Big Al's Daily Angle: NCAAF, MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 09/06/2025

by Big Al Staff

Saturday, Sep 06, 2025
The Saturday sports card features NCAAF, MLB, and CFL action.

Week 2 in NCAAF college football continues with 48 games between FBS opponents. Nine NCAAF games on major national television kick off at noon ET. SMU hosts Baylor on the CW as a 3-point favorite with the total set at 64.5. Iowa State plays at home against Iowa on Fox as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 42.5. Texas Tech is home against Kent State on TNT/truTV/HBO Max as a 48.5-point favorite with a total of 60.5. Illinois travels to Duke on ESPN as a 2.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 48.5. Texas hosts San Jose State on ABC as a 36.5-point favorite with an over/under of 52.5. Liberty plays at Jacksonville State on the CBS Sports Network as a 6.5-point road favorite with a total of 50.5. Pittsburgh plays at home against Central Michigan as a 22.5-point favorite with a total of 49.5. North Carolina State is home against Virginia on ESPN2 as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 54.5. Indiana hosts Kennesaw State on FS1-TV as a 35.5-point favorite with a total of 51.5. 

Six NCAAF games start at 3:30 p.m. ET. Oregon State plays at home against Fresno State on the CW as a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 45.5. Missouri is home against Kansas on ESPN2 as a 5.5-point favorite with a total of 49.5. Oregon hosts Oklahoma State on CBS as a 27.5-point favorite with an over/under of 55.5. Navy plays at home against UAB on the CBS Sports Network as a 21-point favorite with a total of 58.5. Colorado is home against Delaware on Fox as a 23.5-point favorite with an over/under of 49.5. Mississippi is at Kentucky on ABC as a 9.5-point road favorite with a total of 50.5. 

Two more NCAAF games begin at 4:00 p.m. ET. Wisconsin hosts Middle Tennessee on FS1 as a 28.5-point favorite with an over/under of 44.5. Western Virginia is at Ohio on ESPNU as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 58.5. 

Kansas State plays at home against Army on ESPN at 7:00 p.m. ET as a 16.5-point favorite with a total of 47.5. Five more NCAAF games start at  7:30 p.m. ET. Michigan State is home against Boston College on NBC as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 45.5. Oklahoma hosts Michigan on ABC as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 43.5. Arizona State travels to Mississippi State on ESPN2 as a 6.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 58.5. Auburn plays at home against Ball State on ESPNU as a 42.5-point favorite with a total of 53.5. USC is home against Georgia Southern on FS1 as a 28.5-point favorite with an over/under of 60.5. 

UCLA plays at UNLV on the CBS Sports Network at 8:00 p.m. ET as a 1.5-point road favorite with a total of 54.5. Washington State hosts San Diego State on the CW as a 1.5-point favorite with an over/under of 46.5. BYU plays at home against Stanford on ESPN at 10:15 p.m. ET as a 21-point favorite with a total of 44.5. 

Major League Baseball has 15 games scheduled. The New York Yankees are home against the Toronto Blue Jays at 1:05 p.m. ET as a -157 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. The Chicago Cubs host the Washington Nationals at 2:20 p.m. ET as a -268 money-line favorite with a total of 9. The Philadelphia Phillies are in Miami to play against the Marlins at 4:10 p.m. ET as a -163 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.

The Detroit Tigers play at home against the Chicago White Sox at 6:10 p.m.  ET as a -314 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. Two more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Milwaukee Brewers travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates as a -158 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The New York Mets play in Cincinnati against the Reds as a -133 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. 

Two MLB games start at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Tampa Bay Rays are home against the Cleveland Guardians as a -144 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers are in Baltimore to face the Orioles as a -149 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. 

Four MLB games begin at 7:15 p.m. ET. The Atlanta Braves host the Seattle Mariners as a -145 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. Three MLB games are featured on Fox’s regional television coverage. The San Francisco Giants visit St. Louis to challenge the Cardinals as a -135 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. The Minnesota Twins play in Kansas City against the Royals as a -126 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The Texas Rangers play at home against the Houston Astros as a -119 money-line favorite with a total of 6.5. 

Two MLB games start at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Boston Red Sox are in Arizona to take on the Diamondbacks as a -120 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. The San Diego Padres travel to Colorado to take on the Rockies as a -200 money-line road favorite with a total of 12. The Los Angeles Angels are home against the Athletics at 9:38 p.m. ET as a -137 money line favorite with an over/under of 9.

Week 14 in the Canadian Football League concludes with three games. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats play in Montreal against the Alouettes at 1:00 p.m. ET as a 3-point road favorite with a total of 51.5. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the Saskatchewan Roughriders at 4:00 p.m. ET as a 1.5-point favorite with an over/under of 51.5. The Calgary Stampeders are in Edmonton to battle the Elks at 7:00 p.m. ET as a 7-point road favorite with a total of 50.5. 

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