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Big Al's Daily Angle: NFL, MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 08/22/2024

by Big Al Staff

Thursday, Aug 22, 2024
The Thursday sports card features NFLX, MLB, and CFL action.

The NFL preseason's Week 3 kicks off with two games. The Indianapolis Colts travel to Cincinnati to play the Bengals on Amazon Prime at 8:00 p.m. ET as a 6.5-point road favorite with the total set at 34.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Chicago Bears play in Kansas City against the Chiefs on the NFL Network at 8:20 p.m. ET as a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 32. 

Major League Baseball has 10 games on its schedule. Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 1:05 p.m. ET. The New York Yankees are at home against the Cleveland Guardians. Gerrit Cole gets the ball for the Yankees to face Gavin Williams for the Guardians. New York is a -180 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The Washington Nationals host the Colorado Rockies. The Nationals tap Patrick Corbin to pitch against the Rockies’ Cal Quantrill. Washington is a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. 

The Milwaukee Brewers are in St. Louis to play the Cardinals at 2:15 p.m. ET. Freddy Peralta takes the ball for the Brewers to go against Miles Mikolas for the Cardinals. Milwaukee is a -120 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. The Chicago Cubs are home against the Detroit Tigers at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Cubs turn to Justin Steele to challenge a Tigers’ starting pitcher yet to be named. The Tampa Bay Rays visit Oakland to play the A’s at 3:37 p.m. ET, Jeffrey Springs takes the mound for the Rays to battle against Osvaldo Bido for the A’s. Tampa Bay is a -125 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. 

The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Cincinnati Reds at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Pirates turn to Paul Skenes to duel against the Reds’ Nick Loyola. Pittsburgh is a -155 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The Toronto Blue Jays play at home against the Los Angeles Angels at 7:07 p.m. ET with both starting pitchers yet to be determined. 

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch in Fox’s regional coverage at 7:08 p.m. ET. The Baltimore Orioles play at home against the Houston Astros. Corbin Burnes gets the ball for the Orioles to face Spencer Arrighetti for the Astros. Baltimore is a -166 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Atlanta Braves are at home against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves turn to Spencer Schwellenbach to pitch against the Phillies’ Cristopher Sanchez. Atlanta is a -112 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The San Diego Padres host the New York Mets at 9:40 p.m. ET. Dylan Cease takes the mound for the Padres to go against Luis Severino for the Mets. San Diego is a -155 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. 

Week 12 in the Canadian Football League begins with one game. The Toronto Argonauts play at home against the Saskatchewan Roughriders at 7:30 p.m. ET as a 3-point favorite with a total of 50.5.