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Thursday’s Sports Recap

October 14 results: all ten finals across FBS, MLB postseason and NBA preseason, with highlights and attributed betting outcomes.

By Insider Sports Report · Published
Covered-action date: Wednesday, , Eastern Time.

Wednesday's Eastern-date slate produced two FBS finals, one MLB postseason final and seven NBA preseason finals. All ten listed games are complete. No NFL or NCAA men's basketball games were listed.

This recap covers sports results and documented market outcomes. It does not describe ISR's paid selections or service performance.

NCAA Football FBS: Missouri State edges the Owls; WKU wins on the road

NCAA Football FBS · October 14, 2026, Eastern Time
Matchup / box scoreScoreStatus
KENN @ MOSTKennesaw State Owls 21 · Missouri State Bears 24Final
WKU @ SHSUWestern Kentucky Hilltoppers 16 · Sam Houston Bearkats 3Final
  • Missouri State 24, Kennesaw State 21: Henry Belin IV threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns. Isaiah Myers caught seven passes for 135 yards and both scores.
  • Collins connects for Kennesaw: Rickie Collins completed 26 of 34 passes for 260 yards and a touchdown; Dylan Gary had 10 catches for 135 yards and a score.
  • Western Kentucky 16, Sam Houston 3: Brock Glenn passed for 127 yards and a touchdown and led WKU with 54 rushing yards. Sam Houston's Landyn Locke finished with 112 passing yards and an interception.

ISR analysis: The two games had different offensive shapes. Missouri State's passing production helped decide a three-point finish, while WKU won without a large passing-yardage total. The finals are more useful when the route to the result stays visible.

MLB: Milwaukee moves one win from the pennant

MLB postseason · October 14, 2026, Eastern Time
Matchup / box scoreScoreStatus
MIL @ LADMilwaukee Brewers 6 · Los Angeles Dodgers 2Final
  • Brewers 6, Dodgers 2: Milwaukee took a 3–0 NLCS lead.
  • Back-to-back blows: Jake Bauers hit a two-run homer in the seventh and Garrett Mitchell followed with a solo homer, turning a 2–1 deficit into a 4–2 lead.
  • Earlier scoring: Jackson Chourio opened the game with a home run; Will Smith's two-run double gave Los Angeles its sixth-inning lead.

ISR analysis: The seventh inning changed the game, but it began with a walk before the consecutive home runs. Milwaukee combined an extra baserunner with power rather than needing a long sequence of hits.

NBA preseason: Miami scores 144; Detroit and Chicago win big

NBA preseason · October 14, 2026, Eastern Time
Matchup / box scoreScoreStatus
BKN @ MIABrooklyn Nets 128 · Miami Heat 144Final
CHA @ BOSCharlotte Hornets 93 · Boston Celtics 114Final
PHX @ SAPhoenix Suns 103 · San Antonio Spurs 123Final
NO @ DALNew Orleans Pelicans 101 · Dallas Mavericks 97Final
CHI @ MILChicago Bulls 125 · Milwaukee Bucks 104Final
DET @ MINDetroit Pistons 128 · Minnesota Timberwolves 106Final
DEN @ LACDenver Nuggets 110 · LA Clippers 122Final
  • Heat 144, Nets 128: Giannis Antetokounmpo had 20 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists for Miami. Michael Porter Jr. scored 27 for Brooklyn.
  • Celtics 114, Hornets 93; Spurs 123, Suns 103: Jayson Tatum scored 19 for Boston and Payton Pritchard had 11 assists. Victor Wembanyama scored 19 for San Antonio.
  • Bulls 125, Bucks 104; Pistons 128, Timberwolves 106: Matas Buzelis scored 19 for Chicago. Jalen Duren had 24 for Detroit and Cade Cunningham supplied nine assists.
  • Pelicans 101, Mavericks 97; Clippers 122, Nuggets 110: Jeremiah Fears scored 16 for New Orleans. Rui Hachimura scored 16 for Los Angeles; Trevon Brazile had 22 for Denver.

ISR analysis: The day's preseason scores ranged from 198 combined points in Dallas to 272 in Miami. Rotation and minutes context remain essential before treating either extreme as a stable regular-season scoring pattern.

Inactive sports

NFL: No games listed. NCAA men's basketball: No games listed for October 14, Eastern Time.

Betting notebook: identified source lines

DraftKings lines retained in ESPN's individual game records were checked October 15, 2026, 7:41 a.m. EDT. These are attributed source snapshots, not universal closing-line claims. Outcomes are calculated from verified finals; no line movement is inferred.

Documented betting outcomes · source linked in each row
GameSource lineOutcome
KENN @ MOSTSpread: KENN -2.5; total 52.5MOST covered; 45 combined: under
WKU @ SHSUSpread: WKU -1.5; total 53.5WKU covered; 19 combined: under
MIL @ LADMoneyline: LAD -175; total 7MIL won the moneyline; 8 combined: over
BKN @ MIASpread: MIA -3.5; total 236.5MIA covered; 272 combined: over
CHA @ BOSSpread: BOS -8.5; total 224.5BOS covered; 207 combined: under
PHX @ SASpread: SA -11.5; total 221.5SA covered; 226 combined: over
NO @ DALSpread: NO -2.5; total 229.5NO covered; 198 combined: under
CHI @ MILSpread: CHI -6.5; total 232.5CHI covered; 229 combined: under
DET @ MINSpread: MIN -4.5; total 228.5DET covered; 234 combined: over
DEN @ LACSpread: DEN -5.5; total 226.5LAC covered; 232 combined: over

Sources and completion check

Finals and statistics are linked in each box-score row. Date scoreboards: FBS, MLB, NBA preseason, NFL and NCAA men's basketball. All 10 listed games are final; no unresolved in-progress, postponed or canceled status remains.

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