by Big Al Staff
Monday, Sep 30, 2024The Monday sports card features NFL, MLB, and EPL action.
Week 4 in the NFL concludes with two games. The Miami Dolphins host the Tennessee Titans on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Dolphins have lost two games in a row after their 24-3 loss at Seattle as a 4-point underdog last Sunday. They opened their season with a 20-17 win against Jacksonville before losing at home to Buffalo, 31-10. The Titans are winless this season after a 30-14 upset loss to Green Bay as a 3-point favorite on Sunday. They began their season with a 24-17 loss on the road against the Chicago Bears before losing by the same score at home against the Green Bay Packers the next week. Miami is a 2.5-point favorite with the total set at 37 (all odds from DraftKings).
The Detroit Lions play at home against the Seattle Seahawks on ABC at 8:15 p.m. The Lions rebounded from their 20-16 loss at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers two weeks ago with a 20-13 victory on the road against the Arizona Cardinals as a 2.5-point favorite last Sunday. They have a 2-1 record after opening their season with a 26-20 win at home against the Los Angeles Rams. The Seahawks have won their first three games after a 24-3 victory at home against the Miami Dolphins as a 4-point favorite on Sunday. They began their season with a 26-20 win at home against the Denver Broncos before beating the New England Patriots on the road, 23-20, two weeks ago. Detroit is a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of 47.
Major League Baseball has two games on the schedule to conclude the regular season. With three teams still alive on Sunday to qualify for the final two spots in the National League wildcard race, only one of the possible eight outcomes required both games of a rescheduled doubleheader between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves to be played today. That one scenario came to fruition with both those teams holding an 88-72 record after Sunday’s results.
The Braves host the Mets in the opening game of this doubleheader at 1:10 p.m. Atlanta had won five games in a row before their 4-2 loss at home against Kansas City yesterday. New York ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-0 victory at Milwaukee on Sunday. The Braves tap Spencer Schwellenbach to pitch against the Mets’ Tylor Megill. Atlanta is a -155 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The winner of this game clinches a wildcard spot.
The second game of this doubleheader will throw out the first pitch 40 minutes after the end of Game 1, tentatively scheduled at 4:50 p.m. ET. Neither team has determined their starting pitcher. If the loser of Game 1 wins Game 2, they take the second wildcard spot. If a team loses both games of this doubleheader, then the Arizona Diamondbacks would take the final wildcard spot in the National League with an 89-73 record. The wildcard claiming the fifth seed will travel to San Diego to play the Padres in the first round of the NL playoffs. The sixth seed visits Milwaukee in their first round of the playoffs.
Matchweek 6 in the English Premier League concludes with one match. Bournemouth plays at home against Southampton on the USA Network at 3:00 p.m. ET as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5.
Week 4 in the NFL concludes with two games. The Miami Dolphins host the Tennessee Titans on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Dolphins have lost two games in a row after their 24-3 loss at Seattle as a 4-point underdog last Sunday. They opened their season with a 20-17 win against Jacksonville before losing at home to Buffalo, 31-10. The Titans are winless this season after a 30-14 upset loss to Green Bay as a 3-point favorite on Sunday. They began their season with a 24-17 loss on the road against the Chicago Bears before losing by the same score at home against the Green Bay Packers the next week. Miami is a 2.5-point favorite with the total set at 37 (all odds from DraftKings).
The Detroit Lions play at home against the Seattle Seahawks on ABC at 8:15 p.m. The Lions rebounded from their 20-16 loss at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers two weeks ago with a 20-13 victory on the road against the Arizona Cardinals as a 2.5-point favorite last Sunday. They have a 2-1 record after opening their season with a 26-20 win at home against the Los Angeles Rams. The Seahawks have won their first three games after a 24-3 victory at home against the Miami Dolphins as a 4-point favorite on Sunday. They began their season with a 26-20 win at home against the Denver Broncos before beating the New England Patriots on the road, 23-20, two weeks ago. Detroit is a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of 47.
Major League Baseball has two games on the schedule to conclude the regular season. With three teams still alive on Sunday to qualify for the final two spots in the National League wildcard race, only one of the possible eight outcomes required both games of a rescheduled doubleheader between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves to be played today. That one scenario came to fruition with both those teams holding an 88-72 record after Sunday’s results.
The Braves host the Mets in the opening game of this doubleheader at 1:10 p.m. Atlanta had won five games in a row before their 4-2 loss at home against Kansas City yesterday. New York ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-0 victory at Milwaukee on Sunday. The Braves tap Spencer Schwellenbach to pitch against the Mets’ Tylor Megill. Atlanta is a -155 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The winner of this game clinches a wildcard spot.
The second game of this doubleheader will throw out the first pitch 40 minutes after the end of Game 1, tentatively scheduled at 4:50 p.m. ET. Neither team has determined their starting pitcher. If the loser of Game 1 wins Game 2, they take the second wildcard spot. If a team loses both games of this doubleheader, then the Arizona Diamondbacks would take the final wildcard spot in the National League with an 89-73 record. The wildcard claiming the fifth seed will travel to San Diego to play the Padres in the first round of the NL playoffs. The sixth seed visits Milwaukee in their first round of the playoffs.
Matchweek 6 in the English Premier League concludes with one match. Bournemouth plays at home against Southampton on the USA Network at 3:00 p.m. ET as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5.
