by Big Al Staff
Wednesday, Oct 01, 2025The Wednesday sports card features MLB and UEFA Champions League action.
Major League Baseball continues its best-of-three Wild Card round of the playoffs with four games. The Detroit Tigers travel to Cleveland to play the Guardians on ESPN at 1:08 p.m. ET. The Tigers took Game 1 of this series in a 2-1 victory on Tuesday. They have won two of their previous three games, yet still lost 10 of their last 13 contests. The Guardians have lost three of their previous five games, yet have won 13 of their last 17 contests. Cleveland sends out Tanner Bibee to pitch against Detroit’s Casey Mize. The Guardians are a -126 money-line favorite with the total set at 6.5 (all odds from DraftKings).
The Chicago Cubs play at home against the San Diego Padres at 3:08 p.m. ET on ABC at 3:08 p.m. ET. The Cubs have won four games in a row after winning the first game of this series, 3-1, yesterday. The Padres had won three games in a row before the loss. Andrew Kittredge gets the ball for Chicago to take on Dylan Cease for the Padres. The Cubs are a -111 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5.
The New York Yankees are home against the Boston Red Sox at 6:08 p.m. ET. The Red Sox rallied from a 1-0 deficit to win Game 1 of this series by a 3-1 score on Tuesday. They have won three of their previous four games. The Yankees had been on an eight-game winning streak before that loss. New York turns to Carlos Rodon to take on the Red Sox’s Bryan Bello. The Yankees are a -169 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5.
The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Cincinnati Reds on ESPN at 9:08 p.m. ET. The Dodgers have won six games in a row after a 10-5 victory in the first game of this series on Tuesday. The Reds have lost two games in a row. Yoshinobu Yamamoto takes the mound for Los Angeles to duel against Cincinnati’s Zack Littell. The Dodgers are a -257 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.
Matchday 2 in the UEFA Champions League continues with nine league phase matches. Two matches start at 12:45 PM ET. Newcastle United travels to Union Saint Gilloise as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5. FC Copenhagen plays at FK Qarabag as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5.
Seven matches conclude the UCL card at 3 PM ET. Bayer Leverkusen plays at home against PSV Eindhoven as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Villarreal is home against Juventus as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Napoli hosts Sporting Lisbon as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Manchester City is at Monaco as a -1.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5. Borussia Dortmund plays at home against Athletic Bilbao on the CBS Sports Network as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Barcelona is home against Paris Saint-Germain as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 3.5. All nine Champions League matches are available on Paramount+.
