by Big Al Staff
Monday, Oct 06, 2025The Monday sports card features NFL and MLB action.
Week 5 in the NFL concludes with one game. The Kansas City Chiefs travel to Jacksonville to play the Jaguars on ABC-TV, ESPN, and the ESPN2 Manningcast at 8:15 p.m. ET. The Chiefs have won two games in a row after their 37-20 victory against Baltimore as a 2.5-point underdog last Sunday. They have a 2-2 record for the season. The Jaguars won their second straight game in a 26-21 upset victory on the road against the San Francisco 49ers as a 3.5-point underdog on Sunday. The last time these two AFC opponents played against each other was in 2023 on September 23rd, when Kansas City won on the road, 17-9, as a 3-point favorite. The Chiefs are a 3.5-point road favorite with the total set at 45.5 (all odds from DraftKings).
Major League Baseball continues its best-of-five divisional round of the playoffs with two games on TBS/truTV/HBO Max. The Los Angeles Dodgers play in Philadelphia against the Phillies at 6:08 p.m. ET. The Dodgers won their eighth straight game in their 5-3 victory on the road against the Phillies in Game 1 of this series on Saturday. They tap Blake Snell as their starting pitcher for Game 2. The southpaw had a 5-4 record, a 2.35 ERA, and a 1.26 WHIP in 11 starts in the regular season. In his start in Game 1 of the wild card round against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday, he gave up two earned runs in seven innings.
Philadelphia has lost two of its last three games. They counter with Jesus Luzardo on the mound. The left-hander has a 15-7 record, a 3.92 ERA, and a 1.22 WHIP in 32 starts in the regular season. Los Angeles is a -132 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5.
The Milwaukee Brewers host the Chicago Cubs at 9:08 p.m. ET. The Brewers have won two games in a row after taking Game 1 of this series by a 9-3 score on Saturday. Andy Ashby is their starting pitcher for this contest. The southpaw has a 5-2 record, a 2.16 ERA, and a 1.17 WHIP in 43 appearances across 66 2/3 innings with one start this season.
Shota Imanaga takes the hill for the Cubs. The lefty has a 9-8 record, a 3.73 ERA, and a 0.99 WHIP in 25 starts in the regular season. He was Chicago’s starting pitcher in Game 2 in the wild card round against San Diego when he gave up two earned runs in four innings on Wednesday. Milwaukee is a -123 money-line favorite with a total of 8.
