Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NFL, NCAAB, and NHL Previews and Odds - 01/17/2022

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Jan 17, 2022
The Monday Martin Luther King holiday sports card features NFL, NBA, NHL, and NCAAB action.

The NFL Super Wild Card Weekend concludes with the Los Angeles Rams hosting the Arizona Cardinals on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 at 8:15 PM ET. The Rams are a 3.5-point favorite, with the total set at 49.

Twelve games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. Boston plays at home against New Orleans at 12:40 PM ET as a 5.5-point favorite with an over/under of 216.5. New York is at home against Charlotte at 1:10 PM ET as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 217. Philadelphia visits Washington at 2:10 PM ET as a 2.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 214. Cleveland hosts Brooklyn at 3:10 PM ET as a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 220. 

Two NBA tip-off at 3:40 PM ET. Memphis plays at home against Chicago in the opening game of a doubleheader on TNT as a 6-point favorite with a total of 224.5. The Los Angeles Clippers are at home against Indiana as a 1-point favorite with an over/under of 210. Milwaukee travels to Atlanta for the second game on TNT at 6:10 PM ET as a 3.5-point road favorite with a total of 231. Portland is at Orlando at 7:10 PM ET as a 1-point road favorite with an over/under of 215. 

Miami hosts Toronto at 7:40 PM ET as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 209. Two more NBA games begin at 8:40 PM ET. Dallas is at home against Oklahoma City as a 10-point favorite with an over/under of 207.5. Phoenix visits San Antonio as a 4.5-point road favorite with a total of 224.5. Utah plays at Los Angeles against the Lakers at 10:40 PM ET as a 4-point road favorite with an over/under of 231.5. 

The National Hockey League has nine games on its slate. Detroit travels to Buffalo at 1:08 PM ET as a -130 money line road favorite with a total of 5.5. Colorado is home against Minnesota at 3:08 PM ET as a -215 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. Two more NHL games drop the puck at 4:08 PM ET. Montreal plays at Arizona, with both teams priced at -110 and a total of 5.5. Los Angeles visits San Jose as a -115 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Chicago is at Seattle at 5:08 PM ET with both teams priced at -110 and a total of 5.5. 

The New York Islanders host Philadelphia at 7:38 PM ET as a -175 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. St. Louis is at home against Nashville at 8:08 PM ET as a -130 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. Vegas plays at home against Pittsburgh at 10:08 PM ET as a -115 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. The New Jersey/Toronto game got postponed because of a COVID outbreak. 

Six games are on national television in college basketball. Illinois hosts Purdue on Fox at noon ET as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 149. George Mason visits George Washington on the CBS Sports Network at 2 PM ET as a 6-point road favorite with an over/under of 134.5. Notre Dame plays at Howard on Fox at 2:30 PM ET. Saint Joseph’s is at home against LaSalle on the CBS Sports Network at 4 PM ET as a 7-point favorite with a total of 146. Northeastern plays at home against Delaware on the CBS Sports Network at 7 PM ET as a 1-point favorite with an over/under of 140. UNLV travels to San Jose State on the CBS Sports Network at 9 PM ET as a 6.5-point road favorite with a total of 141. 

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