Big Al's Daily Angle: NFL, NCAAF, and MLB Previews and Odds - 09/26/2024

by Big Al Staff

Thursday, Sep 26, 2024
The Thursday sports card features NFL, NCAAF, and MLB action. 

Week 4 in the National Football League kicks off with one game. The Dallas Cowboys travel to New York to play the Giants on Amazon Prime at 8:15 p.m. ET. The Cowboys have lost two games in a row after their 28-25 loss at Baltimore as a 1-point underdog on Sunday. The Giants ended their two-game losing streak with a 21-15 upset victory at Cleveland as a 6.5-point underdog last week. Dallas is a 6-point road favorite with the total set at 45 (all odds from DraftKings).

Week 5 in NCAAF college football starts with one game between FBS opponents. Army West Point plays at Temple on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Black Knights are unbeaten after their first three games after their 37-14 victory against Rice as a 7.5-point favorite last Saturday. The Owls ended their three-game losing streak to win their first game of the season with a 45-29 upset victory at home against Utah State as a 6.5-point underdog on Saturday. Army West Point is a 13-point road favorite with an over/under of 46.

Major League Baseball has nine games on its schedule. The Milwaukee Brewers are in Pittsburgh against the Pirates at 12:35 p.m. ET. Aaron Civale gets the ball for the Brewers to pitch against Mitch Keller for the Pirates. Milwaukee is a -122 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. The Kansas City Royals visit Washington to play the Nationals at 1:05 p.m. ET. The Royals tap Michael Wacha to face the Nationals’ Patrick Corbin. Kansas City is a -175 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The Detroit Tigers host the Tampa Bay Rays at 1:10 p.m. ET. Reese Olson takes the mound for the Tigers to go against Tyler Alexander for the Rays. Detroit is a -166 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

The Los Angeles Angels play in Chicago against the White Sox at 2:10 p.m. ET. The Angels turn to Tyler Anderson to challenge the White Sox’s Chris Flexen. Los Angeles is a -122 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The St. Louis Cardinals are in Colorado to play the Rockies at 3:10 p.m. ET. Kyle Gibson takes the ball for the Cardinals to battle Kyle Freeland for the Rockies. St. Louis is a -125 money-line road favorite with a total of 10.5. The Texas Rangers travel to Oakland to play the A’s at 3:37 p.m. ET. The Rangers send out Kumar Rocker to duel against the A’s J.T. Ginn. Texas is a -115 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The New York Yankees play at home against the Baltimore Orioles at 7:05 p.m. ET. Gerrit Cole takes the hill for the Yankees to face Corbin Burnes for the Orioles. New York is a -148 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The Minnesota Twins are at home against the Miami Marlins at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Twins turn to David Festa to pitch against the Marlins’ Valente Bellozo. Minnesota is a -250 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5.  The Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres at 10:10 p.m. ET. Walker Buehler gets tapped by the Dodgers to challenge Joe Musgrove for the Padres. Los Angeles is a -125 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.

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