Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NHL and NCAAB Previews and Odds - 01/31/2023

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023
The Tuesday sports card features action in the NBA, NHL, and NCAAB. 

The National Basketball Association has five games on its docket. The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Miami Heat at 7:10 PM ET as a 5-point favorite, with the total set at 209.5 (all odds from DraftKings). The New York Knicks play at home against the Los Angeles Lakers on TNT at 7:40 PM ET. The Knicks lost for the fifth time in their last seven games in a 122-115 upset loss at Brooklyn as a 1-point favorite on Saturday. The Lakers lost for the second time in their last three games in a 125-121 loss at Boston as an 8.5-point underdog on Saturday. New York is a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 237.5. 

Two NBA games tip off at 8:10 PM ET. The Los Angeles Clippers travel to Chicago to play the Bulls as a 3-point road favorite with a total of 230.5. The Milwaukee Bucks are at home against the Charlotte Hornets as a 12-point favorite with an over/under of 239.5. 

The Denver Nuggets host the New Orleans Pelicans on TNT at 10:10 PM ET. The Nuggets lost for the third time in their last four games in a 126-119 loss at Philadelphia as a 3-point underdog on Saturday. The Pelicans lost for the eighth straight time in a 135-110 loss at Milwaukee as an 11-point underdog on Sunday. Denver is a 7.5-point favorite. 

The National Hockey League has three games on its slate that all drop the puck at 7:07 PM ET. The Carolina Hurricanes play at home against the Los Angeles Kings as a -205 money line favorite with a total of 6. The Ottawa Senators visit Montreal to play the Canadiens as a -180 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Washington Capitals are at Columbus to play the Bluejackets as a -200 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.5.

The college basketball schedule has 11 games on national television. Four NCAAB games on national television begin at 7 PM ET. Miami (FL) hosts Virginia Tech on ESPNU as a 4-point favorite with an over/under of 143.5. Duke is at home against Wake Forest on ESPN as a 9-point favorite with a total of 147. Arkansas plays at home against Texas A&M on ESPN2 as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 138.5. VCU travels to Davidson on the CBS Sports Network as a 3-point road favorite with a total of 136. 

UConn plays at DePaul on FS1 at 8 PM ET as a 10.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 145.5. Four more NCAAB games on national television tip-off at 9 PM ET. TCU hosts West Virginia on ESPNU as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 144.5. Maryland plays at home against Indiana on ESPN2 as a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 140. Kentucky travels to Mississippi on ESPN as a 7-point road favorite with a total of 135.5. Dayton is at home against Loyola-Chicago on the CBS Sports Network as a 15.5-point favorite with an over/under of 129. 

Wyoming hosts Fresno State on FS1 at 10 PM ET as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 127.5. San Diego State plays at Nevada on the CBS Sports Network at 11 PM ET as a 4-point road favorite with an over/under of 138.5. 

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