Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NHL and NCAAB Previews and Odds - 03/04/2022

by Big Al Staff

Friday, Mar 04, 2022
The Friday sports card features NBA, NHL, and NCAAB action.

The National Basketball Association has nine games on its docket. Three games tip-off at 7:10 PM ET. Indiana travels to Detroit as a 4-point road favorite (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Philadelphia is at home against Cleveland as a 7.5-point favorite with the total set at 219.5. Atlanta plays at Washington as a 3-point road favorite. Two more NBA games start at 7:40 PM ET. Toronto hosts Orlando as an 8-point favorite. Milwaukee visits Chicago in the opening game of a doubleheader on ESPN. The Bucks are on a two-game winning streak after a 120-119 victory against Miami as a 4.5-point favorite on Wednesday. The Bulls lost their second game in a row in a 112-99 setback at Miami as a 4.5-point underdog on Monday. Milwaukee is a 3-point road favorite. 

Two NBA games begin at 8:10 PM ET. Utah plays at New Orleans as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 228. Minnesota is at Oklahoma City as a 7.5-point road favorite. Two games conclude the NBA card at 9:10 PM ET. Denver hosts Houston as a 13.5-point favorite with a total of 233.5. Phoenix plays at home against New York in the second game of the ESPN doubleheader. The Suns ended a two-game losing streak with a 120-109 victory as an 11-point favorite on Wednesday. The Knicks lost their sixth straight game with a 128-108 loss at Philadelphia as a 10.5-point underdog on Wednesday. Phoenix is a 6-point favorite. 

The National Hockey League has seven games on its slate. Five games drop the puck at 7:08 PM ET. Minnesota visits Buffalo as a -195 money line road favorite with a total of 6.5. Tampa Bay plays at home against Detroit as a -340 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The New York Rangers are at home against New Jersey as a -165 money line favorite with a total of 6. Carolina hosts Pittsburgh as a -150 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. Los Angeles travels to Columbus as a -145 money line road favorite with a total of 6. 

Dallas plays at Winnipeg at 8:08 PM ET with both teams priced as a -110 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Vegas is at Anaheim at 10:08 PM ET as a -120 money line road favorite with a total of 5.5.

The Friday college basketball card has five games on national television. The first game of the day tips off at noon ET in the quarterfinals of the Big South conference tournament at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Longwood plays North Carolina A&T as a 7.5-point favorite at William Hill with an over/under of 137. Kent State hosts Buffalo on ESPNU at 6 PM ET as a 2-point favorite with a total of 145.5. Toledo plays at home against Bowling Green on the CBS Sports Network at 6:30 PM ET as a 16-point favorite with an over/under of 165. St. Bonaventure is at home against Richmond on ESPN2 at 7 PM ET as a 3-point favorite with a total of 137.5. 

The quarterfinals of the Ohio Valley conference tournament conclude with the final two contests on ESPNU at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. Southeast Missouri State plays Murray State at 8 PM ET. Morehead State plays Belmont at 10:30 PM ET.

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