Best Sporting Events To Bet On (Sept. 18): Early Soccer & Baseball Followed By NFL Thursday Night Football

Each weekday, Canada Sports Betting highlights the most intriguing professional sporting events for casual bettors to wager on with the best online sportsbooks in Canada.

Thursday, Sept. 18

• UEFA Champions League soccer. A third straight day of group stage play will continue on Thursday with another thrilling six-game slate, which will include Barcelona and Manchester City in action. And the best part is that all of these games fall into afternoon time slots in the Eastern Time Zone, with the first slate of games scheduled for 12:45 p.m. ET.

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— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) September 18, 2025

• NFL Thursday Night Football – Dolphins vs. Bills. Week 3 of the NFL season kicks off on Thursday night when the Buffalo Bills host the Miami Dolphins. Most online sportbooks have the Bills around 11.5-point favourites in this AFC East clash, indicating oddsmakers are expecting a blowout. CSB has you covered with a comprehensive game preview and the best sites to bet on Thursday Night Football with. This game gets underway at 8:15 p.m. ET.

• WNBA playoffs. The first round of the WNBA playoffs will continue on Thursday night with a pair of deciding Game 3s. The Indiana Fever will visit the Atlanta Dream and the Las Vegas Aces will host the Seattle Storm. Both of these best-of-three series are tied 1-1.

• MLB Blue Jays vs. Rays. The Blue Jays and Rays will conclude their four-game series on Thursday afternoon, with Toronto once again being tabbed as a small moneyline favourite. Toronto’s magic number to clinch a playoff spot is three and it has a magic number of six to win the American League East. The Blue Jays will send Chris Bassitt to the mound to battle Tampa’s Shane Baz.

• MLB Guardians vs. Tigers. This AL Central battle will commence at 1:10 p.m. ET with the Guardians looking for a seventh straight win. Cleveland sits just 2 1/2 games out of the final playoff spot in the AL, but it’ll face a tough test against Tarik Skubal and the Tigers in Detroit on Thursday afternoon. Blue Jays fans will also be keeping an eye on this game as it directly impacts Toronto’s chances of claiming the top seed in the AL playoffs down the stretch.