by Big Al Staff
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025The Tuesday sports card features MLB and UEFA Champions League action.
Major League Baseball begins the best-of-three Wild Card round of the playoffs with four games. The Detroit Tigers travel to Cleveland to play the Guardians at 1:08 p.m. ET. The Guardians have won 13 of their last 16 games after their 9-8 victory at home against Texas on Sunday, which won them the AL Central division title and third seed in the American League playoffs. The Tigers are the sixth seed in the AL playoffs after losing 10 of their last 12 games in a 4-3 loss at Boston on Sunday. Detroit sends out Tarik Skubal to pitch against the Guardians’ Gavin Williams. The Tigers are a -169 money-line road favorite with the total set at 6 (all odds from DraftKings).
The Chicago Cubs host the San Diego Padres at 3:08 p.m. ET on ABC at 3:08 p.m. ET. The Cubs have won three games in a row after a 2-0 victory against St. Louis at home on Sunday. They claimed the fourth seed in the National League playoffs after finishing in second place in the NL Central. The Padres won for the seventh time in their previous eight games in a 12-4 win against Arizona on Sunday. They are the fifth seed in the NL playoffs after finishing in second place in the NL West. Matthew Boyd gets the ball for Chicago to take on Nick Pivetta for the Padres. The Cubs are a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.
The New York Yankees play at home against the Boston Red Sox at 6:08 p.m. ET. The Yankees are on an eight-game winning streak after their 3-2 victory at home against Baltimore on Sunday. They are the third seed in the AL playoffs after finishing in second place in the AL East. The Red Sox have won six of their previous nine games after their victory against Detroit on Sunday. They are the fifth seed in the AL playoffs after finishing in third place in the AL East. New York taps Max Fried to take the mound against Boston’s Garrett Crochet. The Yankees are a -136 money-line favorite with a total of 7.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are home against the Cincinnati Reds on ESPN at 9:08 p.m. ET. The Dodgers have won five games in a row after a 6-1 victory at Seattle on Sunday. They are the third seed in the NL playoffs after winning the NL West. The Reds had won three games in a row before a 4-2 loss at Milwaukee on Sunday. They are the sixth seed in the NL playoffs after finishing in second place in the NL Central. Blake Snell takes the mound for Los Angeles to duel against Cincinnati’s Hunter Greene. The Dodgers are a -206 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.
Matchday 2 in the UEFA Champions League begins with nine league phase matches. Two matches start at 12:45 PM ET. Atalanta hosts Club Brugge as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Real Madrid plays on the road against Kairat Almaty as a -2.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5.
Seven matches conclude the UCL card at 3 PM ET. Inter Milan plays at home against Slavia Praha as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Chelsea is home against Benfica as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Atletico Madrid hosts Frankfurt as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Tottenham is on the road at Bodo Glimt as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5. Marseille plays at home against Ajax as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Liverpool is at Galatasaray as a -0.5 road favorite with a total of 3.5. Bayern Munich visits Pafos FC on the CBS Sports Network as a -2.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5. All nine Champions League matches are available on Paramount+.
Major League Baseball begins the best-of-three Wild Card round of the playoffs with four games. The Detroit Tigers travel to Cleveland to play the Guardians at 1:08 p.m. ET. The Guardians have won 13 of their last 16 games after their 9-8 victory at home against Texas on Sunday, which won them the AL Central division title and third seed in the American League playoffs. The Tigers are the sixth seed in the AL playoffs after losing 10 of their last 12 games in a 4-3 loss at Boston on Sunday. Detroit sends out Tarik Skubal to pitch against the Guardians’ Gavin Williams. The Tigers are a -169 money-line road favorite with the total set at 6 (all odds from DraftKings).
The Chicago Cubs host the San Diego Padres at 3:08 p.m. ET on ABC at 3:08 p.m. ET. The Cubs have won three games in a row after a 2-0 victory against St. Louis at home on Sunday. They claimed the fourth seed in the National League playoffs after finishing in second place in the NL Central. The Padres won for the seventh time in their previous eight games in a 12-4 win against Arizona on Sunday. They are the fifth seed in the NL playoffs after finishing in second place in the NL West. Matthew Boyd gets the ball for Chicago to take on Nick Pivetta for the Padres. The Cubs are a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.
The New York Yankees play at home against the Boston Red Sox at 6:08 p.m. ET. The Yankees are on an eight-game winning streak after their 3-2 victory at home against Baltimore on Sunday. They are the third seed in the AL playoffs after finishing in second place in the AL East. The Red Sox have won six of their previous nine games after their victory against Detroit on Sunday. They are the fifth seed in the AL playoffs after finishing in third place in the AL East. New York taps Max Fried to take the mound against Boston’s Garrett Crochet. The Yankees are a -136 money-line favorite with a total of 7.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are home against the Cincinnati Reds on ESPN at 9:08 p.m. ET. The Dodgers have won five games in a row after a 6-1 victory at Seattle on Sunday. They are the third seed in the NL playoffs after winning the NL West. The Reds had won three games in a row before a 4-2 loss at Milwaukee on Sunday. They are the sixth seed in the NL playoffs after finishing in second place in the NL Central. Blake Snell takes the mound for Los Angeles to duel against Cincinnati’s Hunter Greene. The Dodgers are a -206 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.
Matchday 2 in the UEFA Champions League begins with nine league phase matches. Two matches start at 12:45 PM ET. Atalanta hosts Club Brugge as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Real Madrid plays on the road against Kairat Almaty as a -2.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5.
Seven matches conclude the UCL card at 3 PM ET. Inter Milan plays at home against Slavia Praha as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Chelsea is home against Benfica as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Atletico Madrid hosts Frankfurt as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Tottenham is on the road at Bodo Glimt as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5. Marseille plays at home against Ajax as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Liverpool is at Galatasaray as a -0.5 road favorite with a total of 3.5. Bayern Munich visits Pafos FC on the CBS Sports Network as a -2.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5. All nine Champions League matches are available on Paramount+.
