bottom of the eighth inning with three runs to get the win and force this climactic third game. Milwaukee taps Tobias Myers as their starting pitcher. The right-hander has a 9-6 record in 27 appearances with a 3.00 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. He pitches against the Mets’ Jose Quintana. The left-hander has a 10-10 record in 31 starts with a 3.75 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. The Brewers are a -125 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.
Week 5 in the National Football League kicks off with one game.
The Atlanta Falcons host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Amazon Prime at 8:15 p.m. ET. The Falcons have won two of their last three games after their 26-24 victory at home against New Orleans as a 2.5-point favorite last Sunday. The win evened their record at 2-2 this season. The Buccaneers rebounded from a 26-7 upset loss at home to Denver with a 33-16 upset victory at home against Philadelphia as a 1-point underdog on Sunday. They have a 3-1 record. These two teams split their two regular-season games last season. Atlanta took the first meeting with a 16-13 upset win on the road as a 3-point underdog on October 22nd. New Orleans took the rematch on December 10th with a 29-25 upset win on the road. The Falcons are a 1.5-point favorite with the total set at 44 (all odds from DraftKings).
Week 6 in NCAAF college football starts with two games between FBS opponents. Texas State travels to Troy on ESPNU at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Bobcats are on a two-game losing streak after their 40-39 upset loss to Sam Houston State as an 11.5-point favorite on a neutral field at NRG Stadium last Saturday. They have a 2-2 record. The Trojans followed up winning their first game of the season in a 34-13 victory against Florida A&M with a 13-9 upset loss to UL-Monroe as a 6.5-point underdog last Saturday. They have a 1-4 record. Troy won the most recent game between these teams last season in a 31-13 win on the road as a 6.5-point favorite on October 28th. Texas State is a 13-point road favorite with an over/under of 57.
Sam Houston State plays at UTEP on the CBS Sports Network at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Bearkats are on a three-game winning streak after their upset victory against the Bobcats last week. They have a 4-1 record. The Miners return to the field after a 27-17 loss at Colorado State as a 9-point underdog on September 21st. They are winless after their first four games. UTEP won last year’s game between these two teams by a 37-34 score as a 3.5-point underdog on October 25th. Sam Houston State is a 10-point road favorite with a total of 50.
Major League Baseball concludes the best-of-three Wild Card round of the playoffs with one game. The Milwaukee Brewers play at home against the New York Mets on ESPN at 7:08 p.m. ET. The Brewers rebounded from their 8-4 loss in Game 1 of this series with a 5-3 victory. They rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the bottom of the eighth inning with three runs to get the win and force this climactic third game. Milwaukee taps Tobias Myers as their starting pitcher. The right-hander has a 9-6 record in 27 appearances with a 3.00 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. He pitches against the Mets’ Jose Quintana. The left-hander has a 10-10 record in 31 starts with a 3.75 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. The Brewers are a -125 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.
