by Big Al Staff
Thursday, Sep 05, 2024The Thursday sports card features NFL and MLB action.
The National Football League kicks off its 2024-25 regular season with the Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Baltimore Ravens on NBC-TV at 8:20 p.m. ET. The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs come off their 25-22 upset win against San Francisco as a 2.5-point underdog in the Super Bowl on February 11th. They finished the season with 15 victories in their 21 games after winning their eighth straight AFC West title with an 11-6 record in the regular season.
The Ravens look to avenge their 17-10 upset loss at home to the Chiefs as a 4.5-point favorite in the AFC championship game on January 28th. Baltimore finished the season with a 14-5 record with their last victory being their 34-10 win against Houston in the divisional round of the AFC playoffs. Kansas City is a 3-point favorite with the total set at 47.5 (all odds from DraftKings).
Major League Baseball has nine games on its schedule. Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 1:10 p.m. ET. Minnesota travels to Tampa Bay with Pablo Lopez taking the ball for the Twins to face Taj Bradley for the Rays. The Twins are a -142 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7. Houston plays at Cincinnati with the Astros tapping Hunter Brown to pitch against the Reds’ Rhett Lowder. The Astros are a -148 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.
The Oakland A’s play at home against the Seattle Mariners at 3:37 p.m. ET. Joey Estes takes the mound for the A’s to challenge Bryan Woo for the Mariners. Oakland is a -155 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The San Francisco Giants are at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks at 3:45 p.m. ET. The Giants turn to Blake Snell to go against the Diamondbacks’ Merrill Kelly. San Francisco is a -155 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5.
Two MLB games start at 6:40 p.m. ET. Pittsburgh hosts Washington with Bailey Falter getting the ball for the Pirates to battle against the Nationals’ Jake Irvin. The Pirates are a -122 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Philadelphia is at Miami with Ranger Suarez getting sent out by the Phillies to duel against Adam Oller for the Marlins. The Phillies are a -148 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.
The Atlanta Braves play at home against the Colorado Rockies at 7:20 p.m. ET. The Braves tap Reynaldo Lopez to pitch against the Rockies Austin Gomber. Atlanta is a -285 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Texas Rangers are at home against the Los Angeles Angels at 8:05 p.m. ET. Corey Bradford takes the hill for the Rangers to face Jack Kochanowicz for the Angels. Texas is a -162 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The San Diego Padres host the Detroit Tigers at 8:40 p.m. ET. The Padres send out Martin Perez to challenge the Tigers’ Casey Mike. San Diego is a -162 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5.
The National Football League kicks off its 2024-25 regular season with the Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Baltimore Ravens on NBC-TV at 8:20 p.m. ET. The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs come off their 25-22 upset win against San Francisco as a 2.5-point underdog in the Super Bowl on February 11th. They finished the season with 15 victories in their 21 games after winning their eighth straight AFC West title with an 11-6 record in the regular season.
The Ravens look to avenge their 17-10 upset loss at home to the Chiefs as a 4.5-point favorite in the AFC championship game on January 28th. Baltimore finished the season with a 14-5 record with their last victory being their 34-10 win against Houston in the divisional round of the AFC playoffs. Kansas City is a 3-point favorite with the total set at 47.5 (all odds from DraftKings).
Major League Baseball has nine games on its schedule. Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 1:10 p.m. ET. Minnesota travels to Tampa Bay with Pablo Lopez taking the ball for the Twins to face Taj Bradley for the Rays. The Twins are a -142 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7. Houston plays at Cincinnati with the Astros tapping Hunter Brown to pitch against the Reds’ Rhett Lowder. The Astros are a -148 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.
The Oakland A’s play at home against the Seattle Mariners at 3:37 p.m. ET. Joey Estes takes the mound for the A’s to challenge Bryan Woo for the Mariners. Oakland is a -155 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The San Francisco Giants are at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks at 3:45 p.m. ET. The Giants turn to Blake Snell to go against the Diamondbacks’ Merrill Kelly. San Francisco is a -155 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5.
Two MLB games start at 6:40 p.m. ET. Pittsburgh hosts Washington with Bailey Falter getting the ball for the Pirates to battle against the Nationals’ Jake Irvin. The Pirates are a -122 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Philadelphia is at Miami with Ranger Suarez getting sent out by the Phillies to duel against Adam Oller for the Marlins. The Phillies are a -148 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.
The Atlanta Braves play at home against the Colorado Rockies at 7:20 p.m. ET. The Braves tap Reynaldo Lopez to pitch against the Rockies Austin Gomber. Atlanta is a -285 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Texas Rangers are at home against the Los Angeles Angels at 8:05 p.m. ET. Corey Bradford takes the hill for the Rangers to face Jack Kochanowicz for the Angels. Texas is a -162 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The San Diego Padres host the Detroit Tigers at 8:40 p.m. ET. The Padres send out Martin Perez to challenge the Tigers’ Casey Mike. San Diego is a -162 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5.
