Games to Watch — Tuesday, October 13: Peralta and the Rays host Cleveland in the ALCS

Editor's note: the marquee game below carries a Vegas line pulled live from ESPN/DraftKings. Every other game on the slate is listed for what it is, without an invented line. That changes once our watch picks model ships.

The Rays and Guardians play the most important baseball of the night, the Champions League group stage is packed from Munich to Manchester, and the NBA's preseason slate gives an early look at a few teams worth tracking before the real games start.

Marquee: Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays

8:00 PM ET, TBS / truTV

Freddy Peralta takes the mound for Tampa Bay against Cleveland's Parker Messick with the Rays favored at home. Per ESPN's odds page, Tampa Bay is -143 on the moneyline against Cleveland's +119, the total sits at 7 runs, and the run line has the Rays -1.5 (+159) against the Guardians' +1.5 (-194). The Rays swept the Yankees in the ALDS and won the regular-season series against Cleveland 5-1, outscoring them 20-8 along the way, per Just Baseball's series preview. The Guardians got here the harder way, clawing back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the White Sox in five. Peralta has been sharp all postseason; Messick gives up the big swing more than Cleveland would like, and Tropicana Field's short porches haven't helped visiting pitchers lately.

Pick: Rays -1.5.

Also on tonight

• Lille at Arsenal — Champions League group stage, Paramount+. Arsenal looking to keep its perfect continental record going at home.
• Barcelona at Galatasaray — Champions League group stage, Paramount+. Barcelona on the road in one of European football's loudest buildings.
• Manchester United at Atlético Madrid — Champions League group stage, Paramount+. United's away form in Europe has been the swing factor in its season.
• Bayern Munich at Viking FK — Champions League group stage, Paramount+. Bayern as heavy a favorite as this competition produces this week.
• Indiana Pacers at Oklahoma City Thunder — NBA preseason. First look at the defending champions before opening night.
• Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers — NBA preseason, NBA TV.
• Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes — NHL, 6:45 PM ET, ESPN+/MNMT/CARNHL.

Full slate of today's games, including every NHL matchup, is on Uristocrat Watch.

Source: ESPN MLB Odds, Just Baseball, Uristocrat Watch