by Big Al Staff
Friday, Feb 04, 2022The Thursday sports card features NBA and NCAAB action.
Nine games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. Three games tip-off the card at 7:10 PM ET. Charlotte hosts Cleveland as a 4.5-point favorite (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Boston visits Detroit as a 7.5-point road favorite. Chicago plays at Indiana as a 2-point road favorite. Toronto is at home against Atlanta at 7:40 PM ET as a 1.5-point favorite. San Antonio plays at home against Houston at 8:40 PM ET as a 3-point favorite.
Two NBA games start at 9:10 PM ET. Utah hosts Brooklyn as a 5.5-point favorite. Denver is at home against New Orleans as a 5.5-point favorite. Two more NBA games conclude the card at 10:10 PM ET. Portland plays at home against Oklahoma City as a 7.5-point favorite, with BetRivers setting the total at 214.
Dallas is at home against Philadelphia on ESPN at 10:10 PM ET. The Mavericks are on a two-game losing streak after their 120-114 upset loss to Oklahoma City as a 12-point favorite on Wednesday. The Mavericks’ record fell to 29-23 with the loss. The 76ers had their five-game winning streak end with their 106-103 upset loss to Washington as a 10.5-point favorite on Wednesday. Philadelphia has a 31-20 record after the setback. Dallas is a 1-point favorite.
Eight games are on national television in college basketball. Yale hosts Dartmouth on ESPNU at 5 PM ET. The Bulldogs won their second-straight game with their 80-74 upset win at Princeton as a 3.5-point underdog on Saturday. They improved their record to 10-9 with the win. The Big Green ended their three-game losing streak with their 76-63 victory at Columbia as a 5.5-point favorite on Saturday. Their record raised to 5-12 with the triumph. Yale is an 8-point favorite with an over/under of 136.5.
Richmond is at home against St. Bonaventure on ESPN2 at 6 PM ET. The Spiders won their fourth game in their last five with their 74-57 victory at Duquesne as a 7-point favorite on Tuesday. They improved to 14-8 with the win. The Bonnies lost their second game in their last three with an 81-76 upset loss to Davidson as a 2.5-point favorite on Tuesday. St. Bonaventure’s record fell to 12-6 with the defeat. Richmond is a 3-point favorite with a total of 140.5.
Akron plays at home against Miami (OH) on the CBS Sports Network at 6:30 PM ET. The Zips’ four-game winning streak ended with an 84-76 loss at Toledo as a 7.5-point underdog on Friday. Their record fell to 12-6 with the defeat. The RedHawks have lost three in a row after their 78-65 loss to Kent State as a 1.5-point underdog on Tuesday. Miami (OH) has a 9-11 record. Akron is a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 136.5.
Seton Hall hosts Creighton on FS1 at 7 PM ET in a battle of Big East teams with identical 13-7 records. The Pirates ended their two-game losing streak with a 70-63 win at Georgetown as a 7-point favorite on Tuesday. The Bluejays ended their two-game losing streak with their upset win at 59-55 at UConn as a 10-point underdog on Tuesday. Seton Hall is a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 137.
Saint Peter’s is at home against Quinnipiac on ESPNU at 7 PM ET. The Peacocks had their two-game winning streak end with an 85-77 loss at Iona as a 10-point underdog on Sunday. Their record dropped to 9-8 with the setback. The Bobcats lost their second game in their last three games with an 85-76 loss at Siena as a 2-point underdog on Sunday. Their record fell to 11-8 with the defeat. Saint Peter’s is a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 136.5.
Toledo travels to Ball State on ESPN at 9 PM ET. The Rockets are on a nine-game winning streak with their 89-66 victory at Eastern Michigan as a 10-point favorite on Tuesday. Their record improved to 18-4 with the win. The Cardinals had their three-game winning streak end with an 87-63 loss at Ohio as a 12.5-point underdog on Tuesday. Ball State’s record dropped to 10-11 with the defeat. Toledo is a 7.5-point road favorite with a total of 154.5.
Colorado State plays at home against San Diego State on FS1 at 9 PM ET. The Rams dropped their second-straight game with an 84-78 upset loss as a 1.5-point favorite on Monday. Their record fell to 16-3 with the losses. The Aztecs won their second game in their last three with their 72-47 victory against New Mexico as a 15-point favorite on Monday. They improved their record to 12-5 with the win. Colorado State is a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 131.5.
Fresno State hosts Nevada on FS1 at 11 PM ET. The Bulldogs won their second game in their last three with a 73-43 victory at San Jose State as an 11.5-point favorite on Tuesday. They improved their record to 17-6 with the win. The Wolf Pack are on a three-game losing streak after a 69-58 loss at UNLV as a 1.5-point underdog on Tuesday. Nevada’s record is now 9-10. Fresno State is a 9-point favorite with a total of 131.
Nine games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. Three games tip-off the card at 7:10 PM ET. Charlotte hosts Cleveland as a 4.5-point favorite (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Boston visits Detroit as a 7.5-point road favorite. Chicago plays at Indiana as a 2-point road favorite. Toronto is at home against Atlanta at 7:40 PM ET as a 1.5-point favorite. San Antonio plays at home against Houston at 8:40 PM ET as a 3-point favorite.
Two NBA games start at 9:10 PM ET. Utah hosts Brooklyn as a 5.5-point favorite. Denver is at home against New Orleans as a 5.5-point favorite. Two more NBA games conclude the card at 10:10 PM ET. Portland plays at home against Oklahoma City as a 7.5-point favorite, with BetRivers setting the total at 214.
Dallas is at home against Philadelphia on ESPN at 10:10 PM ET. The Mavericks are on a two-game losing streak after their 120-114 upset loss to Oklahoma City as a 12-point favorite on Wednesday. The Mavericks’ record fell to 29-23 with the loss. The 76ers had their five-game winning streak end with their 106-103 upset loss to Washington as a 10.5-point favorite on Wednesday. Philadelphia has a 31-20 record after the setback. Dallas is a 1-point favorite.
Eight games are on national television in college basketball. Yale hosts Dartmouth on ESPNU at 5 PM ET. The Bulldogs won their second-straight game with their 80-74 upset win at Princeton as a 3.5-point underdog on Saturday. They improved their record to 10-9 with the win. The Big Green ended their three-game losing streak with their 76-63 victory at Columbia as a 5.5-point favorite on Saturday. Their record raised to 5-12 with the triumph. Yale is an 8-point favorite with an over/under of 136.5.
Richmond is at home against St. Bonaventure on ESPN2 at 6 PM ET. The Spiders won their fourth game in their last five with their 74-57 victory at Duquesne as a 7-point favorite on Tuesday. They improved to 14-8 with the win. The Bonnies lost their second game in their last three with an 81-76 upset loss to Davidson as a 2.5-point favorite on Tuesday. St. Bonaventure’s record fell to 12-6 with the defeat. Richmond is a 3-point favorite with a total of 140.5.
Akron plays at home against Miami (OH) on the CBS Sports Network at 6:30 PM ET. The Zips’ four-game winning streak ended with an 84-76 loss at Toledo as a 7.5-point underdog on Friday. Their record fell to 12-6 with the defeat. The RedHawks have lost three in a row after their 78-65 loss to Kent State as a 1.5-point underdog on Tuesday. Miami (OH) has a 9-11 record. Akron is a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 136.5.
Seton Hall hosts Creighton on FS1 at 7 PM ET in a battle of Big East teams with identical 13-7 records. The Pirates ended their two-game losing streak with a 70-63 win at Georgetown as a 7-point favorite on Tuesday. The Bluejays ended their two-game losing streak with their upset win at 59-55 at UConn as a 10-point underdog on Tuesday. Seton Hall is a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 137.
Saint Peter’s is at home against Quinnipiac on ESPNU at 7 PM ET. The Peacocks had their two-game winning streak end with an 85-77 loss at Iona as a 10-point underdog on Sunday. Their record dropped to 9-8 with the setback. The Bobcats lost their second game in their last three games with an 85-76 loss at Siena as a 2-point underdog on Sunday. Their record fell to 11-8 with the defeat. Saint Peter’s is a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 136.5.
Toledo travels to Ball State on ESPN at 9 PM ET. The Rockets are on a nine-game winning streak with their 89-66 victory at Eastern Michigan as a 10-point favorite on Tuesday. Their record improved to 18-4 with the win. The Cardinals had their three-game winning streak end with an 87-63 loss at Ohio as a 12.5-point underdog on Tuesday. Ball State’s record dropped to 10-11 with the defeat. Toledo is a 7.5-point road favorite with a total of 154.5.
Colorado State plays at home against San Diego State on FS1 at 9 PM ET. The Rams dropped their second-straight game with an 84-78 upset loss as a 1.5-point favorite on Monday. Their record fell to 16-3 with the losses. The Aztecs won their second game in their last three with their 72-47 victory against New Mexico as a 15-point favorite on Monday. They improved their record to 12-5 with the win. Colorado State is a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 131.5.
Fresno State hosts Nevada on FS1 at 11 PM ET. The Bulldogs won their second game in their last three with a 73-43 victory at San Jose State as an 11.5-point favorite on Tuesday. They improved their record to 17-6 with the win. The Wolf Pack are on a three-game losing streak after a 69-58 loss at UNLV as a 1.5-point underdog on Tuesday. Nevada’s record is now 9-10. Fresno State is a 9-point favorite with a total of 131.
