Big Al's Daily Angle: NFL and MLB Previews and Odds - 09/16/2024

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Sep 16, 2024

The Monday sports card features NFL and  MLB action. Week 2 in the NFL concludes with one game. The Philadelphia Eagles host the Atlanta Falcons on ESPN and the ESPN2 Manningcast at 8:15 p.m. ET. The Eagles won their opening game of the season with a 34-29 victory against Green Bay in Brazil as a 1-point favorite. The Falcons come off an 18-10 upset loss at home against Pittsburgh last  Sunday. Philadelphia is a 5.5-point favorite with the total set at 46 (all odd from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Major League Baseball has 10 games on its schedule. The Minnesota Twins travel to Cleveland to play the Guardians at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Twins tap Pablo Lopez to pitch against the Guardians’ Matthew Boyd. Both teams are priced as a -110 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The The New York Mets play at home against the Washington Nationals at 7:10 p.m. ET. Sean Manaea gets the ball for the Mets to face Jake Irvin for the Nationals. New York is a -185 money-line favorite at BetMGM with a total of 7.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers play in Atlanta against the Braves at 7:20 p.m. ET. The Dodgers turn to Yoshinobu Yamamoto to go against the Braves’ Max Fried. Los Angeles is a -112 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:40 p.m. ET. Philadelphia are in Milwaukee with Ranger Suarez of the Phillies challenging Aaron Civale for the Brewers. The Phillies are a -120 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. Chicago is at home against Oakland with the Cubs sending out Shota Imanaga to battle against the A’s J.P. Sears. The Cubs are a -198 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. Kansas City hosts Detroit with Seth Lugo taking the ball for the Royals to duel against a starting pitcher for the Tigers yet to be named. The Pittsburgh Pirates visit St. Louis to play the Cardinals at 7:45 p.m. ET. The Pirates turn to Paul Skenes to pitch against the Cardinals’ Andre Pallante. Pittsburgh is a -142 money-line road favorite with a total of 7. The Arizona Diamondbacks play in Colorado against the Rockies at 8:40 p.m. ET. Merrill Kelly takes the ball for the Diamondbacks to face Antonio Senzatela for the Rockies. Arizona is a -170 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 11. The Los Angeles Angels plays at home against the Chicago White Sox at 9:38 p.m. ET. The Angels tap Reid Detmers to challenge the White Sox’s Jonathan Cannon. Los Angeles is a -185 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The San Diego Padres are at home against the Houston Astros at 9:40 p.m. ET. Yu Darvish takes the mound for the Padres to battle Spencer Arrighetti for the Astros. San Diego is a -135 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.

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Big Al's Daily Angle: NFL and MLB Previews and Odds - 09/15/2024

by Big Al Staff

Sunday, Sep 15, 2024

The Sunday sports card features NFL and MLB action. Week 2 in the NFL continues with 14 games. Ten NFL games kick off at 1:00 p.m. ET. The Detroit Lions host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a 7.5-point favorite with the total set at 51 (all odds from DraftKings). The New York Jets travel to Tennessee to play the Titans as a 4-point road favorite with an over/under of 41. The Seattle Seahawks play in New England against the Patriots as a 3-point road favorite with a total of 38. The Jacksonville Jaguars play at home against the Cleveland Browns as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 41.5. The San Francisco 49ers are in Minnesota to play the Vikings as a 4.5-point road favorite with a total of 46. The Indianapolis Colts visit Green Bay to play the Packers as a 2.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 40.5. The Los Angeles Chargers play in Carolina against the Panthers as a 5-point road favorite with a total of 39. The Washington Commanders are at home against the New York Giants as a 1.5-point favorite with an over/under of 43.5. The Baltimore Ravens host the Las Vegas Raiders as an 8-point favorite with a total of 41. The Dallas Cowboys play at home against the New Orleans Saints as a 6-point favorite with an over/under of 47. Three NFL games start during the second window of afternoon games. The Arizona Cardinals are at home against the Los Angeles Rams at 4:05 p.m. ET as a 1-point favorite with a total of 48. Two NFL games begin at 4:25 p.m. ET. The Pittsburgh Steelers are in Denver to play the Broncos as a 2.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 36.5. The Kansas City Chiefs host the Cincinnati Bengals as a 6-point favorite with a total of 48. The Houston Texans play at home against the Chicago Bears on NBC at 8:20 PM ET for Sunday Night Football. The Texans are a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 45.5. Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The Baltimore Orioles visit Detroit to play the Tigers at 12:10 p.m. ET as a -115 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Minnesota Twins are at home against the Cincinnati Reds on Roku at 1:05 p.m. ET as a -162 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. Four MLB games throw out the first pitch at 1:35 p.m. ET. The New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox as a -175 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Philadelphia Phillies play at home against the New York Mets as a -148 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Pittsburgh Pirates are at home against the Kansas City Royals as a -112 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Washington Nationals host the Miami Marlins as a -185 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The Toronto Blue Jays play at home against the St. Louis Cardinals at 1:37 p.m. ET as a -125 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Cleveland Guardians are at home against the Tampa Bay Rays at 1:40 p.m. ET as a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The Oakland A’s play in Chicago against the White Sox at 2:10 p.m. ET as a -192 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The Chicago Cubs are in Colorado to play the Rockies at 3:10 p.m. ET as a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 11.5. The San Diego Padres travel to San Francisco to play the Giants at 4:05 p.m. ET as a -118 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Houston Astros play in Los Angeles against the Angels at 4:07 p.m. ET as a -205 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. Two more MLB games start at 4:10 p.m. ET. The Arizona Diamondbacks are in Milwaukee to play the Brewers as a -155 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Seattle Mariners host the Texas Rangers as a -155 money-line favorite with a total of 7. Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN features the Los Angeles Dodgers battling the Atlanta Braves at 7:10 p.m. ET. Both teams are priced as a -110 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5.

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Big Al's Daily Angle: NCAAF, MLB, CFL and EPL Previews and Odds - 09/14/2024

by Big Al Staff

Saturday, Sep 14, 2024

The Saturday sports card features NCAAF, MLB, CFL, and EPL action.Week 3 in NCAAF college football continues with 49 games between FBS opponents. Nine of these NCAAF games kick off at noon ET, with three games on major national television. Alabama travels to play Wisconsin on Fox as a 16-point road favorite with the total set at 49 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Florida State hosts Memphis on ESPN as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 54. LSU plays at South Carolina on ABC as a 6-point road favorite with a total of 48. Seventeen NCAAF games between FBS opponents start in the 3:30 pm ET to 6:30 pm ET window, with three games on major national television. Oklahoma plays at home against Tulane on ESPN as a 13-point favorite with a total of 46.5. Notre Dame is at Purdue on CBS as a 7.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 47. Oregon visits Oregon State on Fox as a 17-point road favorite with a total of 49.5. Twenty NCAAF games between FBS opponents begin at 7:00 p.m. ET or later to complete the Saturday football card. Texas is at home against UTSA on ESPN as a 35-point favorite with an over/under of 55.5. Four more NCAAF games on major national television begin at 7:30 p.m. ET. TCU hosts Central Florida on Fox as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 62.5. Colorado plays at Colorado State on CBS as a 7.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 58.5. Georgia is at Kentucky on ABC as a 22-point road favorite with a total of 45. Indiana travels to UCLA on NBC as a 3.5-point road favorite with a total of 47. California plays at home against San Diego State on ESPN at 10:30 p.m. ET as a 17.5-point favorite with an over/under of 48.Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 1:05 p.m. ET. The Kansas City Royals play in Pittsburgh against the Pirates with both teams priced at -110 with a total of 8. The New York Yankees are at home against the Boston Red Sox as a -185 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Toronto Blue Jays host the St. Louis Cardinals at 3:07 p.m. ET as a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 8. Two MLB games start at 4:05 p.m. ET. The New York Mets are in Philadelphia against the Phillies as a -112 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. The Washington Nationals play at home against the Miami Marlins as a -148 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. Two more MLB games begin at 6:10 p.m. ET. The Baltimore Orioles visit Detroit to play the Tigers. The Cleveland Guardians are at home against the Tampa Bay Rays as a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Two MLB games start at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Minnesota Twins host the Cincinnati Reds as a -155 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Oakland A’s play in Chicago against the White Sox as a -166 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Atlanta Braves play at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers at 7:20 p.m. ET as a -125 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. Two MLB games begin at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Chicago Cubs are in Colorado to play the Rockies as a -155 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 11. The Arizona Diamondbacks are at home against the Milwaukee Brewers as a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The San Diego Padres travel to San Francisco to play the Giants at 9:05 p.m. ET as a -155 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The Houston Astros play in Los Angeles against the Angels at 9:38 p.m. ET as a -180 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. The Seattle Mariners host the Texas Rangers at 9:40 p.m. ET as a -135 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5.Week 15 in the Canadian Football League concludes with two games. The Ottawa Redblacks are in Hamilton to play the Tiger-Cats at 3:00 p.m. ET as a 3.5-point road favorite with a total of 51. The Montreal Alouettes visit Calgary to play the Stampeders at 7:00 p.m. ET as a 6-point road favorite with an over/under of 50.5. Matchweek 4 in the English Premier League begins with eight matches.  Manchester United plays in Southampton on the USA Network at 7:30 a.m. ET as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3 (all soccer odds from BetMGM). Six more EPL matches start at 10:00 a.m. ET. Brighton and Hove Albion play at home against Ipswich as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3. Crystal Palace is at home against Leicester City on the USA Network as a -1 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. West Ham United is at Fulham in a pick ‘em match with a total of 2.5. Liverpool hosts Nottingham Forest as a -2 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Manchester City plays at home against Brentford as a -2 goal-line favorite with a total of 3.5. Aston Villa is at home against Everton on NBC at 12:30 p.m. ET as a -1 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3. Chelsea visits Bournemouth at 3:00 p.m. ET as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5.

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Late Regular Season MLB Betting: 4 Tips For Betting Late in the Year

by Kyle Hunter

Friday, Sep 13, 2024

It is getting very late in the MLB regular season. This is a really long grind. No other major sport has this long of a regular season. It can make betting on baseball very unique. The end of the regular season is just a little more than two weeks away. Let’s take a look at four tips for betting on MLB late in the regular season. Be Selective- This isn’t the time of the season to just spray the board and go all in. There are tons of new players on the field who we don’t really have a good feel for yet. Starting pitchers pitching in their first or second game in the majors can be very volatile. I try to stay away from those games. Sometimes the best bet is to pass on a game. Saving yourself from taking a loser is well worth it.  Handicap Motivation (Understand Others Do Too Though) Yes you should handicap motivation late in the regular season. It would be crazy not to at least consider whether the team you are looking to bet on truly cares or not. Importantly though, this cannot be the only thing you consider. Price is extremely important and the prices can get absolutely out of control this time of the year. Do you really want to lay -450 in MLB? I can’t do it! Especially in the final weekend of the season, this gets to be too crowded of a wagering strategy. Handicap Weather- As we get very late into the season, the weather can be changing a lot in some parts of the country. You’ll see some places where the heat and humidity continue late into September. You’ll also be seeing some places where cooler weather is prevailing and winds are blowing in and making it very tough to hit the ball out of the ballpark. Totals betting late in the regular season requires a lot of weather handicapping.  Look For Hot Underdogs- Baseball is a streaky sport. Every single year there are a couple teams who get hot late in the season who aren’t very good. They don’t even have anything to play for as a team, but there are plenty of young guys with talent looking to prove a point. You can catch some teams like this at good plus money prices in the last week or two of the season. If you see a high ceiling on those players and that specific team, these are chances worth taking. End of the regular season betting is much different than the rest of the season. Pick your spots carefully! 

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College Football Betting: Dogs Dominate Early- What Now?

by Kyle Hunter

Friday, Sep 13, 2024

We are two weeks into the college football season. Underdogs are 101-77-2 ATS to start out the season. That is 56.7% ATS. Just start blindly betting all underdogs right? Easy! If you’ve been betting for very long, you know it isn’t that easy.Underdogs have cashed at a high rate so far this year, but the oddsmakers and the marketplace in general are quick to react to things like this. You’ll start paying a sort of tax on the underdogs. The more the word gets out that underdogs are cashing at a high rate, the worse the prices on those underdogs will get.Why have underdogs cashed at such a high rate so far this year? First, the under is hitting 56% of the time so far this year. We know that unders and underdogs are correlated in general, so that is a big help. Second, there have been several rule changes in college football. The two minute timeout shouldn’t make any difference to ATS bets. The helmet communications could have an impact of some kind. The fact that both offenses and defenses can communicate with their staffs have led to some changes. It has slowed the overall pace of the game down. A slower pace lends itself to unders and underdogs. The defenses have possibly been able to adjust a bit better.We’ve seen the market move toward the under in a lot of games in week three. I don’t think the under will continue to be a free wager. I also  don’t think the underdog will continue to cover at this rate. This isn’t some really small market in a third world country. There is a lot of money coming into the college football betting market. What to do now? I would closely watch the movement of the marketplace as a whole. Do underdogs continue to take money? If so, look to grab favorites later in the week instead of earlier. If you like a large underdog, I would look to take that earlier in the week than normal in the short term. You have to be willing to make adjustments quickly in college football, but you don’t want to change your whole betting strategy based on a couple of weeks of data. 

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Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB, NCAAF, and CFL Previews and Odds - 09/13/2024

by Big Al Staff

Friday, Sep 13, 2024

The Friday sports card features NCAAF, MLB, and CFL action. Week 2 in NCAAF college football continues with two games between FBS opponents. Kansas hosts UNLV on ESPN at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Jayhawks dropped to 1-1 on the season after their 23-17 upset loss at Illinois as a 5-point favorite on Saturday. The Rebels improved their record to 2-0 after their 72-14 victory against Utah Tech as a 41.5-point favorite last Saturday. Kansas is a 9.5-point favorite, with the total set at 57.5 (all odds from DraftKings).  Kansas State plays at home against Arizona on Fox at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Wildcats are 2-0 this season after their 34-27 victory at Tulane as a 9.5-point road favorite on Saturday. The Wildcats have won their first two games of the season after a 22-10 win against Northern Arizona as a 37-point favorite last week. Kansas State is a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 60.5.Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Philadelphia Phillies are at home against the New York Mets as a -166 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Kansas City Royals. The Baltimore Orioles travel to Detroit to play the Tigers. The Washington Nationals are at home against the Miami Marlins at 6:45 p.m. ET as a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox at 7:05 p.m. ET as a -148 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Toronto Blue Jays play at home against the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:07 p.m. ET as a -135 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Cleveland Guardians are at home against the Tampa Bay Rays at 7:10 p.m. ET as a -180 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers play in Atlanta against the Braves at 7:20 p.m. ET with both teams priced at -110 with an over/under of 8.5. The Oakland A’s are in Chicago to play the White Sox at 7:40 p.m. ET as a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. The Minnesota Twins host the Cincinnati Reds at 8:10 p.m. ET as a -218 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Chicago Cubs visit Colorado to play the Rockies at 8:40 p.m. ET as a -142 money-line road favorite with a total of 11. The Houston Astros play in Los Angeles against the Angels at 9:38 p.m. ET as a -205 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Arizona Diamondbacks play at home against the Milwaukee Brewers at 9:40 p.m. ET as a -112 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Texas Rangers are in Seattle to play the Mariners at 10:10 p.m. ET. The San Francisco Giants are at home against the San Diego Padres at 10:15 p.m. ET as a -112 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.Week 15 in the Canadian Football League kicks off with one game. The British Columbia Lions host the Toronto Argonauts on the CBS Sports Network at 10:00 p.m. ET as a 5-point favorite with a total of 52. 

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Big Al's Daily Angle: NFL, NCAAF and MLB Previews and Odds - 09/12/2024

by Big Al Staff

Thursday, Sep 12, 2024

The Thursday sports card features NFL, NCAAF, and MLB action. Week 2 in the NFL kicks off with one game. The Miami Dolphins host the Buffalo Bills on Amazon Prime at 8:15 p.m. ET. The Dolphins opened their season with a 20-17 victory at home against Jacksonville as a 3.5-point favorite on Sunday. The Bills began their season with a 34-28 win at home against Arizona as a 7-point favorite on Sunday. Miami is a 2.5-point favorite, with the total set at 48.5. Week 2 in NCAAF college football starts with one game between FBS opponents. Texas State plays at home against Arizona State on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Bobcats won their first two games of the season after a 49-10 victory against UTSA, where they were a 2.5-point favorite last Saturday. They began their season with a 34-27 win against Lamar. The Sun Devils are undefeated after their first two games after a 30-23 victory against Mississippi State as a 6.5-point favorite on Saturday. They began their season with a 48-7 win at home against Wyoming. Texas State is a 1-point favorite with an over/under of 60.Major League Baseball has eight games on its schedule. The Detroit Tigers are home against the Colorado Rockies at 1:10 p.m. ET. The Tigers send out Tarik Skubal to pitch against the Rockies Ryan Feltner. Detroit is a -265 money-line favorite, with the total set at 7. The St. Louis Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds at 1:15 p.m. ET. Sonny Gray gets the ball for the Cardinals to face Jakob Junis for the Reds. St. Louis is a -180 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The Houston Astros play at home against the Oakland A’s at 2:10 p.m. ET. The Astros tap Framber Valdez to go against the A’s Mitchell Spence. Houston is a -258 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The Washington Nationals are at home against the Miami Marlins at 6:45 p.m. ET. Mitchell Parker takes the mound for the Nationals to challenge Darren McCaughan for the Marlins. Washington is a -185 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. Two more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:15 p.m. ET. Cleveland hosts Tampa Bay, with the Guardians turning to Gavin Williams to battle against the Rays’ Ryan Pepiot. The Guardians are a -142 money-line favorite with a total of 8. New York plays at home against Boston, with Nestor Cortes, Jr. getting the ball for the Yankees to duel against Cooper Criswell for the Red Sox. The Yankees are a -166 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Seattle Mariners are at home against the Texas Rangers at 9:40 p.m. ET. The Mariners turn to Bryce Miller to pitch against the Rangers’ Kumar Rocker, making his MLB debut. Seattle is a -162 money-line favorite with a total of 7. The Milwaukee Brewers travel to San Francisco to play the Giants at 9:45 p.m. ET. Frankie Montas takes the hill for the Brewers to face Hayden Birdsong for the Giants. Milwaukee is a -130 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. 

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NBA Futures To Consider

by AAA Sports

Wednesday, Sep 11, 2024

A look at five NBA teams that have a good shot at hitting the Over (posted win totals in parenthesis):PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (21.5) – Books like the Blazers as the worst team in the league in Year 2 post-Lillard, but the roster just seems capable of finishing with close to 28-30 wins rather than the low 20s. Much depends on whether the Blazers can actually convince Deandre Ayton to be the player the Suns were convinced he could never be. If he shows like he’s ready to go full bore, Portland might trade backup Robert Williams. The backcourt Portland envisioned (Anfernee Simons and Scoot Henderson) never got rolling last season as Simons battled injuries. A motivated Ayton, a healthy backcourt, and a solid season from forward Jeremi Grant would add up to more than 21 wins.DETROIT PISTONS (24.5) – Shame that one of the Association’s flagship franchises has fallen so far, but the madness in Motor City might be coming to an end. No one figures the Pistons to lose 28 straight games again, and things would have to go completely south to end the year 2-15 again. There are lots of changes, primarily at the top where Monty Williams is out as HC and J.B. Bickerstaff is in. Bickerstaff will still have a young core, but the team did bring in some veterans  -- notably Malik Beasley, Tobias Harris and Tim Hardaway Jr. -- who should help prevent long-losing streaks. The keys to the car still will be in the hands of Cade Cunningham, who signed a max deal off his rookie contract. If he improves, and he should, so will the Pistons.UTAH JAZZ (29.5) – Will the Jazz (31-51) backslide for the second straight season? Not likely, but the best Utah fans can probably hope for is a shot at the Play-In Tournament. Things kind of begin and end with PF Lauri Markkanen, who has signed long-term with the Jazz. The backcourt – Collin Sexton and Jordan Clarkson – are decent and go off every now and then. Utah also likes its top two draft picks – forward Cody Williams and center and Kyle Filipowski. But whether the Jazz are able to reverse the trend and move forward will depend a lot of improvement from one of two of their three 2023 first-round draft picks – Taylor Hendricks, Keyonte George, and Brice Sensabaugh.MIAMI HEAT (44.5) – Looks like Pat Riley has had it with Jimmy Butler, who sat out the Celtics playoff series and then said the Heat would have won if he had NOT sat out. If Butler wants to stay in Miami, he has to A. Play, B. Play well and C. Play a lot. No more holding back, if he wants another contract and hang in South Beach beyond next summer.  In fact, this might be the end of the relax-in-the-regular-season-and-go-at-it-when-the-playoffs mode in Miami.  Butler, Bam Adebayo, and Tyler Herro are all back, and a quick playoff exit (or no playoffs at all) will probably mean the end of the line for those three as a group.PHILADELPHIA 76ers (52.5) – Yes, that number is kind of high. But the talent is firmly in place in Philly, and there doesn’t seem to be a Plan B beyond stockpiling good players and hoping for the best. That might just work, with Joel Embiid joined by Paul George and Tyrese Maxey in what looks like a very solid Big Three. Much of the early part of the season will be devoted to Nick Nurse figuring out how to blend in a group of four veteran additions – Caleb Martin, Eric Gordon, Kyle Lowry, and Andre Drummond. Drummond’s presence will be of particular importance if Embiid shows up overweight with the intention of playing himself into shape.

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Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 09/11/2024

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Sep 11, 2024

The Wednesday sports card features MLB action. Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Miami Marlins at 12:35 p.m. ET. The Pirates tap Bailey Falter to face the Marlins’ Jonathan Bermudez. Pittsburgh is a -180 money-line favorite with the total set at 8.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Cleveland Guardians travel to Chicago to play the White Sox at 2:10 p.m. ET. Matthew Boyd gets the ball for the Guardians to pitch against Davis Martin for the White Sox. Cleveland is a -225 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The New York Mets play in Toronto against the Blue Jays at 3:07 p.m. ET. Sean Manaea takes the mound for the Mets to go against Bowden Francis for the Blue Jays. New York is a -125 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. The Arizona Diamondbacks play at home against the Texas Rangers at 3:40 p.m. ET. The Diamondbacks turn to Merrill Kelly to challenge the Rangers’ Cody Bradford. Arizona is a -142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Philadelphia is at home against Tampa Bay with Zack Wheeler getting the ball for the Phillies to battle against Shane Bat for the Rays. The Philadelphia is a -218 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. Detroit hosts Colorado with the Tigers sending out Casey Mize to duel against the Rockies’ Tanner Gordon. The Tigers are a -185 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Atlanta Braves are in Washington to play the Nationals at 6:45 p.m. ET. Max Fried takes the hill for the Braves to pitch against Jake Irvin for the Nationals. Atlanta is a -170 money-line road favorite with a total of 7.5. The New York Yankees play at home against the Kansas City Royals at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Yankees turn to Luis Gil to face the Royals’ Cole Ragans. New York is a -142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. Two more MLB games start at 7:10 p.m. ET. Boston is at home against Baltimore with Nick Pivetta getting tapped by the Red Sox to challenge Dean Kremer for the Orioles. Minnesota hosts Los Angeles with the Twins with Zebby Matthews the starting pitcher taking on the Angels' Jack Kochanowicz. The Twins are a -205 money-line favorite with the total set at 8.5. Boston is a -125 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. St. Louis hosts Cincinnati with the Cardinals sending out Lance Lynn to go against a Reds’ starting pitcher yet to be named. The Cardinals are a -125 money-line favorite at BetMGM with an over/under of 8.5. The Houston Astros play at home against the Oakland A’s at 8:10 p.m. ET. Hunter Brown gets the ball for the Astros to duel against Joey Estes for the A’s. Houston is a -238 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The Seattle Mariners are at home against the San Diego Padres at 9:40 p.m. ET. The Mariners tap Bryan Woo to battle against the Padres’ Michael King. Seattle is a -112 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. The San Francisco Giants host the Milwaukee Brewers at 9:45 p.m. ET. Blake Snell takes the hill for the Giants to face Colin Rea for the Brewers. San Francisco is a -155 money-line favorite with a total of 7. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against the Chicago Cubs at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Dodgers tap Bobby Miller to pitch against the Cubs’ Jordan Wicks. Los Angeles is a -175 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. 

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Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 09/10/2024

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Sep 10, 2024

The Tuesday sports card features MLB action. Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Philadelphia hosts Tampa Bay with Ranger Suarez getting the ball for the Phillies to face Taj Bradley for the Rays. The Phillies are a -170 money-line favorite with the total set at 7.5 (all odds from DraftKings). Detroit plays at home against Colorado with the Tigers tapping Keider Montero to pitch against the Rockies’ Bradley Blalock. The Tigers are a -185 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Pittsburgh is at home against Miami with Carmen Mlodzinski taking the hill for the Pirates to go against Adam Oller for the Marlins. The Pirates are a -142 money-line favorite with a total of 9. The Atlanta Braves travel to Washington to play the Nationals at 6:45 p.m. ET. Reynaldo Lopez gets sent out by the Braves to challenge MacKenzie Gore for the Nationals. Atlanta is a -162 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The New York Yankees host the Kansas City Royals at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Yankees turn to Marcus Stroman to battle against the Royals’ Seth Lugo. New York is a -142 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The New York Mets play in Toronto against the Blue Jays at 7:07 p.m. ET. David Peterson takes the mound for the Mets to duel against Chris Bassitt for the Blue Jays. New York is a -135 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The Boston Red Sox play at home against the Baltimore Orioles on TBS at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Red Sox tap Kutter Crawford to pitch against the Orioles’ Albert Suarez. Boston is a -115 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:40 p.m. ET. Cleveland is in Cleveland with a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Guardians facing Jonathan Cannon for the White Sox. The Guardians are a -225 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Minnesota is at home against Los Angeles with Pablo Lopez taking the hill for the Twins to challenge Griffin Canning for the Angels. The Twins are a -245 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The St. Louis Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds at 7:45 p.m. ET. The Cardinals send out Andre Pallante to go against the Reds’ Rhett Lowder. St. Louis is a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Houston Astros play at home against the Oakland A’s at 8:10 p.m. ET. Spencer Arrighetti gets tapped by the Astros to battle against Osvaldo Bido for the A’s. Houston is a -185 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. Two more MLB games begin at 9:40 p.m. ET. San Diego visits Seattle with the Padres turning to Yu Darvish to duel against the Mariners’ George Kirby. The Padres are a -115 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7. Arizona is at home against Texas with Zac Gallen getting the ball for the Diamondbacks to pitch against Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers. The Diamondbacks are a -142 money-line favorite with a total of 8.The Milwaukee Brewers play in San Francisco against the Giants at 9:45 p.m. ET. The Brewers turn to Aaron Civale to face a Giants’ starting pitcher yet to be determined. The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Chicago Cubs at 10:10 p.m. ET. Yoshinobu Yamamoto leaves the injured list for the Dodgers to challenge Shota Imanaga for the Cubs. Los Angeles is a -162 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.

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UFC 306 Preview and Picks

by Will Rogers

Monday, Sep 09, 2024

UFC 306 - Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili Saturday, September 14thThe Sphere - Las VegasThe UFC returns to Las Vegas this Saturday. This time, however, the fights won't be held at the UFC Apex. Nor will they be in a casino. Instead, for the first (and perhaps only) time ever, they will take place in The Sphere. It's an extra special event and the card is loaded with exciting fights. Known as UFC Noche, it'll be a celebration of Mexican and Latin American culture and competitors. The Main Event features bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley taking on number one contender Merab Dvalishvil. The co-Main Event sees Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko square off for the third time. Additionally, there are eight other fights. Let's take a closer look at the two biggest ones. The Main Event O'Malley vs DvalishviliO'Malley -1304.5 over -145 The bantamweight championship of the world will be up for grabs on Saturday. As of Monday, "Suga" Shane O'Malley, the champion, is a modest -130 favorite against Merab "The Machine" Dvalishvili. If betting on the over 4.5 rounds, one has to lay somewhere in the -140 to -150 range. That line suggests that this one has a fairly strong chance of going the distance. Off six straight wins, O'Malley is now 18-1 for his career. His lone loss came against Marlon Vera in 2020. O'Malley avenged that loss by defeating Vera this past March. At 5-foot-11, the 29-year old champ is tall for a bantamweight. Suga is a very dangerous striker. Twelve of his 18 wins have been via KO/TKO. Five came by decision and one by submission. Off 10 straight wins, Dvalishvili (17-4) hasn't tasted defeat since 2018. At 5-foot-6, "The Machine" is giving up a lot of height to O'Malley. Nine of his past 10 fights, including each of his past three, have been decided by the judges. With most of O'Malley's victories coming by KO, it should be mentioned that Dvalishvili has never been knocked out. Three of his four losses have been decisions, the other was by submission.  Prediction: This should be an excellent fight. In my estimation, it's too close to call. Given Dvalishvili's tendency to go the scorecards and the fact that he has never been knocked out, the Over 4.5 rounds looks like the way to go. The Co-Main Event  Grasso vs. ShevchenkoGrasso -1304.5 over -170Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko (24-3-1) and Alexa Grasso (16-3-1) will be meeting for a third time. Once again, the women’s flyweight title will be on the line. Shevchenko was a massive favorite (like -900 or -1000) when she first faced Grasso, last March. Grasso shocked Shevchenko and the world with one of the biggest upsets that the UFC has seen. It was a fourth round (face-crank) submission victory. Shevchenko was still favored for the rematch. The -165 line was much lower that it was for the first fight though. That was exactly one year ago, at the first Noche UFC. That one resulted in a draw. This time, it's Grasso who is favored. If she can win, she will be considered the undisputed champion. However, if Bullet can win, it'll be 1-1-1. That might very well set up a fourth and final fight between these two. Shevchenko is now 36 years old while Grasso is 31. They both stand at 5-foot-5. Ten of Grasso's 16 victories (and two of her three losses) have come by decision. Shevchenko has eight KO's, seven submissions and eight decision victories. Prediction: This will be another war but when the dust settles, I expect Shevchenko to score the minor upset and reclaim her belt. 

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Big Al's Daily Angle: NFL and MLB Previews and Odds - 09/09/2024

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Sep 09, 2024

The Monday sports card features NFL and  MLB action. Week 1 in the NFL concludes with one game. The San Francisco 49ers host the New York Jets on ABC, ESPN, and the ESPN2 Manningcast at 8:15 p.m. ET. The 49ers finished the regular season with a 12-5 record before beating Green Bay and Detroit in the NFC playoffs. They eventually lost to Kansas City by a 25-22 score in the Super Bowl last February. They finished the season with a 14-6 record. The Jets settled with a 7-10 record last season. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers lasted four plays last season in their opening Monday night game against Buffalo before his season-ending Achilles' tear. He returns to the field for Monday Night Football 362 days later to complete his debut with the Jets. San Francisco is a 4-point favorite with the total set at 43.5 (all odds from DraftKings).Major League Baseball has nine games on its schedule. Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Atlanta plays at home against Cincinnati with the Braves tapping Charlie Morton to face the Reds’ Nick Martinez. The Braves are a -166 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Philadelphia is at home against Tampa Bay with Cristopher Sanchez taking the ball for the Phillies to pitch against Cole Sulser for the Rays. The Phillies are a -258 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. Pittsburgh hosts Miami with Paul Skenes on the mound for the Pirates to challenge Valente Bellozo for the Marlins. The Pirates are a -258 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.The New York Yankees play at home against the Kansas City Royals at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Yankees turn to Carlos Rodon to go against the Royals’ Brady Singer. New York is a -185 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The New York Mets travel to Toronto to play the Blue Jays at 7:07 p.m. ET. Paul Blackburn gets the ball for the Mets to battle against a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Blue Jays. New York is a -118 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Boston Red Sox are at home against the Baltimore Orioles at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Red Sox tap Bryan Bello to duel against the Orioles’ Cade Povich. Boston is a -122 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5.Two MLB games start at 7:40 p.m. ET. Minnesota hosts Los Angeles with David Festa taking the hill for the Twins to pitch against Reid Detmers for the Angels. The Twins are a -192 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Cleveland plays in Chicago with the Guardians turning to Joey Cantillo for the Guardians to face a starting pitcher yet to be determined for the White Sox. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against the Chicago Cubs at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Dodgers send out Walker Buehler to challenge the Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks. Los Angeles is a -192 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5.

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