THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: OCTOBER 2ND — 8TH

Welcome to October and that means one thing, the MLB Postseason has arrived! The Wild Card series start on Tuesday and are a Best of 3. The Winners of those series will advance to the Division Series, which begin on Saturday. The top seed in the National League is the Atlanta Braves, with the Baltimore Orioles holding the top spot in the American League. The NFL moves into Week 5, highlighted by the Jags & Bills facing off in London and the Cowboys reuniting their legendary rivalry with the 49ers. College Football enters Week 6 and the games continue to escalate in importance. The UEFA Champions League Group play returns this week. The MLS enters their final few weeks of regular season action. European clubs continue their regular campaigns this week as well. As other league progress in their seasons, the NHL and NBA are just starting to compete this week and both leagues have preseason action this week. Football Season is here and you can get ready for all the action with The Irrational Confidence Podcast (@IRConfidencePod on Twitter / X) and via the Spinnable Sports YouTube Channel.

NFL:

• SEAHAWKS AT GIANTS. MONDAY 8:15PM EST. ABC / ESPN
• BEARS AT COMMANDERS. THURSDAY. 8:15PM EST. AMAZON PRIME
• JAGUARS AT BILLS IN LONDON. SUNDAY. 9:30AM EST. NFL NETWORK
• RAVENS AT STEELERS. SUNDAY. 1PM EST. CBS
• TEXANS AT FALCONS. SUNDAY. 1PM EST. FOX
• EAGLES AT RAMS. SUNDAY. 4PM EST. FOX
• JETS AT BRONCOS. SUNDAY. 4:25PM EST. CBS
• CHIEFS AT VIKINGS. SUNDAY. 4:25PM EST. CBS
• COWBOYS AT 49ERS. SUNDAY. 8:20PM EST. NBC
• WEEK 5 BYE WEEK: BROWNS, CHARGERS, SEAHAWKS & BUCCANEERS

COLLEGE FOOTBALL:

• JACKSONVILLE ST AT MTSU. WEDNESDAY 8PM EST. ESPNU
• SAM HOUSTON ST AT LIBERTY. THURSDAY. 7PM EST. CBSSN
• WKU AT LOUISIANA TECH. THURSDAY. 8PM EST. ESPNU
• KANSAS STATE AT OKLAHOMA STATE. FRIDAY. 7:30PM EST. ESPN
• NEBRASKA AT ILLINOIS. FRIDAY. 8PM EST. FS1
• RED RIVER SHOOTOUT: OKLAHOMA VS TEXAS. SATURDAY. NOON EST. ABC
• MARYLAND AT OHIO STATE. SATURDAY. NOON EST. FOX
• LSU AT MISSOURI. SATURDAY. NOON EST. ESPN
• RUTGERS AT WISCONSIN. SATURDAY. NOON EST. PEACOCK
• BOSTON COLLEGE AT ARMY. SATURDAY. NOON EST. CBSSN
• ALABAMA AT TEXAS A&M. SATURDAY. 3:30PM EST. CBS
• VIRGINIA TECH AT FSU. SATURDAY. 3:30PM EST.
• SYRACUSE AT UNC. SATURDAY. 3:30PM EST
• WAKE FOREST AT CLEMSON. SATURDAY. 3:30PM EST. ACC NETWORK
• PURDUE AT IOWA. SATURDAY. 3:30PM EST. PEACOCK
• VANDERBILT AT FLORIDA. SATURDAY. 4PM EST. SEC NETWORK
• UCF AT KANSAS. SATURDAY 4PM EST. FOX
• COLORADO AT ARIZONA STATE. SATURDAY. 6:30PM EST. PAC 12 NETWORK
• KENTUCKY AT GEORGIA. SATURDAY. 7PM EST. ESPN
• NOTRE DAME AT LOUISVILLE. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST. ABC
• ARKANSAS AT OLE MISS. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST. SEC NETWORK
• FRESNO STATE AT WYOMING. SATURDAY. 8PM EST
• GEORGIA TECH AT MIAMI. SATURDAY. 8PM EST. ACC NETWORK
• TEXAS TECH AT BAYLOR. SATURDAY. 8PM EST. ESPN2
• TCU AT IOWA STATE. SATURDAY 8PM EST
• SAN JOSE STATE AT BOISE STATE. SATURDAY. 8PM EST. CBSSN
• OREGON STATE AT CAL. SATURDAY. 10PM EST. PAC 12 NETWORK
• ARIZONA AT USC. SATURDAY. 10:30PM EST. ESPN

MLB: POSTSEASON

• WILD CARD ROUND — BEST OF 3: TUESDAY THRU THURSDAY
• TEXAS RANGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
• TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
• MIAMI MARLINS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
• ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT MILWAUKEE BREWERS
• DIVISIONAL ROUND — BEST OF 5: STARTS ON SATURDAY
• NL DIVISIONAL SERIES ON TBS
• AL DIVISIONAL SERIES ON FOX / FS1
• TEX / TB AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
• TOR / MIN AT HOUSTON ASTROS
• MIA / PHI AT ATLANTA BRAVES
• ARZ/ MIL AT LA DODGERS

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: GROUP STAGE

• MATCHES ON CBSSN & PARAMOUNT +
• FC COPENHAGEN VS BAYERN MUNICH. TUESDAY 3PM EST
• NAPOLI VS REAL MADRID. TUESDAY. 3PM EST
• BORUSSIA DORTMUND VS AC MILAN. WEDNESDAY. 3PM EST
• FC PORTO VS BARCELONA WEDNESDAY. 3PM EST
• NEWCASTLE UNITED VS PSG. WEDNESDAY. 3PM EST
• RB LEIPZIG VS MANCHESTER CITY. WEDNESDAY 3PM EST

EUROPEAN CLUB SOCCER:

• FULHAM FC VS CHELSEA. MONDAY. 3PM EST. USA / PEACOCK
• LUTON TOWN VS BURNLEY. TUESDAY. 2:30PM EST PEACOCK
• BORUSSIA MÖNCHENGLADBACH VS MAINZ. FRIDAY. 2:30PM EST. ESPN+
• INTER MILAN VS BOLOGNA. SATURDAY. 9AM EST. PARAMOUNT +
• BORUSSIA DORTMUND VS 1 FC UNION BERLIN. SATURDAY. 9:30AM EST. ESPN+
• MANCHESTER UNITED VS BRENTFORD. SATURDAY. 10AM EST. USA / PEACOCK
• REAL MADRID VS OSASUNA. SATURDAY. 10:15AM EST. ESPN+
• CRYSTAL PALACE VS NOTTINGHAM FOREST. SATURDAY. 12:30PM EST. NBC / PEACOCK
• MALLORCA VS VALENCIA. SATURDAY. 12:30PM EST. ESPN+
• WERDER BREMEN VS TSG HOFFENHEIM. SATURDAY. 12:30PM EST. ESPN+
• GENOA VS AC MILAN. SATURDAY. 2:45PM EST. PARAMOUNT +
• BRIGHTON VS LIVERPOOL. SUNDAY. 9AM EST. USA / PEACOCK
• WEST HAM UNITED VS NEWCASTLE UNITED. SUNDAY. 9AM EST. USA / PEACOCK
• LAZIO VS ATALANTA. SUNDAY. 9AM EST. PARAMOUNT +
• BAYER LEVERKUSEN VS FC KÖLN. SUNDAY. 9:30AM EST. ESPN+
• ARSENAL VS MANCHESTER CITY. SUNDAY. 11:30AM EST. USA / PEACOCK
• BAYERN MUNICH VS SC FREIBURG. SUNDAY. 11:30AM EST. ESPN+
• NAPOLI VS FIORENTINA. SUNDAY. 2:45PM EST. PARAMOUNT +

MLS:

• FC CINCINNATI VS NY RED BULLS. WEDNESDAY. 7:30PM EST
• PHILADELPHIA UNION VS ATLANTA UNION. WEDNESDAY 7:30PM EST
• NASHVILLE SC VS ORLANDO CITY SC. WEDNESDAY. 8:30PM EST
• LAFC VS MINNESOTA UNITED. WEDNESDAY. 10:30PM EST
• ATLANTA UNITED VS COLUMBUS CREW. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST
• DC UNITED VS NYCFC. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST
• ORLANDO CITY VS NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST
• PHILADELPHIA UNION VS NASHVILLE SC. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST
• AUSTIN FC VS LAFC. SATURDAY. 8:30PM EST

NHL PRESEASON:

• SENATORS AT PENGUINS. MONDAY. 6PM EST. NHL NETWORK
• CAPITALS AT BRUINS. TUESDAY. 7PM EST. NHL NETWORK
• DUCKS AT KINGS. TUESDAY. 10PM EST. NHL NETWORK
• RANGERS AT DEVILS. WEDNESDAY. 7PM EST. NHL NETWORK
• BRUINS AT RANGERS. WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY. 7:30PM EST. TNT
• AVALANCHE AT GOLDEN KNIGHTS. THURSDAY. 10PM EST. TNT
• PENGUINS AT SABRES. FRIDAY. 7PM EST. NHL NETWORK
• FLAMES AT CANUCKS. FRIDAY. 10PM EST. NHL NETWORK
• GOLDEN KNIGHTS AT KINGS. SATURDAY. 4PM EST. NHL NETWORK
• MAPLE LEAFS AT RED WINGS. SATURDAY. 7PM EST. NHL NETWORK
• BLACKHAWKS AT BLUES. SATURDAY. 8PM EST. NHL NETWORK

NBA PRESEASON:

• MAVERICKS AT TIMBERWOLVES. THURSDAY. NOON EST. NBA TV
• TIMBERWOLVES AT MAVERICKS. SATURDAY. NOON EST. NBA TV
• LAKERS AT WARRIORS. SATURDAY. 8:30PM EST. NBA TV
• SUNS AT PISTONS. SUNDAY. 3PM EST. NBA TV
• 76ERS AT CELTICS. SUNDAY. 6PM EST. ESPN

FORMULA 1:

• QATAR AIRWAYS GRAND PRIX
• SUNDAY. 1PM EST. ESPN2

Have a VEGAS-like sports week!!