Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA and NHL Previews and Odds - 03/30/2022

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Mar 30, 2022
The Wednesday sports card features NBA and NHL action.

The National Basketball Association has 11 games on its docket. Three games tip-off the card at 7:10 PM ET. Dallas visits Cleveland as a 4-point road favorite with the total set at 214 (all odds from DraftKings). Denver plays at Indiana as a 9.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 231.5. Washington is at home against Orlando as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 221. Three more games start at 7:40 PM ET. Charlotte plays at New York as a 2-point road favorite with an over/under of 225. Toronto hosts Minnesota as a 3-point favorite with a total of 229.

Boston plays at home against Miami in the opening game of a doubleheader on TNT at 7:40 PM ET. The Celtics had their six-game winning streak end in a 115-112 loss at Toronto as an 8.5-point underdog on Monday. Their record fell to 47-29. The Heat ended their four-game losing streak with their 123-100 victory against Sacramento as a 13.5-point favorite on Monday. They raised their record to 48-28 with the win. Boston is a 4-point favorite with an over/under of 214.5. 

Two NBA games begin at 8:10 PM ET. Sacramento plays at Houston as a 2.5-point road favorite with a total of 233. Atlanta travels to Oklahoma City as a 12-point road favorite with an over/under of 229. Memphis is at San Antonio at 8:40 PM ET as a 6-point road favorite with a total of 233. Two more games conclude the NBA card at 10:10 PM ET. New Orleans plays at Portland as a 13-point road favorite with an over/under of 229. 

Phoenix travels to Golden State for the nightcap on TNT at 10:10 PM ET. The Suns are on an eight-game winning streak with their 114-104 win against Philadelphia as a 4-point favorite on Sunday. They improved their record to 61-14. The Warriors have lost three straight and six of seven after their 123-95 setback at Memphis as an 11-point underdog on Monday. Golden State’s record fell to 48-28 with the loss. Phoenix is a 6-point road favorite with a total of 225. 

Six games are on the slate in the National Hockey League. The puck drops at 7:07 PM ET, with Winnipeg playing at Buffalo as a -160 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. 

The New York Rangers visit Detroit in the first game of a doubleheader on TNT at 7:37 PM ET. The Rangers won their fourth game in their last five with a 5-4 victory against Buffalo on Sunday. The Red Wings are on a three-game losing streak after an 11-2 loss at Pittsburgh on Sunday. New York is a -180 money line road favorite with a total of 5.5.

Edmonton hosts Los Angeles at 9:37 PM ET as a -200 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Three more games conclude the NHL card at 10:07 PM ET. Vancouver plays at home against St. Louis as a -115 money line favorite with a total of 6. San Jose is at Arizona as a -160 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. 

Vegas visits Seattle in the second game on TNT at 10:07 PM ET. The Golden Knights won their fourth game in their last six with a 5-4 victory against Chicago on Saturday. The Kraken won their fourth game in their last six with their 6-1 win in Los Angeles on Monday. Vegas is a -170 money line road favorite with a total of 6.

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