by Big Al Staff
Wednesday, Feb 02, 2022The Wednesday sports card features NBA, NHL, and NCAAB action.
Nine games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. Two games tip-off the card at 7:10 PM ET. Indiana hosts Orlando as a 5-point favorite with the total set at 219.5 (all odds from DraftKings). Philadelphia plays at home against Washington. Two more NBA games begin at 7:40 PM ET. Boston is at home against Charlotte as a 4.5-point favorite.
Memphis visits New York in the opening game of a doubleheader on ESPN at 7:40 PM ET. The Grizzlies’ three-game winning streak ended with a 122-119 upset loss at Philadelphia as a 3.5-point favorite on Monday. Their record dropped to 35-18 with the setback. The Knicks ended their three-game losing streak with their 116-96 victory against Sacramento as a 6.5-point favorite on Monday. New York raised their record to 24-27 with the win. Memphis is a 3-point road favorite with an over/under 217.
Cleveland travels to Houston at 8:10 PM ET as a 2.5-point road favorite. Dallas is at home against Oklahoma City at 8:40 PM ET as an 11.5-point favorite. Two more NBA games start at 10:10 PM ET. Brooklyn plays at Sacramento as a 4-point road favorite.
Utah hosts Denver in the nightcap on ESPN at 10:10 PM ET. The Jazz lost their fifth game in a row with a 126-106 loss at Minnesota as a 2.5-point underdog on Sunday. Their record fell to 30-21 with the loss. The Nuggets won their fifth straight game with a 136-100 upset win at Milwaukee as a 6.5-point underdog on Sunday. They improved their record to 28-21 with the victory. Utah is a 2-point favorite.
The National Hockey League has five games on its slate. Two games drop the puck at 7:08 PM ET. The New York Islanders are at home against Seattle as a -160 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. Washington plays at home against Edmonton on TNT as a -140 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Los Angeles visits Detroit at 7:38 PM ET as a -140 money line road favorite with a total of 5.5.
Two more NHL games conclude the card at 9:38 PM ET. Calgary is at Arizona as a -285 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. Minnesota plays at Chicago on TNT as a -155 money line road favorite with a total of 6.
Seven games are on national television in college basketball. Three of these games tip-off at 7 PM ET. Xavier hosts Butler on the CBS Sports Network as an 11.5-point favorite with an over/under of 130.5. Wake Forest is at home against Pittsburgh on ESPN2 as a 13-point favorite with a total of 133.5. Arkansas plays at Georgia on ESPNU as a 10-point road favorite with an over/under of 152.5.
Three more televised NCAAB games begin at 9 PM ET. North Carolina State is at home against Syracuse on ESPN2 as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 151.5. Kansas State plays at home against Oklahoma State on ESPNU as a 2-point favorite with a total of 129.5. VCU hosts Dayton on the CBS Sports Network as a 4-point favorite with an over/under of 120. Villanova plays at Marquette on FS1 at 10 PM ET as a 4.5-point road favorite with a total of 133.5.
Nine games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. Two games tip-off the card at 7:10 PM ET. Indiana hosts Orlando as a 5-point favorite with the total set at 219.5 (all odds from DraftKings). Philadelphia plays at home against Washington. Two more NBA games begin at 7:40 PM ET. Boston is at home against Charlotte as a 4.5-point favorite.
Memphis visits New York in the opening game of a doubleheader on ESPN at 7:40 PM ET. The Grizzlies’ three-game winning streak ended with a 122-119 upset loss at Philadelphia as a 3.5-point favorite on Monday. Their record dropped to 35-18 with the setback. The Knicks ended their three-game losing streak with their 116-96 victory against Sacramento as a 6.5-point favorite on Monday. New York raised their record to 24-27 with the win. Memphis is a 3-point road favorite with an over/under 217.
Cleveland travels to Houston at 8:10 PM ET as a 2.5-point road favorite. Dallas is at home against Oklahoma City at 8:40 PM ET as an 11.5-point favorite. Two more NBA games start at 10:10 PM ET. Brooklyn plays at Sacramento as a 4-point road favorite.
Utah hosts Denver in the nightcap on ESPN at 10:10 PM ET. The Jazz lost their fifth game in a row with a 126-106 loss at Minnesota as a 2.5-point underdog on Sunday. Their record fell to 30-21 with the loss. The Nuggets won their fifth straight game with a 136-100 upset win at Milwaukee as a 6.5-point underdog on Sunday. They improved their record to 28-21 with the victory. Utah is a 2-point favorite.
The National Hockey League has five games on its slate. Two games drop the puck at 7:08 PM ET. The New York Islanders are at home against Seattle as a -160 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. Washington plays at home against Edmonton on TNT as a -140 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Los Angeles visits Detroit at 7:38 PM ET as a -140 money line road favorite with a total of 5.5.
Two more NHL games conclude the card at 9:38 PM ET. Calgary is at Arizona as a -285 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. Minnesota plays at Chicago on TNT as a -155 money line road favorite with a total of 6.
Seven games are on national television in college basketball. Three of these games tip-off at 7 PM ET. Xavier hosts Butler on the CBS Sports Network as an 11.5-point favorite with an over/under of 130.5. Wake Forest is at home against Pittsburgh on ESPN2 as a 13-point favorite with a total of 133.5. Arkansas plays at Georgia on ESPNU as a 10-point road favorite with an over/under of 152.5.
Three more televised NCAAB games begin at 9 PM ET. North Carolina State is at home against Syracuse on ESPN2 as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 151.5. Kansas State plays at home against Oklahoma State on ESPNU as a 2-point favorite with a total of 129.5. VCU hosts Dayton on the CBS Sports Network as a 4-point favorite with an over/under of 120. Villanova plays at Marquette on FS1 at 10 PM ET as a 4.5-point road favorite with a total of 133.5.
