by Big Al Staff
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024The Wednesday sports card features NCAAF, MLB, and NHL action.
Week 8 in NCAAF college football continues with two games between FBS opponents. Western Kentucky travels to Sam Houston on ESPN2 at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Hilltoppers have won four of their last five games after their 44-17 victory against UTEP as an 18.5-point favorite on Saturday. The Bearkats are on a four-game winning streak after their 41-21 win at UTEP as a 10-point favorite back on October 3rd. Western Kentucky won last year’s meeting by a 28-23 score at home as a 10-point favorite on November 18th. Sam Houston is a 2.5-point favorite with the total set at 55.5 (all odds from DraftKings).
Florida International plays at UTEP on the CBS Sports Network at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Golden Panthers lost for the third time in their last four games in a 31-24 loss in overtime at Liberty last Tuesday. The Miners are winless in their first six games this season after a 44-17 loss as an 18.5-point underdog last Thursday. UTEP pulled off the upset in the meeting between these two teams last season with their 27-14 win on the road as a 3.5-point underdog on October 11th. Florida International is a 7-point road favorite with an over/under of 47.5.
Major League Baseball continues the best-of-seven league championship round series of the playoffs with Game 3 in the NLCS. The New York Mets host the Los Angeles Dodgers on FS1 at 8:08 p.m. ET. The Mets evened this series at 1-1 with their 7-3 victory on the road against the Dodgers on Monday. They have won three of their last four games. Los Angeles had won three games in a row before the loss. New York taps Luis Severino to pitch against the Dodgers’ Walker Buehler. The Dodgers are a -112 money-line road favorite with a total of 7.5.
The National Hockey League has four games on its slate. The Pittsburgh Penguins play at home against the Buffalo Sabres on TBS/truTV/Max at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Penguins have won two of their last three games after their 6-3 win at Montreal on Monday. They have four points from their 2-2-0 record. The Sabres ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory against Florida on Saturday. They have two points with their 1-3-0 record. Pittsburgh is a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are home against the Los Angeles Kings at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Maple Leafs are on a two-game winning streak after their 4-2 victory against the Penguins on Saturday. They have four points from their 2-1-0 record. The Kings have lost two in a row after an 8-7 loss at Ottawa on Monday. They have four points with their 1-2-2 record. Toronto is a -175 money-line favorite with a total of 6.
The Colorado Avalanche host the Boston Bruins on TNT/truTV/Max at 9:40 p.m. ET. The Avalanche have lost their first three games of the season after a 6-2 loss at home against the New York Islanders on Monday. The Bruins had won two games in a row before their 4-3 loss to Florida on Monday. They have four points coming from a 2-2-0 record. Colorado is a -122 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5.
The Utah Hockey Club is in Anaheim to play the Ducks at 10:10 p.m. ET. The former Arizona Coyotes had won their first three games of the season before a 3-0 loss at New Jersey on Monday. They have six points on the season from a 3-1-0 record. The Ducks have split their first two games of the season after a 3-1 loss in Las Vegas against the Golden Knights on Sunday. The Utah Hockey Club is a -135 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.
Week 8 in NCAAF college football continues with two games between FBS opponents. Western Kentucky travels to Sam Houston on ESPN2 at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Hilltoppers have won four of their last five games after their 44-17 victory against UTEP as an 18.5-point favorite on Saturday. The Bearkats are on a four-game winning streak after their 41-21 win at UTEP as a 10-point favorite back on October 3rd. Western Kentucky won last year’s meeting by a 28-23 score at home as a 10-point favorite on November 18th. Sam Houston is a 2.5-point favorite with the total set at 55.5 (all odds from DraftKings).
Florida International plays at UTEP on the CBS Sports Network at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Golden Panthers lost for the third time in their last four games in a 31-24 loss in overtime at Liberty last Tuesday. The Miners are winless in their first six games this season after a 44-17 loss as an 18.5-point underdog last Thursday. UTEP pulled off the upset in the meeting between these two teams last season with their 27-14 win on the road as a 3.5-point underdog on October 11th. Florida International is a 7-point road favorite with an over/under of 47.5.
Major League Baseball continues the best-of-seven league championship round series of the playoffs with Game 3 in the NLCS. The New York Mets host the Los Angeles Dodgers on FS1 at 8:08 p.m. ET. The Mets evened this series at 1-1 with their 7-3 victory on the road against the Dodgers on Monday. They have won three of their last four games. Los Angeles had won three games in a row before the loss. New York taps Luis Severino to pitch against the Dodgers’ Walker Buehler. The Dodgers are a -112 money-line road favorite with a total of 7.5.
The National Hockey League has four games on its slate. The Pittsburgh Penguins play at home against the Buffalo Sabres on TBS/truTV/Max at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Penguins have won two of their last three games after their 6-3 win at Montreal on Monday. They have four points from their 2-2-0 record. The Sabres ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory against Florida on Saturday. They have two points with their 1-3-0 record. Pittsburgh is a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are home against the Los Angeles Kings at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Maple Leafs are on a two-game winning streak after their 4-2 victory against the Penguins on Saturday. They have four points from their 2-1-0 record. The Kings have lost two in a row after an 8-7 loss at Ottawa on Monday. They have four points with their 1-2-2 record. Toronto is a -175 money-line favorite with a total of 6.
The Colorado Avalanche host the Boston Bruins on TNT/truTV/Max at 9:40 p.m. ET. The Avalanche have lost their first three games of the season after a 6-2 loss at home against the New York Islanders on Monday. The Bruins had won two games in a row before their 4-3 loss to Florida on Monday. They have four points coming from a 2-2-0 record. Colorado is a -122 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5.
The Utah Hockey Club is in Anaheim to play the Ducks at 10:10 p.m. ET. The former Arizona Coyotes had won their first three games of the season before a 3-0 loss at New Jersey on Monday. They have six points on the season from a 3-1-0 record. The Ducks have split their first two games of the season after a 3-1 loss in Las Vegas against the Golden Knights on Sunday. The Utah Hockey Club is a -135 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.
