Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NCAAB and EPL Previews and Odds - 02/05/2022

by Big Al Staff

Saturday, Feb 05, 2022
The Saturday sports card features NBA, NCAAB, and EPL action.

Six games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. Memphis visits Orlando at 5:10 PM ET as a 7-point road favorite at BetRivers, with the total set at 222. Two games tip-off at 7:10 PM ET. Miami plays at Charlotte as a 3.5-point road favorite (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise) with an over/under of 225 at BetRivers. Phoenix is at Washington as a 7-point road favorite with BetRivers listing the total at 222. 

The Los Angeles Lakers host New York on ABC at 8:40 PM ET as a 1.5-point favorite. Two more games conclude the NBA card at 10:10 PM ET. Sacramento plays at home against Oklahoma City as a 6.5-point favorite at BetRivers. Milwaukee travels to Portland with BetRivers listing them as an 8.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 227.5. 

The college basketball card has 27 games on national television. Five of those games tip-off at noon ET. Villanova hosts Connecticut on Fox as a 5.5-point favorite with a total of 129.5. Indiana plays at home against Illinois on ESPN as a 1-point favorite with an over/under of 137.5. St. John’s travels to Butler on FS1 as a 2.5-point road favorite with a total of 140. Oklahoma State is at home against Oklahoma on ESPN2 as a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 132. Chattanooga hosts Mercer on ESPNU as an 11-point favorite with a total of 136. Tennessee plays at South Carolina on CBS at 1 PM ET as a 7.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 138.

Five more televised NCAA-B games begin at 2 PM ET. Texas Tech visits West Virginia on ESPN as a 5-point road favorite with a total of 130.5. Xavier is at home against DePaul on FS1 as a 13.5-point favorite with an over/under of 141.5. Syracuse plays at home against Louisville on ESPN2 as a 7.5-point favorite with a total of 146.5. Wofford hosts East Tennessee State on the CBS Sports Network as a 9.5-point favorite with an over/under of 144. Saint Louis is at home against Dayton on ESPNU as a 4-point favorite with a total of 132.5. Purdue plays at home against Michigan on Fox at 2:30 PM ET as a 9-point favorite with an over/under of 146. 

At 4 PM ET, four more NCAA-B games on national television tip-off. Kansas hosts Baylor on ESPN as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 147.5. Michigan State travels to Rutgers on FS1 as a 2-point road favorite with an over/under of 131.5. UNC-Wilmington plays at William & Mary on the CBS Sports Network as a 5.5-point road favorite with a total of 137.5. Texas A&M is at home against Missouri on ESPN2 as a 9.5-point favorite with an over/under of 132. Arizona hosts USC on Fox at 5 PM ET as a 10.5-point favorite with a total of 148.5.  

Five NCAA-B televised games start at 6 PM ET. Duke travels to North Carolina on ESPN as a 3-point road favorite with an over/under of 151. Wichita State is at home against SMU on ESPN2 as a 2-point favorite with a total of 137. Colorado plays at home against Oregon State on FS1 as a 9-point favorite with an over/under of 137. Drake hosts Northern Iowa as a 4-point favorite with a total of 142. Utah State is at home against UNLV as an 8.5-point favorite with an over/under of 138.5. 

Four more college basketball games on national television begin at 8 PM ET. TCU plays at home against Kansas State as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 131. Memphis is at home against Central Florida as a 6-point favorite with an over/under of 144. Kentucky visits Alabama on ESPN as a 1-point road favorite with a total of 157. New Mexico is on the road at Air Force on the CBS Sports Network as a 1-point road favorite with an over/under of 135.5. Oregon travels to Utah on FS1 at 8:30 PM ET as a 3.5-point road favorite with a total of 140.

The televised NCAA-B card concludes with four games. Gonzaga plays at BYU on ESPN as a 12-point road favorite with an over/under of 157.5. UCLA is at Arizona State on ESPN2 as an 11.5-point favorite as an 11.5-point road favorite with a total of 132.5. Cal-State Fullerton hosts Cal-State Bakersfield on ESPNU as a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 130. Saint Mary’s plays at home against Loyola-Marymount on the CBS Sports Network as a 16-point favorite with a total of 129.5. 

The English Premier League concludes their long match week 23 with Burnley hosting Watford on Peacock at 1 PM ET. The Hornets are a -0.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5.  

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