Big Al's Daily Angle: NCAAF, MLB, and CFL Previews and Odds - 09/02/2024

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Sep 02, 2024
The Monday Labor Day sports card features NCAAF, MLB, and CFL action.

Week 1 in NCAAF college football concludes with one game between FBS opponents. Florida State hosts Boston College on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET as a 16.5-point favorite with the total set at 50 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). 

Major League Baseball has 11 games on its schedule. The Milwaukee Brewers play at home against the St. Louis Cardinals at 2:10 p.m. ET. Freddy Peralta takes the ball for the Brewers to pitch against Andre Pallante for the Cardinals. Milwaukee is a -175 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Baltimore Orioles are at home against the Chicago White Sox at 3:05 p.m. ET. The Orioles turn to Corbin Burnes to face the White Sox’s Chris Flexen. Baltimore is a -395 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 4:10 p.m. ET. Los Angeles travels to Arizona with Jack Flaherty taking the hill for the Dodgers to go against the Diamondbacks’ Eduardo Rodriguez. The Dodgers are a -142 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Houston plays in Cincinnati with Justin Verlander taking the ball to challenge Julian Aguiar for the Reds. The Astros are a -166 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.5. Kansas City hosts Cleveland with the Royals tapping Michael Wacha to battle against the Guardians’ Gavin Williams. Kansas City is a -112 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The San Diego Padres play at home against the Detroit Tigers at 6:40 p.m. ET. Joe Musgrove takes the mound for the Padres to duel against a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Tigers. The Minnesota Twins are in Tampa Bay against the Rays at 6:50 p.m. ET. The Twins tap Simeon Woods Richardson to pitch against The Rays’ Zach Littell. Minnesota is a -115 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. 

The Seattle Mariners visit Oakland to play the A’s at 7:07 p.m. ET. Logan Gilbert gets the ball to face Osvaldo Bido for the A’s. Seattle is a -142 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The New York Mets are at home against the Boston Red Sox at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Mets send out Luis Severino to go against the Red Sox’s Bryan Bello. New York is a -125 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The Chicago Cubs host the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:40 p.m. ET. Jameson Taillon takes the hill for the Cubs to challenge Jared Jones for the Pirates. Chicago is a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The New York Yankees play in Texas against the Rangers at 8:05 p.m. ET. The Yankees turn to Gerrit Cole to battle a Rangers’ starting pitcher yet to be determined. New York is a -192 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.

Week 13 in the Canadian Football League concludes with its traditional Labour Day two games. The Toronto Argonauts are in Hamilton to play the Tiger-Cats on the CBS Sports Network at 2:30 p.m. ET as a 5-point road favorite with an over/under of 53. The Calgary Stampeders play at home against the Edmonton Elks on the CBS Sports Network at 6:00 p.m. ET as a 2-point favorite with a total of 51.5.

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