Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NHL and NCAAB Previews and Odds - 02/17/2022

by Big Al Staff

Thursday, Feb 17, 2022
The Thursday sports card features NBA, NHL, and NCAAB action.

Five games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. Miami visits Charlotte at 7:10 PM ET as a 4-point road favorite (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Brooklyn plays at home against Washington at 7:40 PM ET as a 3-point favorite. Dallas is at New Orleans at 8:10 PM ET as a 3-point road favorite. Milwaukee hosts Philadelphia on TNT at 8:40 PM ET as a 6-point favorite, with the total set at 223. The Los Angeles Clippers are at home against at 10:40 PM ET as a 9.5-point favorite. 

The National Hockey League has ten games on its slate. Five games drop the puck at 7:05 PM ET. St. Louis travels to Montreal as a -265 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. Buffalo is at Ottawa as a -115 money line favorite with a total of 6. Washington plays at Philadelphia as a -175 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. The New York Rangers are at home against Detroit as a -190 money line favorite with a total of 6. Toronto hosts Pittsburgh as a -150 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. 

Winnipeg plays at home against Seattle at 8:05 PM ET as a -200 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. Chicago is at home against Columbus at 8:35 PM ET as a -150 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Edmonton hosts Anaheim at 9:05 PM ET as a -230 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. Vancouver travels to San Jose at 10:35 PM ET as a -115 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. 

The Thursday college basketball card has 12 games on national television. Towson plays at UNC-Wilmington on the CBS Sports Network at 6 PM ET as a 3-point road favorite with a total of 135.5. Three NCAA-B games tip-off at 7 PM ET. Cincinnati hosts Wichita State on ESPN2 as a 2-point favorite with an over/under of 135.5. Murray State is at home against Austin Peay on ESPNU as an 18.5-point favorite with a total of 132. Iowa plays at home against Michigan as a 6-point favorite with a total of 151. 

Western Kentucky plays at home against Charlotte on the CBS Sports Network at 8 PM ET as an 8.5-point favorite with an over/under of 143. Three more NCAAB games start at 9 PM ET. Colorado State visits New Mexico on FS1 as a 7.5-point road favorite with a total of 153.5. Oregon is at Arizona State on ESPN as a 4.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 136. Longwood travels to High Point on ESPNU.

DePaul hosts Creighton on the CBS Sports Network at 10 PM ET as a 3-point favorite with a total of 137. Two more NCAAB games start at 11 PM ET. UCLA is at home against Washington State on FS1 as a 9-point favorite with an over/under of 132. Stanford plays at home against Utah on ESPNU as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 140. Nevada travels to San Jose State on the CBS Sports Network at midnight ET as an 8-point road favorite with an over/under of 145. 

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