Big Al's Daily Angle: NFL and MLB Previews and Odds - 10/07/2024

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Oct 07, 2024
The Monday sports card features NFL and MLB action. 

Week 5 in the NFL concludes with one game. The Kansas City Chiefs host the New Orleans Saints on ESPN at 8:15 p.m. ET. The Chiefs are unbeaten after four games with their 17-10 victory in Los Angeles against the Chargers by a 17-10 score as a 6.5-point favorite last Sunday. The Saints are on a two-game losing streak after a 26-24 loss at Atlanta as a 2.5-point underdog on Sunday. Kansas City is a 5.5-point favorite with the total set at 43 (all odds from DraftKings).

Major League Baseball continues the best-of-five divisional round of the playoffs with the second games in the American League playoffs on TBS and truTV. The Detroit Tigers travel to Cleveland against the Guardians on TBS and truTV at 4:08 p.m. ET. The Tigers had won two of their last three games before their 7-0 loss in the opening game of this series. The Guardians had lost two games in a row before that victory. Detroit taps Tarik Skubal to face Cleveland’s Matthew Boyd. The Tigers are a -130 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 6.

The New York Yankees play at home against the Kansas City Royals at 7:38 p.m. ET. The Yankees are on a two-game winning streak after taking Game 1 of this series by a 6-5 score. The Royals had won three games in a row before this loss. Carlos Rodon gets the ball for the Yankees to pitch against Cole Ragans for the Royals. New York is a -155 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

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