Big Al's Daily Angle: NCAAF, MLB, NHL, and CFL Previews and Odds - 10/16/26

by Big Al Staff

Friday, Oct 16, 2026
The Friday sports card features NCAAF, MLB, NHL, and CFL action. 

Week 7 in NCAAF college football continues with three games between FBS opponents. Memphis travels on the road to play Tulane on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Tigers are on a three-game winning streak after their 38-13 victory at home against UAB as a 15.5-point favorite on Saturday. The win raised their record to 5-1. The Green Wave lost for the second time in their last three games in a 20-17 defeat at Army as a 5.5-point underdog last Saturday. The setback lowered their record to 2-3. Memphis is a 7-point road favorite with the total set at 55.5 (all odds from DraftKings). 

Two NCAAF games kick off at 8:00 p.m. ET. Appalachian State plays at Coastal Carolina on ESPN2. The Mountaineers have lost two games in a row after their 10-3 upset loss at home against Old Dominion as an 8.5-point favorite on Saturday. After winning their first three games of the season, they are now 3-2. The Chanticleers ended a three-game losing streak with a 27-21 upset victory at Marshall as a 4.5-point underdog last Saturday. The win raised their record to 2-4. Appalachian State is a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 48.5. 

Purdue hosts Washington on Fox. The Boilermakers have won two games in a row after their 41-13 upset win at home against Minnesota as a 2.5-point underdog on Saturday. They have evened their record at 3-3. The Huskies are on a three-game losing streak after a 41-24 upset loss at home against Iowa as a 2.5-point favorite last Friday. After winning their first three games of the season, they are now 3-3. Purdue is a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 50.5.

The Major League Baseball postseason continues with one game in the American League Championship Series. The Tampa Bay Rays are on the road in Cleveland to take on the Guardians in Game Four of their best-of-seven series. The Guardians took a 2-1 series lead with a 3-2 win at home on Thursday. The Rays send out Nick Martinez to pitch against a Cleveland starting pitcher yet to be named. Both teams are priced as -110 money-line favorites with an over/under of 6.5.

The National Hockey League has two games on its slate. The Colorado Avalanche play at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins at 9:10 p.m. ET as a -218 money-line favorite with a total of 6.5. The Boston Bruins visit Anaheim to face the Ducks at 10:10 p.m. ET as a -115 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. 

Week 20 in the Canadian Football League kicks off with two games. The Toronto Argonauts play in Ottawa against the Redblacks at 7:00 p.m. ET as a 10.5-point road favorite with a total of 62.5. The Edmonton Elks are at home to challenge the Winnipeg Jets at 9:30 p.m. ET as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 55.5.                                                                                                                    

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