The Thursday sports card features NBA, NHL, and NCAA action.
The National Basketball Association has five games on its docket. The Cleveland Cavaliers battle the Brooklyn Nets at 2:10 PM ET in the NBA Paris Game 2024 at the Accor Arena in Paris, France. The Cavaliers are a 3-point favorite, with the total set at 225 (all odds from DraftKings).
The Milwaukee Bucks host the Boston Celtics on TNT at 7:40 PM ET as a 6-point favorite with an over/under of 240. The Oklahoma City Thunder play at home against the Portland Trail Blazers at 8:10 PM ET as a 13.5-point favorite with a total of 233. The New York Knicks travel to Dallas to play the Mavericks at 8:40 PM ET as a 4-point road favorite with an over/under of 233.5. The Los Angeles Lakers are at home against the Phoenix Suns on TNT at 10:10 PM ET as a 1-point favorite with a total of 236.5.
The National Hockey League has 13 games on its slate. Nine NHL games drop the puck at 7:07 PM ET. The Buffalo Sabres host the Ottawa Senators as a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. The Carolina Hurricanes play at home against the Anaheim Ducks as a -345 money-line favorite with a total of 6.5. The Edmonton Oilers are in Detroit to play the Red Wings as a -175 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7. The Florida Panthers are at home against the Los Angeles Kings as a -135 money-line favor with a total of 6. The Montreal Canadiens host the San Jose Sharks as a -155 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Pittsburgh Penguins play at home against the Vancouver Canucks as a -125 money-line favorite with a total of 6.5. The Tampa Bay Lightning are at home against the New Jersey Devils as a -142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6. The Seattle Kraken travel to Washington to play the Capitals as a -118 money-line road favor with a total of 6. The Toronto Maple Leafs play in New York against the Islanders on ESPN as a -130 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5.
Two NHL games start at 8:07 PM ET. The New York Rangers are in St. Louis to play the Blues as a -166 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.5. The Winnipeg Jets host the Chicago Blackhawks as a -140 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6. The Calgary Flames travel to Arizona to play the Coyotes at 9:07 PM ET as a -120 money-line road favorite with a total of 6. The Boston Bruins play in Las Vegas to face the Golden Knights at 10:07 PM ET as a -130 money-line road favor with an over/under of 6.
The college basketball schedule has 12 games on national television. Four NCAAB games tip off at 7 PM ET. Florida Atlantic is at Tulane on ESPN2 as a 7-point road favorite with a total of 162. Hofstra travels to Northeastern on the CBS Sports Network as a 4.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 142. Maryland plays at home against Michigan on FS1 as a 6-point favorite with a total of 140. Vermont is at home against UMBC on ESPN U as a 16.5-point favorite with an over/under of 153.5.
Four NCAAB games start at 9 PM ET. Illinois hosts Michigan State on FS1 as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 149.5. Utah plays at home against UCLA on ESPN2 as an 8-point favorite with an over/under of 137. Longwood is at home against Radford on ESPNU as a 5.5-point favorite with a total of 135. Louisiana Tech plays at Middle Tennessee on the CBS Sports Network as a 6.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 128.5. Gonzaga is at Santa Clara on ESPN at 9:30 PM ET as a 9-point road favorite with a total of 157.5.
Three games conclude the NCAAB card at 11 PM ET. Washington hosts Arizona State on FS1 as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 152. Stanford plays at Oregon State on ESPN2 as a 5-point road favorite with a total of 141.5. Saint Mary’s is at home against Portland on ESPNU as a 20-point favorite with an over/under of 135.