Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NFL, NHL, EPL, and NCAAB Previews and Odds - 12/19/2021

by Big Al Staff

Sunday, Dec 19, 2021
The Sunday sports card features action in the NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAAB, and the EPL.

Week 15 in the National Football League continues with ten games. Six games kick off at 1 PM ET. Dallas plays at New York against the Giants as an 11-point road favorite with the total set at 44.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Jacksonville hosts Houston as a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of 39.5. Pittsburgh is at home against Tennessee as a 1-point favorite with a total of 41.5. Arizona plays at Detroit as a 12.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 47. Miami hosts the New York Jets as a 9.5-point favorite with a total of 41.5. Buffalo is at home against Carolina as a 13-point favorite with an over/under of 44. 

Three games start in the second-afternoon window. Denver plays at home against Cincinnati at 4:05 PM ET as a 3-point favorite with a total of 44. San Francisco hosts Atlanta at 4:05 PM ET as an 8.5-point favorite with an over/under of 46.5. Green Bay travels to Baltimore at 4:25 PM ET as a 7-point road favorite with a total of 43.5. 

Tampa Bay hosts New Orleans on NBC at 8:20 PM ET for Sunday Night Football. The Buccaneers are 11-point favorites with an over/under of 46. 

Nine games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. Three games tip-off at 6:10 PM ET. Miami visits Detroit as a 5-point road favorite. Memphis plays at home against Portland as a 4-point favorite. San Antonio is at Sacramento as a 3-point road favorite. Philadelphia hosts New Orleans at 7:10 PM ET as a 6-point favorite. 

Two more NBA games start at 7:30 PM ET. Atlanta is at home against Cleveland as a 5-point favorite. Denver travels to Brooklyn. Three games conclude the NBA card at 8:10 PM ET. Minnesota plays at home against Dallas as a 3.5-point favorite. Phoenix hosts Charlotte as a 7.5-point favorite. Chicago is at home against the Los Angeles Lakers as a 4.5-point favorite. 

The National Hockey League has four games on its slate. Vegas visits New York to play the Islanders at 2:08 PM ET as a -140 money line road favorite with a total of 5.5. Winnipeg plays at home against St. Louis at 3:08 PM ET as a -130 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Two games complete the NHL card at 7:08 PM ET. Washington is at home against Los Angeles as a -140 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. Pittsburgh travels to New Jersey as a -165 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. 

Four NHL games got canceled because of COVID outbreaks impacting rosters: Boston at Ottawa; Nashville at Carolina; Toronto at Seattle; Arizona at Vancouver. 

One game is on national television in college basketball. Texas plays Stanford on ABC at 3 PM ET on the neutral court at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Longhorns are a 9.5-point favorite with a total of 129.5.

Matchweek 17 in the English Premier League concludes three matches. Manchester City visits Newcastle United on the NBC Sports Network at 9 AM ET as a -2 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Chelsea travels to Wolverhampton on the USA Network at 9 AM ET as a -1 goal line road favorite with a total of 2.5. Liverpool plays at Tottenham on Peacock at 11:30 AM ET as a -1 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 3.

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