Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NHL and NCAAB Previews and Odds - 03/02/2022

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Mar 02, 2022
The Wednesday sports card features NBA, NHL, and NCAAB action.

The National Basketball Association has eight games on its docket. Two games tip-off the card at 7:10 PM ET. Cleveland hosts Charlotte as a 3.5-point favorite (all odds from DraftKings). Orlando is at home against Indiana as a 2-point favorite, with the total set at 232. Philadelphia plays at home against New York in the opening game of a doubleheader on ESPN as a 10.5-point favorite with an over/under of 223. 

Three more NBA games start at 8:10 PM ET. Utah visits Houston as a 13-point road favorite with a total of 232. New Orleans is at home against Sacramento as a 5-point favorite with an over/under of 235. Milwaukee plays at home against Miami as a 5-point favorite. 

Denver hosts Oklahoma City at 9:10 PM ET as a 13.5-point favorite. Phoenix is at home against Portland in the nightcap on ESPN as a 13-point favorite with a total of 226.5.

The National Hockey League has four games on its slate. The puck drops at 7:35 PM ET for two games. Toronto plays at home against Buffalo as a -425 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. St. Louis travels to New York to play the Rangers in the first game of a doubleheader on TNT with both teams priced as a -110 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. Dallas is at home against Los Angeles at 8:35 PM ET as a -145 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Nashville visits Seattle in the second game on TNT at 10:05 PM ET as a -165 money line road favorite with a total of 5.5. 

The Wednesday college basketball card includes nine games on national television. The first game starts at 11:30 AM ET in the Big South conference tournament at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, with Radford playing North Carolina A&T as a 2-point favorite and an over/under of 131. St. John’s hosts Xavier on FS1 in the opening televised game at 6:30 PM ET as a 2-point favorite with a total of 154.5. Three televised games tip-off at 7 PM ET. Western Kentucky travels to Marshall on ESPNU as a 2.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 154.5. Notre Dame plays at Florida State on ESPN2 as a 2-point road favorite with a total of 139. Seton Hall is at home against Georgetown on the CBS Sports Network as a 13.5-point favorite with an over/under of 147. 

Connecticut visits Creighton on FS1 at 8:30 PM ET as a 4-point road favorite with a total of 135.5. Three more NCAAB games begin at 9 PM ET. Marquette plays at DePaul on the CBS Sports Network as a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 147. Wichita State is at Tulsa on ESPNU as a 3-point road favorite with a total of 136. Arkansas hosts LSU on ESPN2 as a 5.5-point favorite with an over/under of 140.5. UNLV plays at home against Wyoming on FS1 at 10:30 PM ET as a 2-point favorite with a total of 139.

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