Big Al's Daily Angle: EPL, NCAA Basketball and NFL Preview

by Big Al Staff

Sunday, Dec 20, 2020
The Sunday sports card continues Week 15 in the National Football League while featuring a full slate in college basketball and four matches in the English Premier League.

Twelve games are on the docket in the NFL. Eight games begin the card at 1 PM ET. The national broadcast on Fox has Seattle traveling east to play Washington. The Seahawks are a 6.5-point road favorite with the total set at 43 (all odds from BetOnline). The primary game on CBS has San Francisco visiting Dallas with the 49ers a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 45

Three more games take place in the 4:05 PM ET to 4:20 PM ET window of afternoon games. The national game on CBS has Kansas City playing at New Orleans as a 3-point road favorite with the total at 52.5.

The Sunday night game on NBC has Cleveland playing in the Meadowlands against the New York Giants at 8:20 PM ET. The Browns are a 6.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 44. 

The college basketball card begins at noon ET in the Big East, with Creighton visiting UConn on FS1 as a 3-point road favorite with a total of 150. The Bluejays rank 9th in the Associated Press poll. 

At 1 PM ET, Illinois plays at Rutgers on ESPN2 with the Fighting Illini a 2-point road favorite with an over/under of 143.5. In this Big Ten showdown of two teams ranked in the top-20, Illinois is 13th in the AP, while the Scarlet Knights rank 19th.

Xavier hosts Marquette at 3 PM ET on FS1 as a 2.5-point favorite with the total at 142.5 in this Big East matchup. Northern Kentucky plays at home against Youngstown State at 3 PM ET on ESPN2 in a Horizon League contest. 

Seton Hall plays at home against Big East rival Providence at 4:30 PM ET on FS1 as a 3.5-point favorite with the over/under at 140. St. John’s hosts Georgetown in another Big East battle at 6:30 PM ET on FS1 as a 4.5-point favorite with the total at 156. The televised card concludes at 8:30 PM ET with Saint Louis visiting Minnesota on FS1 as a 2.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 146.

The English Premier League continues Matchweek 14 with four matches. At 7 AM ET on the NBC Peacock app, Brighton and Hove Albion plays at home versus Sheffield United as a -0.75 goal line favorite with the total set at 2.25. Tottenham hosts Leicester City at 9:15 AM ET on the NBC Sports Network as a -0.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.75. Manchester United plays at home against Leeds United at 11:30 AM ET on the NBC Sports Network as a -0.75 goal line favorite with the total at 3.5. The final match is at 2:15 PM ET on the NBC Sports Network with Aston Villa playing at West Bromwich Albion as a -0.5 goal line road favorite an over/under of 2.75.

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