It’s the time of year you’ve all been waiting for, so you don’t need this calendar to tell you football is back. There are so many intriguing debuts and matches to look forward to in this first month of the season, but I’ve simplified the schedule to give a quick overview of primetime matches.
In addition to the NFL, we’ve got Week 1 of college football action with a few Top 25 matchups on the list, though the rankings are sure to change as some of these matchups play out.
Finally, the WNBA will crown a champion, as will the US Open. And MLB is entering the home stretch of the season before the playoffs begin. Here is your betting schedule for September.
September 2
MLB (September 2-4)
New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Seattle Mariners at Cleveland Guardians
San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
September 3
NCAAF (Week 1)
11 Oregon to 3 Georgia
23 Cincinnati to 19 Arkansas
5 Notre Dame to 2 Ohio State
September 4
WNBA playoff semifinals
Match 3: Chicago Sky at Connecticut Sun
Match 3: Las Vegas Aces vs. Seattle Storm
NASCAR
Series of cuts at Darlington
IndyCar
Portland Grand Prix
Formula 1
Dutch Grand Prix
September 6
WNBA playoff semifinals
Game 4: Chicago Sky at Connecticut Sun
Match 4: Las Vegas Aces vs. Seattle Storm
UEFA Champions League group stage
PSG v Juventus
September 7
Mexican Liga MX
UANL Tigers vs. Toluca
September 8
NFL (Season Opener)
Buffalo Bills at the Los Angeles Rams
WNBA playoff semifinals
Game 5: Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky
Game 5: Seattle Storm vs. Las Vegas Aces
U.S. Open
Ladies’ singles semi-finals
September 9
U.S. Open
Men’s singles semi-finals
MLB (September 9-11)
Tampa Bay Rays against the New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres
September 10
U.S. Open
Ladies’ singles final
NCAAF (Week 2)
Baylor at BYU
Boxing
Claressa Shields vs. Savannah Marshall (women’s middleweight title)
English Premier League
Manchester City v Tottenham
September 11th
NFL (Week 1)
SNF: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys
U.S. Open
Men’s singles final
WNBA Finals
Game 1: TBD
NASCAR
Kansas Cup Series
IndyCar
Laguna Seca Grand Prix
Formula 1
Italian Grand Prix
September 12
NFL (Monday Night Football)
Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks
MLB
Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays (September 12-15)
September 13
WNBA Finals
Game 2: TBD
UEFA Champions League (group stage)
Bayern Munich vs Barcelona
September 14
UEFA Champions League (group stage)
Manchester City v Borussia Dortmund
Mexican Liga MX
America vs. Santos
September 15
NFL (Thursday Night Football)
Los Angeles Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
WNBA Finals
Game 3: TBD
September 16
MLB
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves (September 16-18)
September 17
Boxing
Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennadiy Golovkin (super middleweight title)
NCAAF (Week 3)
BYU at Oregon
Miami to Texas A&M
NASCAR
Series of cups in Bristol
September 18
NFL (Week 2)
SNF: Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers
WNBA Finals
Game 4 (if necessary): to be determined
NWSL
Kansas City Current vs. Portland Thorns FC
September 19
NFL (Monday Night Football)
Tennessee Titans vs. Buffalo Bills
Minnesota Vikings vs. Philadelphia Eagles
MLB
Houston Astros vs. Tampa Bay Rays (September 19-21)
September 20
WNBA Finals
Game 5 (if necessary): to be determined
MLB
St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres
September 22
NFL (Thursday Night Football)
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns
MLB (September 22-25)
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 23
Boxing
Shakur Stevenson vs. Robinson Canceicao (Junior Lightweight Title)
MLB
St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers (Sept. 23-25)
September 24
NCAAF (Week 4)
Wisconsin at Ohio State
Clemson at Wake Forest
Arkansas to Texas A&M
NHL
Start of the pre-season
NWSL
Houston Dash vs. OL Reign
Boxing
Amanda Serrano vs. Sarah Mahfound (Women’s Featherweight Title)
September 25
NFL (Week 3)
SNF: San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos
NASCAR
Texas Cup Series
September 26
NFL (Monday Night Football)
Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants
MLB
New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays (September 26-28)
September 27
MLB (September 27-29)
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres
September 29
NFL (Thursday Night Football)
Miami Dolphins vs. Cincinnati Bengals
