Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NHL and NCAAB Previews and Odds - 12/06/2022

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Dec 06, 2022
The Tuesday sports card features action in the NBA, NHL, and NCAAB.

The National Basketball Association has three games on its docket. Two games tip off at 7:40 PM ET. The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Los Angeles Lakers on TNT as a 4.5-point favorite with the total set at 224. The Miami Heat play at home against the Detroit Pistons as an 8.5-point favorite with an over/under of 221. The Denver Nuggets are at home against the Dallas Mavericks on TNT at 10:10 PM ET as a 5-point favorite with a total of 223. 

The National Hockey League has nine games on its slate. Four games drop the puck at 7:07 PM ET. The New Jersey Devils host the Chicago Blackhawks as a -365 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Pittsburgh Penguins play at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets as a -280 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. The Tampa Bay Lightning are at home against the Detroit Red Wings as a -230 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings as a -120 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. 

The New York Islanders play at home against the St. Louis Blues at 7:37 PM ET as a -165 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. The Florida Panthers travel to Winnipeg to play the Jets at 8:07 PM ET as a -115 money line road favorite with a total of 6.5. The Toronto Maple Leafs play at Dallas against the Stars at 8:37 PM ET as a -115 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. Two games drop the puck at 10:07 PM ET. The Carolina Hurricanes are at Anaheim against the Ducks as a -275 money line road favorite with a total of 6. The Seattle Kraken are at home against the Montreal Canadiens as a -225 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. 

The college basketball schedule features eight games on national television. Butler hosts Yale on FS1 at 6:30 PM ET as a 7-point favorite with a total of 132.5. Three games tip off at 7 PM ET. Texas plays Illinois at Madison Square Garden in the first game of the Jimmy V. Classic on ESPN as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 139.5. Temple hosts Saint Joseph’s on ESPNU as an 11-point favorite with a total of 141.5. Georgia Tech plays at home against Georgia on ESPN2 as a 5-point favorite with an over/under of 134. 

Marquette hosts UNC-Central on FS1 at 8:30 PM ET. Two more NCAA-B games tip off at 9 PM ET. Maryland travels to Wisconsin at ESPN2 in a pick ‘em contest with a total of 129.5. Oklahoma State is at home against Sam Houston on ESPNU as a 10.5-point favorite with an over/under of 131.5. Duke plays Iowa in the second game of the Jimmy V. Classic at the Madison Square Garden as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 146.5.

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