Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NHL, and UEFA Champions League Previews and Odds - 04/05/2022

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Apr 05, 2022
The Tuesday sports card features NBA, NHL, and UEFA Champions League action.

The NBA has 12 games on the docket. Two games tip-off at 7:05 PM ET. Philadelphia plays at Indiana as a 12-point road favorite with a total of 232. Cleveland visits Orlando as an 8.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 214.5. Three more games start at 7:35 PM ET. Brooklyn plays at home against Houston as a 17.5-point favorite with a total of 242.5. Miami is at home against Charlotte as a 5.5-point favorite with an over/under of 224.5. Toronto hosts Atlanta as a 4-point favorite with a total of 226.5.

Three more NBA games begin at 8:05 PM ET. Minnesota is at home against Washington as an 11.5-point favorite with an over/under of 234. Oklahoma City plays at home against Portland as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 223.5. 

Milwaukee visits Chicago on ESPN. The Bucks saw their record fall to 48-30 with their second-straight loss in a 118-112 upset loss at Dallas as a 6.5-point favorite on Sunday. The Bulls had their two-game losing streak end in a 127-109 loss to Miami as a 2-point underdog on Saturday. Chicago has a 45-33 record. Milwaukee is a 4.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 228.5. 

Two games in the NBA tip-off at 9:05 PM ET. Denver hosts San Antonio as a 7-point favorite with a total of 234.5. Utah plays at home against Memphis as a 5-point favorite with an over/under of 221. New Orleans travels to Sacramento at 10:05 PM ET as an 8.5-point road favorite with a total of 226. The Los Angeles Lakers play at Phoenix at 10:35 PM ET.

Ten games are on the slate in the National Hockey League. The puck drops at 7:07 PM ET for six games. Carolina visits Buffalo as a -250 money line road favorite with a total of 6. Ottawa plays at Montreal as a -115 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. Florida hosts Toronto as a -165 money line favorite with a total of 7. The New York Rangers play at New Jersey as a -155 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. Philadelphia is at home against Columbus as a -125 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. Pittsburgh plays at home as a -120 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. 

Buffalo visits Detroit at 7:37 PM ET as a -190 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. Minnesota plays at Nashville at 8:07 PM ET as a -125 money line road favorite with a total of 6. Dallas hosts the New York Islanders at 8:37 PM ET as a -135 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Edmonton travels to San Jose at 10:37 PM ET as a -175 money line road favorite with a total of 6.5. 

The quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League begin with two first leg matches at 3 PM ET. Manchester City hosts Atletico Madrid on CBS as a -1.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5.

Liverpool plays at Benfica on Paramount+ and fuboTV as a -1.5 goal line road favorite with a total of 2.5. 

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