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Big Al's Daily Angle: EPL and NCAAB Previews and Odds - 02/14/2025

by Big Al Staff

Friday, Feb 14, 2025

The Friday sports card features NCAAB and EPL action.The NCAAB college basketball schedule has 16 games between Division I opponents. Five NCAAB games are on major national television. Three of these nationally televised NCAAB games tip off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Loyola-Chicago hosts Saint Louis on ESPN2. The Ramblers won for the third time in their last four games in an 87-80  victory at Richmond as a 5-point favorite on Tuesday. The Billikens have lost three of their last four games after a 76-74 upset loss at home against George Mason as a 1.5-point favorite on Tuesday. Loyola-Chicago is a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 140.5. Quinnipiac travels to Sacred Heart on ESPNU at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Bobcats lost for the second time in their last three games in a 76-75 upset loss against Niagara as a 10.5-point favorite on Saturday. The Pioneers are on a five-game winning streak after a 77-71 win at Fairfield as a 1.5-point favorite on Saturday. Quinnipiac is a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 156.5. Kent State plays at home against Ohio on the CBS Sports Network at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Golden Flashes have won three games in a row after their 91-83 win against Central Michigan as an 8-point favorite on Tuesday. The Bobcats won for the second time in their last three games with an 86-81 upset victory at Bowling Green as a 4.5-point underdog on Tuesday. Kent State is a 5.5-point favorite with a total of 145.5. UCLA plays at Indiana on Fox at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Bruins had won seven games in a row before an 83-78 loss at Illinois as a 6.5-point underdog on Tuesday. The Hoosiers ended a five-game losing streak with a 71-67 upset victory at Michigan State as an 11.5-point underdog on Tuesday. UCLA is a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 139.5. Nevada is at San Jose State on FS1 at 10:00 p.m. ET. The Wolf Pack are on a three-game winning streak after their 94-69 victory against Fresno State as a 16-point favorite on Monday. The Spartans have lost two games in a row after their 69-66 loss to San Diego State as a 9-point underdog on Tuesday. Nevada is a 6.5-point road favorite with a total of 135.5.Matchweek 25 in the English Premier League begins with one match. Chelsea visits Brighton and Hove Albion on the USA Network at 3:00 p.m. ET. The Blues won for the second time in their last three EPL matches with a 2-1 victory against West Ham United on February 3rd. They are in fourth place on the EPL table with 43 points. The Seagulls have lost two in a row in EPL play after a 7-0 loss at Nottingham Forest on February 1st. They are in tenth place on the table with 34 points. Chelsea is a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5.

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Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NCAAB and Four Nations Face-Off Previews and Odds - 02/13/2025

by Big Al Staff

Thursday, Feb 13, 2025

The Thursday sports card features NBA, NCAAB, and Four Nations Face-Off action.The National Basketball Association has five games on its docket. Two NBA games tip off at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Sacramento Kings travel to New Orleans to play the Pelicans as a 6.5-point road favorite, with the total set at 236.5 (all odds from DraftKings). The Houston Rockets host the Golden State Warriors as a 1.5-point favorite with an over/under of 220.5. Two more NBA games start at 8:40 p.m. ET. The Oklahoma City Thunder play at Minnesota against the Timberwolves on TNT. The Thunder are on a seven-game winning streak after their 115-101 victory against Miami as a 14-point favorite on Wednesday. The Timberwolves have lost two games in a row after their 103-101 upset loss at home against Milwaukee as an 8-point favorite last night. Oklahoma City is a 6-point road favorite with a total of 222. The Miami Heat are in Dallas to play the Mavericks at 8:40 p.m. ET as a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 221. The Los Angeles Clippers visit Utah to play the Jazz at 9:10 p.m. ET as a 7.5-point road favorite with a total of 225.5. The NCAAB college basketball schedule has 59 games between Division I opponents. Seven NCAAB games are on major national television. Monmouth plays at Stony Brook on the CBS Sports Network at 5:00 p.m. ET as a 2.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 142.5. Two more NCAAB games on major national television begin at 7:00 p.m. ET. UNC-Wilmington plays at home against Charleston on the CBS Sports Network as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 149.5. High Points is home against Longwood on ESPNU as a 10.5-point favorite with an over/under of 155.5.Two NCAAB games on major national television start at 9:00 p.m. ET. North Dakota State hosts Oral Roberts on the CBS Sports Network as a 13.5-point favorite with a total of 153.5. Memphis is at South Florida on ESPN2. The Tigers are on a seven-game winning streak after a 90-82 victory as a 15-point favorite on Sunday. The Bulls lost for the fifth time in their last seven games in a 75-70 upset loss against Wichita State as a 1-point favorite on Sunday. Memphis is a 7.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 151.5. Two NCAAB games on major national television begin at 11:00 p.m. ET. UC-Irvine is home against UC-Santa Barbara on ESPNU as an 8.5-point favorite with an over/under of 139.5. Gonzaga plays at home against San Francisco on ESPN. The Bulldogs won for the fourth time in their last five games in a 78-61 victory as a 25-point favorite on Saturday. The Dons are on a four-game winning streak after a 72-66 victory at Loyola-Marymount as a 3-point favorite on Saturday. Gonzaga is a 14.5-point favorite with a total of 153.5. The Four Nations Face-Off in hockey continues with the United States battling Finland at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, on ESPN at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Americans are a -345 money-line favorite with a total of 5.5.

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Genesis Invitational Picks

by Matt Fargo

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025

Each bet is Win/Top Five/Top Ten. The typical recommendation is 50%/25%/25% with odds, payouts and results based on a $1000 unit (easy round number for bookkeeping) on each of the following players. The payouts are listed right below the odds which are all from DraftKings: Colin MorikawaOdds: Win 1,600 ~ Top Five 260 ~ Top Ten 125Payout: Win 800.00 ~ Top Five 65.00 ~ Top Ten 31.25 Morikawa will be our chalk this week going against Scheffler who is the huge favorite again after making a run early on Sunday last week. Morikawa has made two starts and it has been good with a solo second at The Sentry and a T17 at Pebble Beach. Over his last 18 starts, he has finished outside T28 only once that includes eight top 10s and his game is ideal here. At Torrey, he had a T21 in his 2020 debut and followed it up with a T4 at the U.S. Open in 2021 and a solo third at The Farmers in 2023. Tommy FleetwoodOdds: Win 3,500 ~ Top Five 550 ~ Top Ten 250Payout: Win 1,750.00 ~ Top Five 137.50 ~ Top Ten 62.50 Fleetwood has to win on the PGA Tour at some point and why not here where his metrics fit well. Because of his limited rounds, we have to look back at last season where he was No 11 in Driving Accuracy and No. 7 on both Total Driving and Scrambling. Most importantly here this week, over his last 24 rounds, he is No. 12 in SG: Off-The-Tee and No. 8 in SG: Approach. He was not good here at the U.S. Open in 2021 with a T50 but was coming in with awful form with three missed cuts in five stroke play events. Taylor PendrithOdds: Win 4,000 ~ Top Five 600 ~ Top Ten 275Payout: Win 2,000.00 ~ Top Five 150.00 ~ Top Ten 68.75 We cannot go away from Pendrith who quietly competes each week. He has six top 15s in his last seven starts and five top 10s in his last 10 starts which includes a T7 at The Farmers at Torrey. Going back further, he has missed one cut in his last 20 starts which goes back to last April and included are more top end finishes culminated with a win at the THE CJ Cup Byron Nelson. He is No. 5 in SG: Tee-To-Green and No. 10 in SG: Approach-The-Green with the latter being No. 3 in the field. Will ZalatorisOdds: Win 4,500 ~ Top Five 750 ~ Top Ten 320Payout: Win 2,250.00 ~ Top Five 187.50 ~ Top Ten 80.00 With this event being switched to Torrey, it will not be a birdie fest and that benefits Zalatoris who is No. 168 in Putting Inside 10 Feet. He counters that with his No. 22 ranking in SG: Tee-To-Green and this course he can take over. We had him at The Farmers where the setup would not have been as difficult but we did not get to see him as he WD before the start and we are not concerned about weather or a more difficult trip this time especially with his odds and a field cut by more than in half. Results through the WM Phoenix Open (4 Tournaments): Win: -8,500Top Five: -4,250Top Ten: +1,100

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