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Wednesday’s Sports Recap

October 13 results: all eight finals across FBS, MLB postseason and NBA preseason, with highlights and attributed betting outcomes.

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

Tuesday's Eastern-date slate produced two FBS finals, one MLB postseason final and five NBA preseason finals. All eight 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: two three-point finishes

NCAA Football FBS · October 13, 2026, Eastern Time
Matchup / box scoreScoreStatus
DEL @ MTSUDelaware Blue Hens 30 · Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 33Final
FIU @ JXSTFlorida International Panthers 24 · Jacksonville State Gamecocks 27Final
  • Middle Tennessee 33, Delaware 30: Roman Gagliano threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns as the Blue Raiders earned their first CUSA win.
  • Jacksonville State 27, FIU 24: Caden Creel passed for 214 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 95 yards.
  • FIU's passing game produces: JJ Kohl threw for 278 yards; Maguire Anderson caught eight passes for 133 yards and two touchdowns.

ISR analysis: Both games finished within a field goal, but the quarterback contributions differed. Middle Tennessee leaned on passing scores, while Jacksonville State gained an additional source of offense from Creel's rushing.

MLB: Tampa Bay evens the ALCS

MLB postseason · October 13, 2026, Eastern Time
Matchup / box scoreScoreStatus
CLE @ TBCleveland Guardians 1 · Tampa Bay Rays 3Final
  • Rays 3, Guardians 1: Tampa Bay tied the ALCS at one game apiece.
  • One inning supplied the margin: A fourth-inning Cleveland fielding error allowed a run, followed by Liam Hicks' two-run single.
  • Cleveland answers once: Chase DeLauter's seventh-inning double drove in the Guardians' lone run.

ISR analysis: Tampa Bay did not need a large number of scoring innings. The fourth-inning sequence is the useful distinction: an extra opportunity from an error was followed by a hit that converted the traffic.

NBA preseason: Toronto erupts; Oklahoma City wins in overtime

NBA preseason · October 13, 2026, Eastern Time
Matchup / box scoreScoreStatus
CLE @ ORLCleveland Cavaliers 116 · Orlando Magic 132Final
NY @ TORNew York Knicks 98 · Toronto Raptors 148Final
IND @ OKCIndiana Pacers 112 · Oklahoma City Thunder 114Final/OT
GS VS LALGolden State Warriors 101 · Los Angeles Lakers 89Final
POR @ SACPortland Trail Blazers 110 · Sacramento Kings 98Final
  • Toronto wins 148–98: The Raptors produced the day's largest margin against New York. Kawhi Leonard led Toronto with 21 points.
  • Thunder 114, Pacers 112 in overtime: Jared McCain scored 20 for Oklahoma City; Tyrese Haliburton had 24 for Indiana.
  • Orlando and Golden State win: Paolo Banchero scored 24 as Orlando beat Cleveland 132–116. Golden State beat the Lakers 101–89 despite 28 points from Austin Reaves.
  • Portland beats Sacramento 110–98: Deni Avdija had 26 points and nine rebounds.

ISR analysis: Toronto's margin deserves attention, but preseason lineup context remains essential. Oklahoma City's overtime finish also added possessions that should be separated when comparing regulation scoring pace.

Inactive sports

NFL: No games listed. NCAA men's basketball: No games listed for October 13, Eastern Time.

Betting notebook: identified source lines

DraftKings lines retained in ESPN's individual game records were checked October 14, 2026, 7:07 a.m. EDT. These are attributed source snapshots, not universal closing-line claims. Outcomes are calculated from verified finals, including overtime; no line movement is inferred.

Documented betting outcomes · source linked in each row
GameSource lineOutcome
DEL @ MTSUSpread: DEL -1.5; total 49.5MTSU covered; 63 combined: over
FIU @ JXSTSpread: JXST -3; total 44.5Spread push; 51 combined: over
CLE @ TBMoneyline: TB -131; total 6.5TB won the moneyline; 4 combined: under
CLE @ ORLSpread: CLE -1.5; total 230.5ORL covered; 248 combined: over
NY @ TORSpread: TOR -11.5; total 220.5TOR covered; 246 combined: over
IND @ OKCSpread: OKC -6.5; total 230.5IND covered; 226 combined: under
GS VS LALSpread: GS -2.5; total 228.5GS covered; 190 combined: under
POR @ SACSpread: POR -6.5; total 229.5POR covered; 208 combined: under

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 8 listed games are final; no unresolved in-progress, postponed or canceled status remains.

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