Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA and NCAAB Previews and Odds - 02/03/2022

by Big Al Staff

Thursday, Feb 03, 2022
The Thursday sports card features NBA and NCAAB action.

Six games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. The card tips off at 7:10 PM ET, with Minnesota playing at Detroit as a 6.5-point road favorite with the total set at 225 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Two more games begin at 7:40 PM ET. Toronto hosts Chicago as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 224.5. 

Phoenix travels to Atlanta for the first game of a doubleheader on TNT at 7:40 PM ET. The Suns are on an eleven game winning streak after their 121-111 win against Brooklyn as a 6-point favorite on Tuesday. Their 41-9 record is the best in the NBA. The Hawks had their seven-game winning streak end in a 106-100 upset loss to Toronto as a 1-point favorite on Monday. Atlanta’s record fell to 24-26 with the setback. Phoenix is a 5-point road favorite with a total of 223. 

Miami plays at San Antonio at 8:40 PM ET as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 219.5. Two more NBA conclude the card at 10:10 PM ET. Golden State is at home against Sacramento as a 13-point favorite with a total of 221. 

The Los Angeles Clippers are the technical home team at Crypto.com Arena when they play the Los Angeles Lakers in the nightcap on TNT at 10:10 PM ET. The Clippers lost their second game in their last three games after their 122-116 loss at Indiana as a 1-point underdog on Monday. Their record fell to 26-26 with the defeat. The Lakers are on a three-game losing streak after a 129-121 loss at Atlanta as a 7.5-point underdog on Sunday. Their record dropped to 24-27 with the setback. The Clippers are a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 218. 

Thirteen games are on national television in college basketball. Two of these games start at 6 PM ET. St. John’s visits Georgetown on FS1 at 6 PM ET as a 5-point road favorite with a total of 157.5. Delaware is at home against Drexel on the CBS Sports Network as a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of 145.5. Two more NCAA-B games on national television tip-off at 7 PM ET. Winthrop plays at home against North Carolina A&T on ESPNU as a 9-point favorite at William Hill as a total of 148. Northeastern hosts James Madison on the CBS Sports Network as a 1-point favorite with an over/under of 143.5. 

Three NCAA-B games on national television start at 8 PM ET. Arizona plays at home against UCLA on ESPN as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 148.5. Ohio State is at home against Iowa on FS1 as a 5-point favorite with an over/under to 153. Old Dominion hosts Marshall on the CBS Sports Network as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 144. Two more NCAA-B games start at 9 PM ET. Gonzaga visits San Diego on ESPN2 as a 21.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 150.5. Utah is at home against Oregon State on ESPNU as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 141. 

At 10 PM ET, two more NCAA-B games tip-off on national television. BYU plays at home against San Francisco on the CBS Sports Network as a 1.5-point favorite with an over/under of 141. Oregon is at Colorado on FS1 as a 2-point road favorite with a total of 138.5. Two games on national television conclude the NCAA-B card at 11 PM ET. USC travels to Arizona State on ESPN2 as a 6-point road favorite with an over/under of 132. UC-Riverside hosts Hawaii on ESPNU as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 127.

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